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and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. <a href="/nkjv/revelation/16.htm">New King James Version</a> Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. <a href="/nasb_/revelation/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east. <a href="/nasb/revelation/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east. <a href="/nasb77/revelation/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And the sixth angel poured out his bowl upon the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that the way might be prepared for the kings from the east. <a href="/lsb/revelation/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east. <a href="/amp/revelation/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for [the coming of] the kings from the east. <a href="/csb/revelation/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east. <a href="/hcsb/revelation/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east. <a href="/asv/revelation/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river, the river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way might be made ready for the kings that come from the sunrising. <a href="/cev/revelation/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The sixth angel emptied his bowl on the great Euphrates River, and it completely dried up to make a road for the kings from the east. <a href="/erv/revelation/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river, the river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way might be made ready for the kings that come from the sunrising. <a href="/gwt/revelation/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The sixth angel poured his bowl on the great Euphrates River. The water in the river dried up to make a road for the kings from the east. <a href="/gnt/revelation/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great Euphrates River. The river dried up, to provide a way for the kings who come from the east. <a href="/isv/revelation/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> The sixth angel poured his bowl on the great Euphrates River. Its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east. <a href="/msb/revelation/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East. <a href="/net/revelation/16.htm">NET Bible</a> Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates and dried up its water to prepare the way for the kings from the east. <a href="/nheb/revelation/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates. Its water was dried up, that the way might be made ready for the kings that come from the sunrise. <a href="/wbt/revelation/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water of it was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. <a href="/wey/revelation/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> The sixth angel poured his bowl into that great river, the Euphrates; and its stream was dried up in order to clear the way for the kings who are to come from the east. <a href="/web/revelation/16.htm">World English Bible</a> The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates. Its water was dried up, that the way might be prepared for the kings that come from the sunrise. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the sixth messenger poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates, and its water was dried up, that the way of the kings who are from the rising of the sun may be made ready; <a href="/blb/revelation/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way might be prepared of the kings of the rising of the sun. <a href="/ylt/revelation/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the sixth messenger did pour out his vial upon the great river, the Euphrates, and dried up was its water, that the way of the kings who are from the rising of the sun may be made ready; <a href="/slt/revelation/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that the way of the kings of the risings of the sun might be prepared.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon that great river Euphrates; and dried up the water thereof, that a way might be prepared for the kings from the rising of the sun. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the sixth Angel poured out his bowl upon that great river Euphrates. And its water dried up, so that a way might be prepared for the kings from the rising of the sun. <a href="/nabre/revelation/16.htm">New American Bible</a> The sixth angel emptied his bowl on the great river Euphrates. Its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East. <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The sixth angel poured his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up in order to prepare the way for the kings from the east.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Eu-phra’tes; and its waters dried up, that the way of the king of the East might be prepared. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And the sixth Angel poured his vessel over the great river Euphrates, and its waters dried up that the way of the Kings from the East may be prepared.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And the sixth angel poured out his cup on the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. <a href="/godbey/revelation/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river Euphrates; and his water was dried up, that the way of the kings who are from the rising of the sun may be prepared. <a href="/haweis/revelation/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And the sixth angel poured out his vase upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings who come from the rising of the sun might be prepared.