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Re 16:10 Strong Concordance And [2532] the fifth [3991] angel [32] poured out [1632] his [846] vial [5357] upon [1909] the seat [2362] of the beast [2342]; and [2532] his [846] kingdom [932] was [1096] full of darkness [4656]; and [2532] they gnawed [3145] their [846] tongues [1100] for [1537] pain [4192],
  King James And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
angel--omitted by A, B, C, Vulgate, and Syriac. But Coptic and ANDREAS support it.

seat--Greek, "throne of the beast": set up in arrogant mimicry of God's throne; the dragon gave his throne to the beast (Rev 13:2).

darkness--parallel to the Egyptian plague of darkness, Pharaoh being the type of Antichrist (compare Notes, see on Rev 15:2-3; compare the fifth trumpet, Rev 9:2).

gnawed their tongues for pain--Greek, "owing to the pain" occasioned by the previous plagues, rendered more appalling by the darkness. Or, as "gnashing of teeth" is one of the accompaniments of hell, so this "gnawing of their tongues" is through rage at the baffling of their hopes and the overthrow of their kingdom. They meditate revenge and are unable to effect it; hence their frenzy [GROTIUS]. Those in anguish, mental and bodily, bite their lips and tongues.
 
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2 And [2532] he opened [455] the bottomless [12] pit [5421]; and [2532] there arose [305] a smoke [2586] out of [1537] the pit [5421], as [5613] the smoke [2586] of a great [3173] furnace [2575]; and [2532] the sun [2246] and [2532] the air [109] were darkened [4654] by reason of [1537] the smoke [2586] of the pit [5421].
2 And [2532] I saw [1492] as it were [5613] a sea [2281] of glass [5193] mingled [3396] with fire [4442]: and [2532] them that had gotten the victory [3528] over [1537] the beast [2342], and [2532] over [1537] his [846] image [1504], and [2532] over [1537] his [846] mark [5480], and over [1537] the number [706] of his [846] name [3686], stand [2476] on [1909] the sea [2281] of glass [5193], having [2192] the harps [2788] of God [2316].
3 And [2532] they sing [103] the song [5603] of Moses [3475] the servant [1401] of God [2316], and [2532] the song [5603] of the Lamb [721], saying [3004], Great [3173] and [2532] marvellous [2298] are thy [4675] works [2041], Lord [2962] God [2316] Almighty [3841]; just [1342] and [2532] true [228] are thy [4675] ways [3598], thou King [935] of saints [40].
2 And [2532] the beast [2342] which [3739] I saw [1492] was [2258] like [3664] unto a leopard [3917], and [2532] his [846] feet [4228] were as [5613] the feet of a bear [715], and [2532] his [846] mouth [4750] as [5613] the mouth [4750] of a lion [3023]: and [2532] the dragon [1404] gave [1325] him [846] his [846] power [1411], and [2532] his [846] seat [2362], and [2532] great [3173] authority [1849].
2 A day [03117] of darkness [02822] and of gloominess [0653], a day [03117] of clouds [06051] and of thick darkness [06205], as the morning [07837] spread [06566] upon the mountains [02022]: a great [07227] people [05971] and a strong [06099]; there hath not been [01961] ever [05769] the like, neither shall be any more [03254] after [0310] it, even to the years [08141] of many [01755] generations [01755].
12 As a shepherd [07462] seeketh out [01243] his flock [05739] in the day [03117] that he is among [08432] his sheep [06629] that are scattered [06567]; so will I seek out [01239] my sheep [06629], and will deliver [05337] them out of all places [04725] where they have been scattered [06327] in the cloudy [06051] and dark [06205] day [03117].
7 And when I shall put thee out [03518], I will cover [03680] the heaven [08064], and make [06937] the stars [03556] thereof dark [06937]; I will cover [03680] the sun [08121] with a cloud [06051], and the moon [03394] shall not give [0215] her light [0216].
8 All the bright [03974] lights [0216] of heaven [08064] will I make dark [06937] over thee, and set [05414] darkness [02822] upon thy land [0776], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069].
18 At Tehaphnehes [08471] also the day [03117] shall be darkened [02821] [02820], when I shall break [07665] there the yokes [04133] of Egypt [04714]: and the pomp [01347] of her strength [05797] shall cease [07673] in her [01931]: as for her, a cloud [06051] shall cover [03680] her, and her daughters [01323] shall go [03212] into captivity [07628].
