KJV King James Version
And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, [every stone] about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
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Revelation 16:21
And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, [every stone] about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
Great hailstones, about the weight of a talent, came down out of the sky on people. People blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for this plague is exceedingly severe.
ASV American Standard Version
And great hail, every stone about the weight of a talent, cometh down out of heaven upon men: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof is exceeding great.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and great hail (as of talent weight) doth come down out of the heaven upon men, and men did speak evil of God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague is very great.
Surrounding context — Revelation 16
18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, [and] so great.
19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, [every stone] about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandχάλαζαG5464 · chalazahailμεγάληG3173 · megasgreatὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenταλαντιαίαG5006 · talantiaiosweighing a talentκαταβαίνειG2597 · katabainōto come/go downἐκG1537 · ekout fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανοῦG3772 · ouranosheavenἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνθρώπους.G444 · anthrōposa humanκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐβλασφήμησανG987 · blasphēmeōto blasphemeοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄνθρωποιG444 · anthrōposa humanτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸνG2316 · theosGodἐκG1537 · ekout fromτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπληγῆςG4127 · plēgēplague/blow/woundτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoχαλάζης,G5464 · chalazahailὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatμεγάληG3173 · megasgreatἐστὶνG1510 · eimito beἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoπληγὴG4127 · plēgēplague/blow/woundαὐτῆςG846 · autosit/s/heσφόδρα.¶G4970 · sphodravery
Cross-references
Revelation 11:19And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.Joshua 10:11And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, [and] were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: [they were] more which died with hailstones than [they] whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.Revelation 16:9And 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.Revelation 8:7The 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.Revelation 16:11And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.Ezekiel 38:21-22And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother.Isaiah 8:21And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.Ezekiel 13:11Say unto them which daub [it] with untempered [morter], that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend [it].Exodus 9:23-26And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.Ezekiel 13:13Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend [it] with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in [my] fury to consume [it].Isaiah 30:30And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of [his] anger, and [with] the flame of a devouring fire, [with] scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
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