<CM> <a href="/mace/revelation/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a> And the SIXTH angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. <a href="/wey/revelation/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> The sixth angel poured his bowl into that great river, the Euphrates; and its stream was dried up in order to clear the way for the kings who are to come from the east. <a href="/worrell/revelation/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that the way of the kings who come from the rising of the sun might he prepared. <a href="/worsley/revelation/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. <a href="/parallel/revelation/16-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=3256" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/16.htm">The First Six Bowls of Wrath</a> …11and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores; yet they did not repent of their deeds. 12<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1623.htm" title="1623: hektos (Adj-NMS) -- Sixth. Ordinal from hex; sixth.">sixth angel</a> <a href="/greek/1632.htm" title="1632: execheen (V-AIA-3S) -- Or ekchuno ek-khoo'-no from ek and cheo; to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow.">poured out</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5357.htm" title="5357: phialēn (N-AFS) -- A shallow and flat bowl. Of uncertain affinity; a broad shallow cup.">bowl</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="3173: megan (Adj-AMS) -- Large, great, in the widest sense. ">great</a> <a href="/greek/4215.htm" title="4215: potamon (N-AMS) -- A river, torrent, stream. Probably from a derivative of the alternate of pino; a current, brook or freshet, i.e. Running water.">river</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2166.htm" title="2166: Euphratēn (N-AMS) -- The Euphrates, boundary river of the province Syria. Of foreign origin; Euphrates, a river of Asia.">Euphrates,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">its</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5204.htm" title="5204: hydōr (N-NNS) -- Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively.">water</a> <a href="/greek/3583.htm" title="3583: exēranthē (V-AIP-3S) -- To dry up, parch, be ripened, wither, waste away. From xeros; to desiccate; by implication, to shrivel, to mature.">was dried up</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">to</a> <a href="/greek/2090.htm" title="2090: hetoimasthē (V-ASP-3S) -- To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare.">prepare</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3598.htm" title="3598: hodos (N-NFS) -- A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means.">way</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">for the</a> <a href="/greek/935.htm" title="935: basileōn (N-GMP) -- A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign.">kings</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/395.htm" title="395: anatolēs (N-GFS) -- From anatello; a rising of light, i.e. Dawn; by implication, the east.">East.</a> <a href="/greek/2246.htm" title="2246: hēliou (N-GMS) -- The sun, sunlight. From hele; the sun; by implication, light."></a> 13And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21</a> Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, <a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Isaiah 11:15-16</a> The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals. / There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt. <a href="/jeremiah/50-38.htm">Jeremiah 50:38</a> A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols. <a href="/jeremiah/51-36.htm">Jeremiah 51:36</a> Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry. <a href="/daniel/5-30.htm">Daniel 5:30-31</a> That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain, / and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two. <a href="/isaiah/44-27.htm">Isaiah 44:27</a> who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’ <a href="/isaiah/46-11.htm">Isaiah 46:11</a> I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it. <a href="/isaiah/41-2.htm">Isaiah 41:2</a> Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow. <a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">Isaiah 45:1-2</a> This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut: / “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. <a href="/zechariah/10-11.htm">Zechariah 10:11</a> They will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart. <a href="/2_kings/19-23.htm">2 Kings 19:23-24</a> Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest outposts, the densest of its forests. / I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.” <a href="/isaiah/19-5.htm">Isaiah 19:5</a> The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty. <a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Isaiah 50:2</a> Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst. <a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27</a> For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. <a href="/revelation/9-14.htm">Revelation 9:14</a> saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the sixth angel poured out his vial on the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.upon.<a href="/revelation/9-14.htm">Revelation 9:14</a> Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.