16 Give [05414] glory [03519] to the LORD [03068] your God [0430], before he cause darkness [02821], and before your feet [07272] stumble [05062] upon the dark [05399] mountains [02022], and, while ye look [06960] for light [0216], he turn [07760] it into the shadow of death [06757], and make [07896] [07896] it gross darkness [06205].
9 Therefore is judgment [04941] far [07368] from us, neither doth justice [06666] overtake [05381] us: we wait [06960] for light [0216], but behold obscurity [02822]; for brightness [05054], but we walk [01980] in darkness [0653].
10 We grope [01659] for the wall [07023] like the blind [05787], and we grope [01659] as if we had no eyes [05869]: we stumble [03782] at noonday [06672] as in the night [05399]; we are in desolate [0820] places as dead [04191] men.
13 I know [1492] thy [4675] works [2041], and [2532] where [4226] thou dwellest [2730], even where [3699] Satan's [4567] seat [2362] is: and [2532] thou holdest fast [2902] my [3450] name [3686], and [2532] hast [720] not [3756] denied [720] my [3450] faith [4102], even [2532] in [1722] those days [2250] wherein [1722] [3739] Antipas [493] was my [3450] faithful [4103] martyr [3144], who [3739] was slain [615] among [3844] you [5213], where [3699] Satan [4567] dwelleth [2730].
2 And [2532] the beast [2342] which [3739] I saw [1492] was [2258] like [3664] unto a leopard [3917], and [2532] his [846] feet [4228] were as [5613] the feet of a bear [715], and [2532] his [846] mouth [4750] as [5613] the mouth [4750] of a lion [3023]: and [2532] the dragon [1404] gave [1325] him [846] his [846] power [1411], and [2532] his [846] seat [2362], and [2532] great [3173] authority [1849].
17 And [2532] the seventh [1442] angel [32] poured out [1632] his [846] vial [5357] into [1519] the air [109]; and [2532] there came [1831] a great [3173] voice [5456] out of [575] the temple [3485] of heaven [3772], from [575] the throne [2362], saying [3004], It is done [1096].
18 And [2532] there were [1096] voices [5456], and [2532] thunders [1027], and [2532] lightnings [796]; and [2532] there was [1096] a great [3173] earthquake [4578], such as [3634] was [1096] not [3756] since [3739] [575] men [444] were [1096] upon [1909] the earth [1093], so mighty [5082] an earthquake [4578], and so [3779] great [3173].
19 And [2532] the great [3173] city [4172] was divided [1096] into [1519] three [5140] parts [3313], and [2532] the cities [4172] of the nations [1484] fell [4098]: and [2532] great [3173] Babylon [897] came in remembrance [3415] before [1799] God [2316], to give [1325] unto her [846] the cup [4221] of the wine [3631] of the fierceness [2372] of his [846] wrath [3709].
20 And [2532] every [3956] island [3520] fled away [5343], and [2532] the mountains [3735] were [2147] not [3756] found [2147].
21 And [2532] there fell [2597] upon [1909] men [444] a great [3173] hail [5464] out of [1537] heaven [3772], every stone about [5613] the weight of a talent [5006]: and [2532] men [444] blasphemed [987] God [2316] because of [1537] the plague [4127] of the hail [5464]; for [3754] the plague [4127] thereof [846] was [2076] exceeding [4970] great [3173].
4 Being made [1096] so much [5118] better than [2909] the angels [32], as [3745] he hath by inheritance obtained [2816] a more excellent [1313] name [3686] than [3844] they [846].
7 And [2532] the angel [32] said [2036] unto me [3427], Wherefore [1302] didst thou marvel [2296]? I [1473] will tell [2046] thee [4671] the mystery [3466] of the woman [1135], and [2532] of the beast [2342] that carrieth [941] her [846], which [3588] hath [2192] the seven [2033] heads [2776] and [2532] ten [1176] horns [2768].
8 The beast [2342] that [3739] thou sawest [1492] was [2258], and [2532] is [2076] not [3756]; and [2532] shall [3195] ascend [305] out of [1537] the bottomless pit [12], and [2532] go [5217] into [1519] perdition [684]: and [2532] they that dwell [2730] on [1909] the earth [1093] shall wonder [2296], whose [3739] names [3686] were [1125] not [3756] written [1125] in [1909] the book [975] of life [2222] from [575] the foundation [2602] of the world [2889], when they behold [991] the beast [2342] that was [3748] [2258], and [2532] is [2076] not [3756], and yet [2539] is [2076].
3 So [2532] he carried [667] me [3165] away [667] in [1722] the spirit [4151] into [1519] the wilderness [2048]: and [2532] I saw [1492] a woman [1135] sit [2521] upon [1909] a scarlet coloured [2847] beast [2342], full of [1073] names [3686] of blasphemy [988], having [2192] seven [2033] heads [2776] and [2532] ten [1176] horns [2768].