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Revelation 8:9
New English Translation
Revelation 8:9
New English Translation
9 and a third of the creatures[a] living in the sea died, and a third of the ships were completely destroyed.[b]
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- Revelation 8:9 tn Or “a third of the living creatures in the sea”; Grk “the third of the creatures which were in the sea, the ones having life.”
- Revelation 8:9 tn On the term translated “completely destroyed,” L&N 20.40 states, “to cause the complete destruction of someone or something—‘to destroy utterly.’ τὸ τρίτον τῶν πλοίων διεφθάρησαν ‘a third of the ships were completely destroyed’ Re 8:9.”
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