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17 The seventh angel poured his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” 18 And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a violent earthquake, such as had not occurred since people were upon the earth, so violent was that earthquake.(A) 19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. God remembered great Babylon and gave her the wine cup of the fury of his wrath.(B) 20 And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found, 21 and huge hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds,[a] dropped from heaven on people, until they cursed God for the plague of the hail, so fearful was that plague.(C)

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  1. 16.21 Gk weighing about a talent

17 The seventh angel threw the contents of[a] his bowl across the sky. A loud voice came from the throne in the Temple and said, “It has happened!” 18 There were flashes of lightning, noises, peals of thunder, and a powerful earthquake. There has never been such a powerful earthquake since people have been on the earth. 19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. God remembered to give Babylon the Great the cup of wine filled with the fury of his wrath. 20 Every island vanished,[b] and the mountains could no longer be found. 21 Huge hailstones, each weighing about a talent,[c] fell from the sky on people, who cursed God because the plague of hail was so terrible.

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  1. Revelation 16:17 The Gk. lacks the contents
  2. Revelation 16:20 Or fled
  3. Revelation 16:21 I.e. about 75 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds