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Revelation 16:9

Repentance

7 And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”

8 Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch the people with fire.

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.

10 And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish

11 and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores; yet they did not repent of their deeds.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And the men were scorched with great scorching heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, the One having authority over these plagues; and they did not repent to give to Him glory.
ÅB
og menneskene brant i svær hete, og de spottet Guds navn, hans som har makt over disse plager, og de omvendte seg ikke til å gi ham ære.
OTB
De ble brent av den sterke heten, og de spottet Guds navn, han som har makt over disse plagene, men de omvendte seg ikke for å gi ham ære.
B1930
og menneskene brente i svær hete, og de spottet Guds navn, hans som har makt over disse plager, og de omvendte sig ikke til å gi ham ære.

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  • Revelation 2:21

    Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.

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  • Revelation 16:21

    And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.

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  • Revelation 16:10–11

    And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish

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  • Revelation 11:13

    And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

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  • Luke 13:5

    No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”

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  • Jeremiah 5:3

    O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.

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  • Luke 13:3

    No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.

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  • Daniel 5:22–23

    But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.

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