Revelation 16:18

There were lightnings, sounds, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since there were men on the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty.

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WEBBE

There were lightnings, sounds, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake such as has not happened since there were men on the earth—so great an earthquake and so mighty.

BSB

And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth — so mighty was the great quake.

KJV

And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

ASV

and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since there were men upon the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty.

BBE

And there were flames and voices and thunders; and there was a great earth-shock so that never, from the time when men were on the earth, had there been so great an earth-shock, so full of power.

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καὶ kai And G2532 ἐγένοντο egenonto there were G1096 ἀστραπαὶ astrapai flashes of lightning G796 καὶ kai and G2532 φωναὶ phōnai voices G5456 καὶ kai and G2532 βρονταί brontai thunders G1027 καὶ kai and G2532 σεισμὸς seismos an earthquake G4578 ἐγένετο egeneto there was G1096 μέγας megas great G3173 οἷος hoios such as G3634 οὐκ ouk not G3756 ἐγένετο egeneto had there been G1096 ἀφ aph᾽ since G575 οὗ hou when G3739 οἱ hoi (the) G3588 ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos man G444 ἐγένετο egeneto was G1096 ἐπὶ epi upon G1909 τῆς tēs the G3588 γῆς gēs earth G1093 τηλικοῦτος tēlikoutos so great G5082 σεισμὸς seismos [was the] earthquake G4578 οὕτω houtō so G3779 μέγας megas mighty G3173

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 17–21

The seventh and last angel poured forth his vial, and the downfal of Babylon was finished. The church triumphant in heaven saw it and rejoiced; the church in conflict on earth saw it and became triumphant. God remembered the great and wicked city; though for some time he seemed to have forgotten her idolatry and cruelty. All that was most secure was carried away by the ruin. Men blasphemed: the greatest judgments that can befal men, will not bring to repentance without the grace of God. To be hardened against God, by his righteous judgments, is a certain token of sure and utter destruction.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.