Revelation Chapter 16 verse 8 Holy Bible

ASV Revelation 16:8

And the fourth poured out his bowl upon the sun; and it was given unto it to scorch men with fire.
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BBE Revelation 16:8

And the fourth let what was in his vessel come out on the sun; and power was given to it that men might be burned with fire.
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DARBY Revelation 16:8

And the fourth poured out his bowl on the sun; and it was given to it to burn men with fire.
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KJV Revelation 16:8

And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
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WBT Revelation 16:8


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WEB Revelation 16:8

The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given to him to scorch men with fire.
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YLT Revelation 16:8

And the fourth messenger did pour out his vial upon the sun, and there was given to him to scorch men with fire,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 8. - And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun. Ἀγγέλος, "angel," is omitted in nearly all manuscripts, though, of course, it is understood. For the first time we have ἐπί, "upon," instead of εἰς. "into" (see on ver. 2). Another part of creation is visited, thus completing the visitation of the fourfold division of the universe - the earth, the sea, the rivers, the heavens - as foretold in Revelation 14:7. And power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. "And it was given to it" is more probable than "to him;" the angels do not directly punish, but indirectly by pouring out the vials. This form of words expresses the permissory nature of the evil which is wrought; nothing can be done but by the will of God (cf. Revelation 13:5, 7, 14). Bengel, Hengstenberg, and others consider that the permission to scorch men is given to the angel. The men (with the article); perhaps referring to those mentioned in ver. 2. who had the mark of the beast, and those who worshipped his image, and who are the object of all the vial plagues. Though differing in form from the fourth trumpet, where the sun was darkened, yet the judgment is similar, though here of a more intense nature. In both cases, those objects which are given to men for their good are converted into instruments of punishment. We may, perhaps, see here an allusion to the heat of men's passions and vices, by which physically as well as morally they are destroyed; and which are also an emblem of the pains of hell as pictured in Luke 16. It has been noticed as a coincidence that the objects of creation which are the subjects of the judgments of the fourth trumpet and fourth vial, were created on the fourth day.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8, 9) And the fourth . . .--Better, And the fourth (angel) poured out his vial upon the sun; and it was given to it (the "sun," not the "angel;" the rendering of the English version "unto him is misleading) to scorch men with fire. And men (i.e., those who were worshippers of the wild beast) were scorched . . . and did not repent to give him glory. The sun, the great source of light and warmth, whose beams call forth the flowers of the earth, becomes a power to blast, not to bless. This is another example of the way in which the things full of beneficence are turned into powers of sorrow to those who follow evil. Not only the pleasant gifts and influences, which, like streams, were made to gladden men, grow corrupt, but the very source of light and knowledge becomes a power to destroy. We may contrast this influence of the sun with the beneficent beams of the Sun of Righteousness. Christ rose as the light and sun upon the world, because He diffused the knowledge which gave life to men; but here we have a light and sun which scorches. There is a knowledge which withers while it illumines; there is a teaching which does not warm the heart, but dries both heart and conscience, and brings but pain. The result, painful as it is, does not work repentance. Suffering, without grace and humility, does not bless men; they grow angry; the fire hardens instead of purifying. The whole series of these judgments illustrate the awful truth that there is a stage in personal life, and in national and world life also, in which suffering loses its remedial force, because the character has become set, and even an occasional desire after higher things is no longer felt."When we in our viciousnessGrow hard, the wise gods seal our eyes,In our own slime drop our clear judgments,Make us adore our errors, and thusWe strut to our destruction."