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Revelation 20:7-10 GNB
(7) After the thousand years are over, Satan will be set loose from his prison, (8) and he will go out to deceive the nations scattered over the whole world, that is, Gog and Magog. Satan will bring them all together for battle, as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. (9) They spread out over the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people and the city that he loves. But fire came down from heaven and destroyed them. (10) Then the Devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Revelation 20:10 causes much contention and even hatred among religious people. Some Religionists believe this verse defines hell as the place of eternal torment for wicked people. Others know יהוה is good, and so, believe He would never torment humans forever. Their logic is death, which was the sentence for disobedience, (Gen 2:17; Rom 6:23) has acquitted the wicked of their sins, (Rom 6:7) and the dead are conscience of nothing at all. (Ecc 9:5-6) I believe what the Bible says. I don't really know which belief is correct. I tend to lean toward agreeing with the second assertion, but, I foremost believe what the Bible says. It specifically says those gathered to Armageddon are destroyed, except Satan and the wild beast and the false prophet, who it says will suffer forever in the lake of fire. I'm not sure who the wild beast and false prophet are. As for Satan, he wasn't a mere human like Eve and he wasn't deceived like she was. He had no one to lead him toward badness. And, he may have had eternal life at his creation. The humans didn't have eternal life. Their life depended on their connection to God's Spirit through obedience. None of them, of course, had life within themselves like Jesus was granted. (John 5:26-27) If Satan has eternal life, maybe he will be punished forever... Thankfully for me, that is God's decision and I will wait to see, and be most pleased, with what ever that truth is... Religionists who believe either Hell Fires do exist, and those who believe they do not, will all agree I am damned. Not fully understanding what God hasn't yet explained in detail causes no problems for the true followers of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 20:7-10 NWT
7 Now as soon as the thousand years have been ended, Satan will be let loose out of his prison, 8 and he will go out to mislead those nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for the war. The number of these is as the sand of the sea. 9 And they advanced over the breadth of the earth and encircled the camp of the holy ones and the beloved city. But fire came down out of heaven and devoured them. 10 And the Devil who was misleading them was hurled into the lake of fire and sulphur, where both the wild beast and the false prophet [already were]; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Revelation 20:7-10 ALT
(7) And when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison. (8) And he will go out to lead the nations astray [fig., to deceive the nations], the [ones] in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for the war, of whom the number {of them} [is] like the sand of the sea. (9) And they went up over the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the holy ones and the beloved city. And fire came down out of heaven from God and consumed them. (10) And the Devil, the one leading them astray [fig., deceiving them], was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur [or, brimstone], where the beast and the false prophet [are], and they will be tormented day and night into the ages of the ages [fig., forever and ever].

Revelation 20:7-10 CEV
(7) At the end of the thousand years, Satan will be set free. (8) He will fool the countries of Gog and Magog, which are at the far ends of the earth, and their people will follow him into battle. They will have as many followers as there are grains of sand along the beach, (9) and they will march all the way across the earth. They will surround the camp of God's people and the city that his people love. But fire will come down from heaven and destroy the whole army. (10) Then the devil who fooled them will be thrown into the lake of fire and burning sulfur. He will be there with the beast and the false prophet, and they will be in pain day and night forever and ever.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation