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Revelation 16:18
New English Translation
Revelation 16:18
New English Translation
18 Then[a] there were flashes of lightning, roaring,[b] and crashes of thunder, and there was a tremendous earthquake—an earthquake unequaled since humanity[c] has been on the earth, so tremendous was that earthquake.
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- Revelation 16:18 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
- Revelation 16:18 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?…).”
- Revelation 16:18 tn The singular ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) is used generically here to refer to the human race.
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