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Revelation 16:2

“And the first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and a harmful and painful sore came on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped its image.”

Revelation 16:2 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Exodus 9:10

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Both texts speak of sores that break out on people, as in the sixth plague of Egypt.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ἕλκοςhelkosG1668שְׁחִיןshejinH7822“sore”
  • ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444אָדָםadamH120“man, human being”

Revelation 16:2, word by word

the firstπρῶτοςprōtos

first

The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.

Where else “prōtos” appears
wentἀπῆλθενapēlthen

go away

To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.

Where else “apēlthen” appears
poured outἐξέχεενexecheen

pour out

To empty out a liquid, like wine or blood.

Where else “execheen” appears
bowlφιάληνphialēn

bowl

Bowl: a wide, shallow bowl, used for drinking or for pouring offerings.

Where else “phialēn” appears
the earthγῆνgēn

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

Where else “gēn” appears
a harmfulκακὸνkakon

harm

Harm that someone suffers.

Where else “kakon” appears
painfulπονηρὸνponēron

harmful

Harmful or worthless.

Where else “ponēron” appears
soreἕλκοςhelkos

sore

Sore, ulcer, wound.

Where else “helkos” appears
cameἐγένετοegeneto

come

To reach a place, or fall upon someone.

Where else “egeneto” appears
the peopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpous

person

A person, man or woman.

Where else “anthrōpous” appears
who hadἔχονταςechontas

have

To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.

Where else “echontas” appears
the markχάραγμαcharagma

mark

A sign stamped on the hand or forehead.

Where else “charagma” appears
of the beastθηρίουthēriou

beast

The monster of Revelation, God's enemy.

Where else “thēriou” appears
who worshipedπροσκυνοῦνταςproskynountas

worship

To give honor and devotion to God, or other gods.

Where else “proskynountas” appears
imageεἰκόνιeikoni

image

Image, likeness.

Where else “eikoni” appears

Translation note

It recalls Exodus 9:10.

The context

1And I heard a loud voice from the sanctuary saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of the fury of God on the earth.”

2 · This verse (above)

3And the second poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood like that of a dead man, and every living thing died, the creatures in the sea.

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