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Berean Standard Bible

“After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.”

Revelation 7:1

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After the opening of six seals, John sees four angels at the four corners of the earth holding back the winds. A pause comes before the seventh seal.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.

World English Bible (WEB)

After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, so that no wind would blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree.

King James Version (KJV)

And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

American Standard Version (ASV)

After his I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blow on the earth, or on the sea, or upon any tree.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

After this I saw four angels in their places at the four points of the earth, keeping back the four winds in their hands, so that there might be no moving of the wind on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And after these things I saw four messengers, standing upon the four corners of the land, holding the four winds of the land, that the wind may not blow upon the land, nor upon the sea, nor upon any tree;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y DESPUÉS de estas cosas vi cuatro ángeles que estaban sobre los cuatro ángulos de la tierra, deteniendo los cuatro vientos de la tierra, para que no soplase viento sobre la tierra, ni sobre la mar, ni sobre ningún árbol.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces vi a cuatro ángeles que, parados en las cuatro esquinas de la tierra, detenían los cuatro vientos para que estos no se desataran sobre la tierra, el mar y los árboles.

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