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Berean Standard Bible

“And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,”

Revelation 6:12

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The opening of the sixth seal brings cosmic upheaval, described in language the prophets used for the day of the Lord. Interpreters differ on whether these images are literal, symbolic, or both.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,

World English Bible (WEB)

I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became as blood.

King James Version (KJV)

And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

American Standard Version (ASV)

And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the whole moon became as blood;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I saw when the sixth stamp was undone, and there was a great earth-shock; and the sun became black as haircloth, and all the moon became as blood;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and lo, a great earthquake came, and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y miré cuando él abrió el sexto sello, y he aquí fué hecho un gran terremoto; y el sol se puso negro como un saco de cilicio, y la luna se puso toda como sangre;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cuando el Cordero abrió el sexto sello, se produjo un gran terremoto; el sol se puso negro como si se hubiera puesto ropa de luto, y la luna adquirió un color rojo como la sangre.

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