<a href="/revelation/11-14.htm">Revelation 11:14</a> The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.<a href="/isaiah/8-7.htm">Isaiah 8:7</a> Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:and the water.<a href="/revelation/17-15.htm">Revelation 17:15</a> And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.<a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Isaiah 11:15</a> And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.<a href="/isaiah/42-15.htm">Isaiah 42:15</a> I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.that the.<a href="/isaiah/41-2.htm">Isaiah 41:2,3,25</a> Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow… <a href="/ezekiel/38-1.htm">Ezekiel 38:1-39:29</a> And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, … <a href="/daniel/11-43.htm">Daniel 11:43-45</a> But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/16-10.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/revelation/16-10.htm">Bowl</a> <a href="/revelation/15-4.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/luke/8-6.htm">Dried</a> <a href="/revelation/7-2.htm">East</a> <a href="/revelation/9-14.htm">Euphrates</a> <a href="/revelation/9-14.htm">Euphra'tes</a> <a href="/revelation/16-9.htm">Great</a> <a href="/revelation/10-11.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/revelation/16-10.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/revelation/13-17.htm">Order</a> <a href="/revelation/16-10.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/revelation/16-10.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/revelation/8-6.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/revelation/13-11.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/revelation/12-16.htm">River</a> <a href="/revelation/9-14.htm">Sixth</a> <a href="/revelation/16-6.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/revelation/7-2.htm">Sunrise</a> <a href="/judges/20-43.htm">Sunrising</a> <a href="/revelation/5-9.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/revelation/16-10.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/revelation/16-10.htm">Vial</a> <a href="/revelation/16-5.htm">Water</a> <a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/16-17.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/revelation/16-17.htm">Bowl</a> <a href="/revelation/21-11.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/genesis/8-7.htm">Dried</a> <a href="/revelation/21-13.htm">East</a> <a href="/genesis/2-14.htm">Euphrates</a> <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Euphra'tes</a> <a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Great</a> <a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/revelation/16-17.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/revelation/20-3.htm">Order</a> <a href="/genesis/7-12.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/revelation/16-17.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/genesis/18-6.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/revelation/16-17.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/revelation/20-5.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">River</a> <a href="/revelation/21-19.htm">Sixth</a> <a href="/genesis/32-23.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/exodus/22-3.htm">Sunrise</a> <a href="/numbers/2-3.htm">Sunrising</a> <a href="/revelation/16-21.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/revelation/16-17.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/revelation/16-17.htm">Vial</a> <a href="/revelation/21-6.htm">Water</a> <a href="/revelation/17-8.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 16</div>1. <a href="/revelation/16-1.htm">The angels pour out their bowls of wrath.</a> 6. <a href="/revelation/16-6.htm">The plagues that follow.</a> 16. <a href="/revelation/16-16.htm">Armageddon.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/revelation/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And the sixth angel poured out his bowl This phrase refers to the sixth of the seven bowls of God's wrath, which are part of the apocalyptic visions given to John. The pouring out of the bowl signifies the execution of divine judgment. The angel acts as an agent of God's will, emphasizing the heavenly origin and authority behind these events. The bowls parallel the plagues in Egypt, highlighting God's power and judgment against sin.on the great river Euphrates, The Euphrates River is one of the most significant rivers in the Bible, often symbolizing a boundary or barrier. It was the eastern boundary of the land promised to Abraham's descendants. In the context of Revelation, the Euphrates represents a formidable obstacle that must be overcome. Historically, it was a major river in the ancient Near East, providing water and serving as a natural defense line for empires like Babylon and Assyria.and its water was dried up The drying up of the Euphrates recalls the miraculous parting of the Red Sea and the Jordan River, where God made a way for His people. This act signifies divine intervention, removing barriers to fulfill God's purposes. It also echoes prophecies from the Old Testament, such as <a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Isaiah 11:15</a>, where God dries up bodies of water to facilitate the return of His people.to prepare the way for the kings of the East. The "kings of the East" are often interpreted as rulers or forces from regions east of the Euphrates. This phrase suggests a gathering of nations for a significant event, possibly the battle of Armageddon. The preparation of the way indicates God's sovereign control over historical events, orchestrating them to fulfill His prophetic plan. This aligns with prophecies in Daniel and Ezekiel, where God uses nations to accomplish His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/sixth_angel.htm">Sixth Angel</a> One of the seven angels tasked with pouring out the bowls of God's wrath. The sixth angel's action is pivotal in the unfolding of end-time events. 