and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores. They didn’t repent of their works.
Parallel translations
- KJV And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
- BSB and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores; yet they did not repent of their deeds.
- NKJV They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.
- NASB and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pain and their sores; and they did not repent of their deeds.
- NLT and they cursed the God of heaven for their pains and sores. But they did not repent of their evil deeds and turn to God.
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Quick answer
In their pain people again blaspheme God and still do not repent. Persistent rebellion hardens further under judgment.
Overview
Despite agony from sores and darkness, the people curse the God of heaven and refuse to turn from their works. This repeated refrain underscores the willful impenitence of those who follow the beast. It demonstrates that judgment, apart from a granted heart of repentance, only confirms sinners in their rebellion.
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- Rev 16:9People 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.
- Rev 11:13In that day there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
- Rev 16:2The first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth, and it became a harmful and evil sore on the people who had the mark of the beast, and who worshiped his image.
- Rev 16:21Great hailstones, about the weight of a talent, came down out of the sky on people. People blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for this plague is exceedingly severe.
- Rev 2:21I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.
- Ps 136:26Oh give thanks to the God of heaven; for his loving kindness endures forever.
- Ezra 6:10that they may offer sacrifices of pleasant aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
- Ezra 7:23Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
- Dan 2:18–19that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
- 2 Tim 3:13But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
- Ezra 1:2“Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘Yahweh, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
- Ezra 5:11–12Thus they returned us answer, saying, “We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.
- Ezra 7:12Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the perfect God of heaven. Now
- Dan 2:44In the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
- Neh 1:4When I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and mourned several days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,
- 2 Chr 36:23“Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘Yahweh, the God of heaven, has given all the kingdoms of the earth to me; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all his people, Yahweh his God be with him, and let him go up.’”
- Ezra 7:21I, even I Artaxerxes the king, make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, requires of you, it shall be done with all diligence,
- Neh 2:4Then the king said to me, “What is your request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
- Jonah 1:9He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.”
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