Revelation 8:6
4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.
5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
- KJV
- And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
- WEB
- The seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
- ASV
- And the seven angels that had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
- DARBY
- And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves that they might sound with [their] trumpets.
- BLB
- And the seven angels having the seven trumpets prepared themselves, that they might sound the trumpets.
- ÅB
- Og de syv engler som hadde de syv basuner, gjorde seg ferdige til å blåse i dem.
- OTB
- Og de sju englene som hadde de sju basunene, gjorde seg klare til å blåse i dem.
- B1930
- Og de syv engler som hadde de syv basuner, gjorde sig ferdige til å blåse i dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 8:2
And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
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