Revelation 6:12-17
New King James Version
Sixth Seal: Cosmic Disturbances
12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, (A)and [a]behold, there was a great earthquake; and (B)the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the [b]moon became like blood. 13 (C)And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. 14 (D)Then the sky [c]receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and (E)every mountain and island was moved out of its place. 15 And the (F)kings of the earth, the great men, [d]the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, (G)hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16 (H)and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who (I)sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day of His wrath has come, (J)and who is able to stand?”
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- Revelation 6:12 NU, M omit behold
- Revelation 6:12 NU, M whole moon
- Revelation 6:14 Or split apart
- Revelation 6:15 NU, M the commanders, the rich men,
Revelation 6:12-17
Lexham English Bible
12 And I watched when he opened the sixth seal, and a great earthquake took place, and the sun became black like sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood, 13 and the stars of heaven[a] fell to the earth like a fig tree throws down its unripe figs when[b] shaken by a great wind. 14 And the sky was split apart like a scroll that is rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved from their place. 15 And the kings of the earth, and the most important people, and the military leaders, and the rich, and the powerful, and every slave and free person hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, 16 And they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17 because the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
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- Revelation 6:13 Or “of the sky”
- Revelation 6:13 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“shaken”) which is understood as temporal
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