Revelation 16:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.

New Living Translation
Everyone was burned by this blast of heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over all these plagues. They did not repent of their sins and turn to God and give him glory.

English Standard Version
They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.

Berean Study Bible
And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues; yet they did not repent and give Him glory.

New American Standard Bible
And the people were scorched with fierce heat; and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent so as to give Him glory.

NASB 1995
Men were scorched with fierce heat; and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent so as to give Him glory.

NASB 1977
And men were scorched with fierce heat; and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues; and they did not repent, so as to give Him glory.

Amplified Bible
People were [severely] burned by the great heat; and they reviled the name of God who has power over these plagues, but they did not repent [of their sin] and glorify Him.

Christian Standard Bible
and people were scorched by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and people were burned by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, who had the power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give Him glory.

Contemporary English Version
Everyone was scorched by its great heat, and all of them cursed the name of God who had power over these terrible troubles. But no one turned to God and praised him.

Good News Translation
They were burned by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God, who has authority over these plagues. But they would not turn from their sins and praise his greatness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They were severely burned. They cursed the name of God, who has the authority over these plagues. They would not change the way they think and act and give him glory.

International Standard Version
and they were burned by the fierce heat. They cursed the name of God, who has the authority over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.

NET Bible
Thus people were scorched by the terrible heat, yet they blasphemed the name of God, who has ruling authority over these plagues, and they would not repent and give him glory.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

New King James Version
And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory.

King James 2000 Bible
And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, who has power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

New Heart English Bible
People were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.

World English Bible
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.

American King James Version
And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which has power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

American Standard Version
And men were scorched men with great heat: and they blasphemed the name of God who hath the power over these plagues; and they repented not to give him glory.

A Faithful Version
Then men were scorched with great heat; and they blasphemed the name of God, Who has authority over these plagues, and did not repent to give Him glory.

Darby Bible Translation
And the men were burnt with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues, and did not repent to give him glory.

English Revised Version
And men were scorched with great heat: and they blasphemed the name of the God which hath the power over these plagues; and they repented not to give him glory.

Webster's Bible Translation
And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, who hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And men boyled in great heate, and blasphemed the Name of God, which hath power ouer these plagues, and they repented not, to giue him glorie.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And men boyled in great heate, and blasphemed the name of God whiche hath power ouer these plagues, & they repented not, to geue hym glorie.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And the men raged in gret heate, and spake euell of the name of God, which had power ouer those plages, and they repented not, to geue him glory.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And the men raged in gret heate and spake evyll of the name of God which had power over those plages and they repented not to geve him glory.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and men were scorched with great heat, and they slandered the Name of God, who has authority over these plagues, and they did not convert—to give to Him glory.

Berean Literal Bible
And the men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, the One having authority over these plagues; and they did not repent to give Him glory.

Young's Literal Translation
and men were scorched with great heat, and they did speak evil of the name of God, who hath authority over these plagues, and they did not reform -- to give to Him glory.

Smith's Literal Translation
And men were parched up with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, having power over these blows: and they repented not to give him glory.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And the men were scorched with great heat and they blasphemed the name of God, the One having the authority over these plagues and they did not repent to give Him glory.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, who hath power over these plagues, neither did they penance to give him glory.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And men were scorched by the great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, who holds power over these afflictions, but they did not repent, so as to give him glory.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the children of men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has authority over these plagues, and they did not repent to give him glory.

Lamsa Bible
And men were scorched by intense heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, who has power over these plagues: and they did not repent to give him glory.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And men were scorched with great heat; and they uttered impious words against the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they repented not, that they might give him glory.

Godbey New Testament
And the people were scorched with a great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, Who has power over these plagues: and they did not repent to give him glory.

Haweis New Testament
And the men were scorched with a fierce heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, who had power over these plagues: and they repented not, to give him glory.

Mace New Testament
and men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, who hath power over these plagues: and they repented not, to give him glory.

Weymouth New Testament
And the men were severely burned; and yet they spoke evil of God who had power over the plagues, and they did not repent so as to give Him glory.

Worrell New Testament
And the men were scorched with great heat; and they blasphemed the name of God, Who hath the power over these plagues; and they repented not, to give Him glory.

Worsley New Testament
And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, who hath power over these plagues, and they repented not to give Him glory.
















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