And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having seven plagues, which are the last, for in them is finished the wrath of God.
And I saw as it were a {Or, glassy sea}sea of glass mingled with fire; and them that come off victorious from the beast, and from his image, and from the number of his name, standing {Or, upon}by the {Or, glassy sea}sea of glass, having harps of God.
And they sing the song of Moses the {Greek: bondservant.}servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,
Great and marvellous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the {Many ancient authorities read nations. Jeremiah 10:7.}ages.
Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all the nations shall come and {See marginal note on chapter 3:9}worship before thee; for thy righteous acts have been made manifest.
And after these things I saw, and the {Or, sanctuary}temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:
and there came out from the {Or, sanctuary}temple the seven angels that had the seven plagues, arrayed {Many ancient authorities read in linen. chapter 19:8}with precious stone, pure and bright, and girt about their breasts with golden girdles.
And one of the four living creatures gave unto the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who liveth {Greek: unto the ages of the ages.}for ever and ever.
And the {Or, sanctuary}temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and none was able to enter into the {Or, sanctuary}temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels should be finished.
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Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.
The voice of Jehovah maketh the hinds to calve,And strippeth the forests bare:And in his temple everything saith, Glory.
Then said Jehovah unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind would not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having seven plagues, which are the last, for in them is finished the wrath of God.
And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of Jehovah,
who shall suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, so that no prayer can pass through.
so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of Jehovah filled the house of God.
O the depth {Or, of the riches and the wisdom & c.}of the riches {Or, both of wisdom & c.}both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!
There went up a smoke {Or, in his wrath}out of his nostrils,And fire out of his mouth devoured:Coals were kindled by it.
He bowed the heavens also, and came down;And thick darkness was under his feet.
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly;Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.
He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him,Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed,Hailstones and coals of fire.
Jehovah also thundered in the heavens,And the Most High uttered his voice,Hailstones and coals of fire.
And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; {Or, And he shot out lightnings}Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.
And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.