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13 Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the horns [C some ancient manuscripts specify that there are four horns; protrusions on the four corners of the altar symbolizing God’s strength] on the golden altar [C the incense altar; Ex. 30:1–10] that is before God. 14 The voice said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “·Free [Release] the four angels who are ·tied [bound] at the great river Euphrates [7:1].” 15 And they ·let loose [released] the four angels who had been ·kept ready [prepared] for this hour and day and month and year so they could kill a third of ·all people on the earth [L humanity; mankind]. 16 I heard how many troops on horses were in their army—two hundred million.

17 The horses and their riders I saw in the vision looked like this: They had breastplates that were fiery red, dark blue [L hyacinth-colored], and yellow like sulfur [brimstone]. The heads of the horses looked like heads of lions, with fire, smoke, and sulfur coming out of their mouths. 18 A third of ·all the people on earth [humanity; mankind] were killed by these three ·terrible disasters [plagues] coming out of the horses’ mouths: the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur. 19 The horses’ ·power [authority] was in their mouths and in their tails; their tails were like snakes with heads [12:9; Gen. 3:1–7], and with them they ·hurt [damaged; injured; wounded] people.

20 The ·other [rest of the] people who were not killed by these ·terrible disasters [plagues] still did not ·change their hearts and turn away from what they had made with their own hands [L repent from the works of their hands]. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood—things that cannot see or hear or walk [Ps. 115:4–7; 135:17; Jer. 10:1–16]. 21 These people did not ·change their hearts and turn away from [repent of] murder or ·evil magic [sorcery], from their ·sexual sins [fornication] or stealing.

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13 · kai The ho sixth hektos angel angelos blew his trumpet salpizō, and kai I heard akouō a heis voice phōnē from ek the ho four tessares horns keras of the ho golden chrysous altar thusiastērion · ho that ho is before enōpion · ho God theos, 14 saying legō to the ho sixth hektos angel angelos who ho had echō the ho trumpet salpinx, “ Release lyō the ho four tessares angels angelos who ho are bound deō at epi the ho great megas river potamos · ho Euphrates euphratēs.” 15 So kai the ho four tessares angels angelos, who ho had been prepared hetoimazō for eis this ho hour hōra, · kai day hēmera, · kai month mēn, and kai year eniautos, were released lyō to hina kill apokteinō a ho third tritos of ho mankind anthrōpos. 16 · kai The ho number arithmos of ho mounted hippikos troops strateuma · ho was twice ten thousand dismyrias times ten thousand myrias; I heard akouō · ho their autos number arithmos. 17 And kai this houtōs is how I saw the ho horses hippos in en my ho vision horasis and kai those ho who rode kathēmai them autos: The riders wore echō breastplates thōrax that were fiery red pyrinos, · kai dark blue hyakinthinos, and kai yellow like sulfur theiōdēs, and kai the ho heads kephalē of the ho horses hippos were like hōs lions’ leōn heads kephalē, and kai out of ek · ho their autos mouths stoma came ekporeuomai fire pyr and kai smoke kapnos and kai sulfur theion. 18 By apo · ho these houtos three treis plagues plēgē a ho third tritos of ho mankind anthrōpos was killed apokteinō, by ek the ho fire pyr and kai the ho smoke kapnos and kai the ho sulfur theion that ho came ekporeuomai out of ek · ho their autos mouths stoma. 19 For gar the ho power exousia of the ho horses hippos is eimi in en · ho their autos mouths stoma and kai in en · ho their autos tails oura, · ho for gar their autos tails oura are like homoios serpents ophis, having echō heads kephalē; and kai with en them autos they inflict harm adikeō. 20 · kai The ho rest loipos of ho mankind anthrōpos, those hos who were not ou killed apokteinō by en · ho these houtos plagues plēgē, did not oude repent metanoeō of ek the ho works ergon of ho their autos hands cheir so as hina to give up worshiping proskyneō · ho demons daimonion and kai · ho idols eidōlon of ho gold chrysous and kai · ho silver argyrous and kai · ho bronze chalkous and kai · ho stone lithinos and kai · ho wood xylinos, which hos are dynamai not oute able dynamai to see blepō or oute hear akouō or oute walk peripateō. 21 Neither kai ou did they repent metanoeō of ek · ho their autos murders phonos or oute · ho their autos sorceries pharmakon or oute · ho their autos sexual immorality porneia or oute · ho their autos stealing klemma.

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