Wahyu 16:1-4

The Bowls of God’s Wrath

16:1 Then ¹  I heard a loud voice from the temple declaring to the seven angels: “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls containing God’s wrath.” ²  16:2 So ³  the first angel ⁴  went and poured out his bowl on the earth. Then ⁵  ugly and painful sores ⁶  appeared on the people ⁷  who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.

16:3 Next, ⁸  the second angel ⁹  poured out his bowl on the sea and it turned into blood, like that of a corpse, and every living creature that was in the sea died.

16:4 Then ¹⁰  the third angel ¹¹  poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood.

Wahyu 16:8

16:8 Then ¹²  the fourth angel ¹³  poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was permitted to scorch people ¹⁴  with fire.

Wahyu 16:10

16:10 Then ¹⁵  the fifth angel ¹⁶  poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast so that ¹⁷  darkness covered his kingdom, ¹⁸  and people ¹⁹  began to bite ²⁰  their tongues because ²¹  of their pain.

Wahyu 16:12

16:12 Then ²²  the sixth angel ²³  poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates and dried up its water ²⁴  to prepare the way ²⁵  for the kings from the east. ²⁶ 

Wahyu 16:17-18

16:17 Finally ²⁷  the seventh angel ²⁸  poured out his bowl into the air and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying: “It is done!” 16:18 Then ²⁹  there were flashes of lightning, roaring, ³⁰  and crashes of thunder, and there was a tremendous earthquake – an earthquake unequaled since humanity ³¹  has been on the earth, so tremendous was that earthquake.

[16:1]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[16:1]  ² tn Or “anger.” Here τοῦ θυμοῦ (tou qumou) has been translated as a genitive of content.

[16:2]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the directions given by the voice from the temple.

[16:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “the first”; the referent (the first angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:2]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:2]  ⁶ tn Or “ulcerated sores”; the term in the Greek text is singular but is probably best understood as a collective singular.

[16:2]  ⁷ tn Grk ‘the men,” but this is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") and refers to both men and women.

[16:3]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “next” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:3]  ⁹ tn Grk “the second”; the referent (the second angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:4]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:4]  ¹¹ tn Grk “the third”; the referent (the third angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:8]  ¹² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:8]  ¹³ tn Grk “the fourth”; the referent (the fourth angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:8]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “men,” but this is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") and refers to both men and women.

[16:10]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:10]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “the fifth”; the referent (the fifth angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:10]  ¹⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so that” to indicate the implied result of the fifth bowl being poured out.

[16:10]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “his kingdom became dark.”

[16:10]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “men,” but this is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") and refers to both men and women.

[16:10]  ²⁰ tn On this term BDAG 620 s.v. μασάομαι states, “bite w. acc. τὰς γλώσσας bite their tongues Rv 16:10.”

[16:10]  ²¹ tn The preposition ἐκ (ek) has been translated here and twice in the following verse with a causal sense.

[16:12]  ²² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:12]  ²³ tn Grk “the sixth”; the referent (the sixth angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:12]  ²⁴ tn Grk “and its water was dried up.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one.

[16:12]  ²⁵ tn Grk “in order that the way might be prepared.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one.

[16:12]  ²⁶ tn Grk “from the rising of the sun.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατολή 2.a takes this as a geographical direction: “ἀπὸ ἀ. ἡλίου…from the east Rv 7:2; 16:12; simply ἀπὸ ἀ. …21:13.”

[16:17]  ²⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “finally” to indicate the conclusion of the seven bowl judgments.

[16:17]  ²⁸ tn Grk “the seventh”; the referent (the seventh angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:18]  ²⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:18]  ³⁰ tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”

[16:18]  ³¹ tn The singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used generically here to refer to the human race.