Revelation 16
World English Bible (WEB)
1 Ref I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the earth!"
2 Ref The first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth, and it became a harmful and evil sore on the people who had the mark of the beast, and who worshiped his image.
3 Ref The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood as of a dead man. Every living thing in the sea died.
4 Ref The third poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood.
5 Ref I heard the angel of the waters saying, "You are righteous, who are and who were, you Holy One, because you have judged these things.
6 Ref For they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this."
7 Ref I heard the altar saying, "Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments."
8 Ref The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given to him to scorch men with fire.
9 Ref People were scorched with great heat, and people blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They didn't repent and give him glory.
10 Ref The fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was darkened. They gnawed their tongues because of the pain,
11 Ref and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores. They didn't repent of their works.
12 Ref The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates. Its water was dried up, that the way might be made ready for the kings that come from the sunrise.
13 Ref I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits, something like frogs;
14 Ref for they are spirits of demons, performing signs; which go forth to the kings of the whole inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of that great day of God, the Almighty.
15 Ref "Behold, I come like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he doesn't walk naked, and they see his shame."
16 Ref He gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew, Megiddo.
17 Ref The seventh poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came forth out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, "It is done!"
18 Ref There were lightnings, sounds, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since there were men on the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty.
19 Ref The great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
20 Ref Every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
21 Ref Great hailstones, about the weight of a talent,{1 talent is about 34 kilograms or 75 pounds} came down out of the sky on people. People blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for this plague is exceedingly severe.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
1 Ref And a great voice out of the house of God came to my ears, saying to the seven angels, Go, and let that which is in the seven vessels of the wrath of God come down on the earth.
2 Ref And the first went, and let what was in his vessel come down on the earth; and it became an evil poisoning wound on the men who had the mark of the beast, and who gave worship to his image.
3 Ref And the second let what was in his vessel come out into the sea; and it became blood as of a dead man; and every living thing in the sea came to an end.
4 Ref And the third let what was in his vessel come out into the rivers and the fountains of water; and they became blood.
5 Ref And the voice of the angel of the waters came to my ears, saying, True and upright is your judging, O Holy One, who is and was from all time:
6 Ref For they made the blood of saints and prophets come out like a stream, and blood have you given them for drink; which is their right reward.
7 Ref And a voice came from the altar, saying, Even so, O Lord God, Ruler of all, true and full of righteousness is your judging.
8 Ref And the fourth let what was in his vessel come out on the sun; and power was given to it that men might be burned with fire.
9 Ref And men were burned with great heat: and they said evil things against the name of the God who has authority over these punishments; and they were not turned from their evil ways to give him glory.
10 Ref And the fifth let what was in his vessel come out on the high seat of the beast; and his kingdom was made dark; and they were biting their tongues for pain.
11 Ref And they said evil things against the God of heaven because of their pain and their wounds; and they were not turned from their evil works.
12 Ref And the sixth let what was in his vessel come out on the great river Euphrates; and it became dry, so that the way might be made ready for the kings from the east.
13 Ref And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits, like frogs.
14 Ref For they are evil spirits, working signs; who go out even to the kings of all the earth, to get them together to the war of the great day of God, the Ruler of all.
15 Ref (See, I come as a thief. Happy is he who is watching and keeps his robes, so that he may not go unclothed, and his shame be seen.)
16 Ref And they got them together into the place which is named in Hebrew Armageddon.
17 Ref And the seventh let what was in his vessel come out on the air; and there came out a great voice from the house of God, from the high seat, saying, It is done.
18 Ref And there were flames and voices and thunders; and there was a great earth-shock so that never, from the time when men were on the earth, had there been so great an earth-shock, so full of power.
19 Ref And the great town was cut into three parts, and the towns of the nations came to destruction: and Babylon the great came into mind before God, to be given the cup of the wine of his wrath.
20 Ref And every island went in flight, and the mountains were seen no longer.
21 Ref And great drops of ice, every one about the weight of a talent, came down out of heaven on men: and men said evil things against God because of the punishment of the ice-drops; for it is very great.