Revelation 16:10

Then ¹  the fifth angel ²  poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast so that ³  darkness covered his kingdom, ⁴  and people ⁵  began to bite ⁶  their tongues because ⁷  of their pain.

Ex 10:21-23; Ps 78:49; Isa 8:21,22; Mt 8:12; Mt 13:42,50; Mt 22:13; Mt 24:51; Lu 13:28; 1Pe 2:17; Re 9:2; Re 11:2,8; Re 11:10; Re 13:2-4; Re 17:9,17; Re 18:2,21,23; Re 18:11-19

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

² tn Grk “the fifth”; the referent (the fifth angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so that” to indicate the implied result of the fifth bowl being poured out.

⁴ tn Grk “his kingdom became dark.”

⁵ tn Grk “men,” but this is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") and refers to both men and women.

⁶ tn On this term BDAG 620 s.v. μασάομαι states, “bite w. acc. τὰς γλώσσας bite their tongues Rv 16:10.”

⁷ tn The preposition ἐκ (ek) has been translated here and twice in the following verse with a causal sense.