2. <a href="/topical/g/great_river_euphrates.htm">Great River Euphrates</a> A significant geographical and historical river in the Bible, often symbolizing a boundary or barrier. Its drying up signifies a removal of obstacles for the advancing kings. 3. <a href="/topical/k/kings_from_the_east.htm">Kings from the East</a> These are rulers or nations from the east of the Euphrates, whose path is prepared by the drying of the river. Their identity is often debated, but they play a crucial role in the end-time scenario. 4. <a href="/topical/b/bowl_judgments.htm">Bowl Judgments</a> A series of seven plagues or judgments poured out by angels, representing God's wrath upon the earth during the end times. 5. <a href="/topical/e/end_times.htm">End Times</a> The period leading up to the return of Christ, characterized by significant tribulation and divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> The drying of the Euphrates demonstrates God's control over natural and political realms, reminding believers of His ultimate authority. <a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_prophetic_fulfillment.htm">Preparation for Prophetic Fulfillment</a> Just as the Euphrates is dried to prepare the way, believers are called to prepare their hearts and lives for the fulfillment of God's promises. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a> The bowl judgments, including the sixth, highlight the reality of God's wrath against sin, urging believers to live in holiness and repentance. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_readiness.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Readiness</a> Understanding the events of Revelation encourages believers to remain vigilant and spiritually prepared for Christ's return.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) And the sixth . . .--Better, The sixth (angel) poured out his vial on the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried that the way of the kings who are from the rising of the sun might be prepared. The symbolical meaning of the Euphrates has been touched upon before. (See Notes on <a href="/revelation/9-14.htm" title="Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.">Revelation 9:14</a>.) In the great age-long struggle between the kingdoms of Christ and the world the Euphrates represents the great separating boundary between the two kingdoms, as the literal Euphrates formed the barrier between Israel and the hostile northern and eastern kingdoms. It is the great impediment to war. It is true that there is a great interposed boundary of public opinion, which restrains evil from breaking forth in its ruder and more violent forms. Men may be hostile to spiritual religion, yet they scarcely like to shock public sentiment, or to incur the charge of depraving public morals; but there may come a time, after false principles have been taught, corrupt manners tolerated, and the light of better things darkened, when the public sentiment loses all sense of shame, and the decorums of life, which have acted as a breakwater against the tide of outrageous evil, are swept away: then is the Euphrates dried, and then may the hostile powers of evil, unrestrained by any considerations, unchecked by the popular conscience, cross boldly over and invade the whole sacred soil of human life. There have been times like this when shameless sin has walked forth, secure of public favour, to desecrate every sanctuary of purity and faith--when the most barbarous manners and the most unscrupulous violations of public faith and morals have been not only tolerated, but applauded. The "kings of the east" (or of the sun-rising) represent the forces of rude and open evil which have been long restrained. As the four barbarian and tyrant kings (<a href="/context/genesis/14-1.htm" title="And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;">Genesis 14:1-24</a>) from the East invaded the land of promise in Abraham's days, so the leaders of open and violent hate of right, purity, and Christ, have the way of their advance prepared. But certain agencies go forth to bring about this uprising of rude revolt against every sanctity of life.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river:Euphrates. Omit "angel" (see on previous verses). (On the Euphrates, see on Revelation 9:14.) This river also figures in the sixth trumpet vision, and possesses the same signification in both places. It is the natural direction from which enemies arise; and it derives this signification from the fact that the enemies of the Jews often came from that direction. The next sentence leaves no doubt that this is the meaning, and supports the view taken of <a href="/revelation/9-14.htm">Revelation 9:14</a>. It is to be noticed that, though the vial is poured out upon the Euphrates, it is not with the purpose of inflicting injury on the river, but upon the men who are thus laid open to the attacks of their enemies. And the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. The Revised Version gives the sense more plainly, That the way might be made ready for the kings that [come] from the sunrising. The meaning is that a barrier that wards off hostile