Rev 16:21 | NET2full | STEP | And gigantic hailstones , weighing about a 100 pounds each, fell from heaven on people , but they blasphemed God because of the plague of hail , since it was so horrendous .

‏ Revelation of John 16:21

21 And gigantic hailstones, weighing about a 100 pounds ^{▼▼tn Here BDAG 988 s.v. ταλαντιαῖος states, “weighing a talent…χάλαζα μεγάλη ὡς ταλαντιαία a severe hailstorm with hailstones weighing a talent (the talent=125 librae, or Roman pounds of c. 343 gr. or 12 ounces each) (weighing about a 100 pounds NRSV) Rv 16:21.” This means each hailstone would weigh just under 100 pounds or 40 kilograms.} each, fell from heaven ^{▼▼tn Or “the sky.” Due to the apocalyptic nature of this book, it is probably best to leave the translation as “from heaven,” since God is ultimately the source of the judgment.} on people, ^{▼▼tn Grk “on men,” but ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) is used here in a generic sense to refer to people in general (the hailstones did not single out adult males, but would have also fallen on women and children).} but they ^{▼▼tn Grk “the men”; for stylistic reasons the pronoun “they” is used here.} blasphemed God because of the plague of hail, since it ^{▼▼tn Grk “the plague of it.”} was so horrendous. ^{▼▼tn Grk “since the plague of it was exceedingly great.”}