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Berean Standard Bible

“And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:”

Revelation 7:2

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Before the seventh seal, John sees a pause: four angels hold back the winds of judgment. God's people are to be marked before the trouble is unleashed.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:

World English Bible (WEB)

I saw another angel ascend from the sunrise, having the seal of the living God. He cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to harm the earth and the sea,

King James Version (KJV)

And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And I saw another angel ascend from the sunrising, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a great voice to the four angels to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the mark of the living God: and he said with a great voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to do damage to the earth and the sea,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and I saw another messenger going up from the rising of the sun, having a seal of the living God, and he did cry with a great voice to the four messengers, to whom it was given to injure the land and the sea, saying,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y vi otro ángel que subía del nacimiento del sol, teniendo el sello del Dios vivo: y clamó con gran voz á los cuatro ángeles, á los cuales era dado hacer daño á la tierra y á la mar,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Luego vi a otro ángel que venía del este con el sello del Dios viviente. Y gritó a los cuatro ángeles que habían recibido autorización para dañar la tierra y el mar:

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