Revelation 16:9 “And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name…”

Revelation 16:9

And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did not repent and give Him glory.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

World English Bible

People were scorched with great heat, and people blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They didn’t repent and give him glory.

American Standard Version

And men were scorched with great heat: and they blasphemed the name of God who hath the power over these plagues; and they repented not to give him glory.

Geneva Bible 1599

And men boyled in great heate, and blasphemed the Name of God, which hath power ouer these plagues, and they repented not, to giue him glorie.

Darby Translation

And the men were burnt with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues, and did not repent to give him glory.

Young's Literal Translation

and men were scorched with great heat, and they did speak evil of the name of God, who hath authority over these plagues, and they did not reform — to give to Him glory.

Bible in Basic English

And men were burned with great heat: and they said evil things against the name of the God who has authority over these punishments; and they were not turned from their evil ways to give him glory.

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Cross references

“blasphemed”

Revelation 16:21 Jeremiah 5:3 Isaiah 8:21 2 Kings 6:33 2 Chronicles 28:22 Isaiah 1:5

Revelation 16:21 · BSB

And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.

Jeremiah 5:3 · BSB

O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.

Isaiah 8:21 · BSB

They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.

2 Kings 6:33 · BSB

While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”

2 Chronicles 28:22 · BSB

In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.

Isaiah 1:5 · BSB

Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.

“and they”

Revelation 2:21 Luke 13:5 Luke 13:3 Revelation 9:20 2 Corinthians 12:21 Daniel 5:22

Revelation 2:21 · BSB

Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.

Luke 13:5 · BSB

No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”

Luke 13:3 · BSB

No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.

Revelation 9:20 · BSB

Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or h…

2 Corinthians 12:21 · BSB

I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.

Daniel 5:22 · BSB

But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.

“to give”

Revelation 11:13 Amos 4:6–12 Revelation 14:7 Joshua 7:19 Jeremiah 13:6

Revelation 11:13 · BSB

And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

Amos 4:6–12 · BSB

“I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

Revelation 14:7 · BSB

And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”

Joshua 7:19 · BSB

So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”

Jeremiah 13:6 · BSB

Many days later the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to Perath, and get the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch the people with fire.

10And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish

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