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Revelation 6:14

12 And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,

13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.

The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.

15 Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

16 And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.

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BSB
The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
KJV
And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
WEB
The sky was removed like a scroll when it is rolled up. Every mountain and island was moved out of its place.
ASV
And the heaven was removed as a scroll when it is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
DARBY
And the heaven was removed as a book rolled up, and every mountain and island were removed out of their places.
BLB
And heaven departed as a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
ÅB
Og himmelen vek bort, slik som en bokrull som rulles sammen, og hvert fjell og hver øy ble flyttet fra sitt sted.
OTB
Himmelen forsvant som en bokrull som rulles sammen, og hvert fjell og hver øy ble flyttet fra sitt sted.
B1930
Og himmelen vek bort, likesom en bokrull som rulles sammen, og hvert fjell og hver ø blev flyttet fra sitt sted.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 34:4

    All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.

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  • Revelation 16:20

    Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.

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  • 2 Peter 3:10

    But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.

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  • Hebrews 1:11–13

    They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment.

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  • Psalms 102:26

    They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.

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  • Nahum 1:5

    The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence— the world and all its dwellers.

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  • Jeremiah 4:23–26

    I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.

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  • Isaiah 54:10

    Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

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