hosts is removed. The "kings of the cast" represent God's judgments; those who are laid open to attack are the adherents of the beast. The imagery may be derived: (1) From the fact (as explained in <a href="/revelation/9-14.htm">Revelation 9:14</a>, which see) that the enemies of the Jews generally came from beyond the Euphrates. This accounts for the employment of this figure in <a href="/revelation/9.htm">Revelation 9</a>, and may reasonably be considered to contain the same allusion here. In this case the minor details do not agree; the idea is merely to convey the central fact of an advance of enemies. (2) From the historical fact of the taking of Babylon by Cyrus, by means of a diversion of the waters of the Euphrates - a circumstance referred to in <a href="/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Jeremiah 51:31, 32</a>, etc.; <a href="/isaiah/13.htm">Isaiah 13</a>; <a href="/isaiah/44-27.htm">Isaiah 44:27, 28</a>. In this case the details are more in accordance with the general symbolism of the Apocalypse. Babylon would signify the kingdom of the beast (as in ver. 19). The kings of the east would still represent God's judgments, which now assail the kingdom of Satan. Satan attempts to meet this assault by the three spirits, which gather kings from the whole world (ver. 14) to battle against the Almighty. The "kings of the east" are certainly the forces ranged on the side of God. Many writers see an allusion to Christ and the saints. The sun is a frequent figure of Christ in Scripture (cf. <a href="/malachi/4-4.htm">Malachi 4:4</a>; <a href="/zechariah/3-8.htm">Zechariah 3:8</a> and Zechariah 6:12, LXX.; <a href="/luke/1-78.htm">Luke 1:78</a>; also <a href="/revelation/7-2.htm">Revelation 7:2</a>; <a href="/revelation/12-1.htm">Revelation 12:1</a>; <a href="/revelation/22-16.htm">Revelation 22:16</a>). "The kings of the east" may thus be identified with the armies of <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a>. <a href="/commentaries/revelation/16-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Then Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sixth [angel] ἕκτος (hektos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1623.htm">Strong's 1623: </a> Sixth. Ordinal from hex; sixth. poured out ἐξέχεεν (execheen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1632.htm">Strong's 1632: </a> Or ekchuno ek-khoo'-no from ek and cheo; to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. bowl φιάλην (phialēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5357.htm">Strong's 5357: </a> A shallow and flat bowl. Of uncertain affinity; a broad shallow cup. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. great μέγαν (megan) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> Large, great, in the widest sense. river ποταμὸν (potamon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4215.htm">Strong's 4215: </a> A river, torrent, stream. Probably from a derivative of the alternate of pino; a current, brook or freshet, i.e. Running water. Euphrates, Εὐφράτην (Euphratēn) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2166.htm">Strong's 2166: </a> The Euphrates, boundary river of the province Syria. Of foreign origin; Euphrates, a river of Asia. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. its αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. water ὕδωρ (hydōr) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5204.htm">Strong's 5204: </a> Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively. was dried up ἐξηράνθη (exēranthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3583.htm">Strong's 3583: </a> To dry up, parch, be ripened, wither, waste away. From xeros; to desiccate; by implication, to shrivel, to mature. to ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. prepare ἑτοιμασθῇ (hetoimasthē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2090.htm">Strong's 2090: </a> To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. way ὁδὸς (hodos) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3598.htm">Strong's 3598: </a> A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means. for the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. kings βασιλέων (basileōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign. of the ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. East. ἀνατολῆς (anatolēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_395.htm">Strong's 395: </a> From anatello; a rising of light, i.e. Dawn; by implication, the east. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/revelation/16-12.htm">Revelation 16:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/revelation/16-12.htm">Revelation 16:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/revelation/16-12.htm">Revelation 16:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/revelation/16-12.htm">Revelation 16:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/revelation/16-12.htm">Revelation 16:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/revelation/16-12.htm">Revelation 16:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/revelation/16-12.htm">Revelation 16:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/revelation/16-12.htm">Revelation 16:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/revelation/16-12.htm">Revelation 16:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/revelation/16-12.htm">Revelation 16:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/revelation/16-12.htm">NT Prophecy: Revelation 16:12 The sixth poured out his bowl (Rev. 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