| New International Version | NET Bible |
| 1When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. | 1Now when the Lamb opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. |
| 2And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. | 2Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. |
| 3Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God's people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. | 3Another angel holding a golden censer came and was stationed at the altar. A large amount of incense was given to him to offer up, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar that is before the throne. |
| 4The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God's people, went up before God from the angel's hand. | 4The smoke coming from the incense, along with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel's hand. |
| 5Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake. | 5Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it on the earth, and there were crashes of thunder, roaring, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake. |
| 6Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them. | 6Now the seven angels holding the seven trumpets prepared to blow them. |
| 7The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. | 7The first angel blew his trumpet, and there was hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was thrown at the earth so that a third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. |
| 8The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, | 8Then the second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain of burning fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea became blood, |
| 9a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. | 9and a third of the creatures living in the sea died, and a third of the ships were completely destroyed. |
| 10The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water-- | 10Then the third angel blew his trumpet, and a huge star burning like a torch fell from the sky; it landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. |
| 11the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter. | 11(Now the name of the star is Wormwood.) So a third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from these waters because they were poisoned. |
| 12The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night. | 12Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. And there was no light for a third of the day and for a third of the night likewise. |
| 13As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: "Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!" | 13Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying directly overhead, proclaiming with a loud voice, "Woe! Woe! Woe to those who live on the earth because of the remaining sounds of the trumpets of the three angels who are about to blow them!" |
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