Revelation 6:8

English Standard Version

⁸And I looked, and behold, ^(A)a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill ^(B)with sword and with famine and with pestilence and ^(C)by wild beasts of the earth.

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Revelation 6:8

New International Version

⁸I looked, and there before me was a pale horse!^(A) Its rider was named Death, and Hades^(B) was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.^(C)

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Hosea 13:14

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¹⁴^(A)I shall ransom them from the power of Sheol;
    ^(B)I shall redeem them from Death.^[a]
^(C)O ^(D)Death, where are your plagues?
    ^(E)O ^(F)Sheol, where is your sting?
    ^(G)Compassion is hidden from my eyes.

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Hosea 13:14 Or Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol? Shall I redeem them from Death?

Hosea 13:14

New International Version

¹⁴“I will deliver this people from the power of the grave;^(A)
I will redeem them from death.^(B)
Where, O death, are your plagues?
Where, O grave, is your destruction?^(C)

“I will have no compassion,

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Jeremiah 15:2-3

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²And when they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord:

^(A)“‘Those who are for pestilence, to pestilence,
and those who are for the sword, to the sword;
those who are for famine, to famine,
and those who are for captivity, to captivity.’

³^(B)I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the Lord: the sword to kill, the dogs to tear, and ^(C)the birds of the air ^(D)and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.

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Jeremiah 15:2-3

New International Version

²And if they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ tell them, ‘This is what the Lord says:

“‘Those destined for death, to death;
those for the sword, to the sword;^(A)
those for starvation, to starvation;^(B)
those for captivity, to captivity.’^(C)

³“I will send four kinds of destroyers^(D) against them,” declares the Lord, “the sword^(E) to kill and the dogs^(F) to drag away and the birds^(G) and the wild animals to devour and destroy.^(H)

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Zechariah 6:3

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³the third ^(A)white horses, and the fourth chariot dappled horses—all of them strong.^[a]

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Zechariah 6:3 Or and the fourth chariot strong dappled horses

Zechariah 6:3

New International Version

³the third white,^(A) and the fourth dappled—all of them powerful.

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Jeremiah 16:4

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⁴^(A)They shall die of deadly diseases. ^(B)They shall not be lamented, nor shall they be buried. ^(C)They shall be as dung on the surface of the ground. ^(D)They shall perish by the sword and by famine, ^(E)and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the air and for the beasts of the earth.

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Jeremiah 16:4

New International Version

⁴“They will die of deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried^(A) but will be like dung lying on the ground.^(B) They will perish by sword and famine,^(C) and their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals.”^(D)

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Revelation 9:18

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¹⁸By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed, by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths.

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Revelation 9:18

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¹⁸A third^(A) of mankind was killed^(B) by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur^(C) that came out of their mouths.

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Revelation 1:18

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¹⁸and the living one. ^(A)I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and ^(B)I have the keys of Death and Hades.

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Revelation 1:18

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¹⁸I am the Living One; I was dead,^(A) and now look, I am alive for ever and ever!^(B) And I hold the keys of death and Hades.^(C)

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Revelation 20:13-14

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¹³And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, ^(A)Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, ^(B)according to what they had done. ¹⁴Then ^(C)Death and Hades ^(D)were thrown into the lake of fire. This is ^(E)the second death, the lake of fire.

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Revelation 20:13-14

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¹³The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades^(A) gave up the dead^(B) that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done.^(C) ¹⁴Then death^(D) and Hades^(E) were thrown into the lake of fire.^(F) The lake of fire is the second death.^(G)

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Revelation 9:15

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¹⁵So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour, the day, the month, and the year, were released ^(A)to kill a third of mankind.

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Revelation 9:15

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¹⁵And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released^(A) to kill a third^(B) of mankind.^(C)

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Revelation 8:7-12

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⁷The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed ^(A)hail and ^(B)fire, mixed with blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a ^(C)third of the earth was burned up, and a third of ^(D)the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.

⁸The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like ^(E)a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea ^(F)became blood. ⁹A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of ^(G)the ships were destroyed.

¹⁰The third angel blew his trumpet, and ^(H)a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on ^(I)the springs of water. ¹¹The name of the star is Wormwood.^[a] A third of the waters ^(J)became wormwood, and many people died from the water, ^(K)because it had been made bitter.

¹²The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of ^(L)the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light might be darkened, and a third of the day might be kept from shining, and likewise a third of the night.

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Revelation 8:11 Wormwood is the name of a plant and of the bitter-tasting extract derived from it

Revelation 8:7-12

New International Version

⁷The first angel^(A) sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire^(B) mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third^(C) of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.^(D)

⁸The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain,^(E) all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third^(F) of the sea turned into blood,^(G) ⁹a third^(H) of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

¹⁰The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky^(I) on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water^(J)— ¹¹the name of the star is Wormwood.^[a] A third^(K) of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.^(L)

¹²The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third^(M) of them turned dark.^(N) A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.^(O)

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Revelation 8:11 Wormwood is a bitter substance.

Ezekiel 14:13-21

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¹³^(A)“Son of man, when a land sins against me ^(B)by acting faithlessly, and I stretch out my hand against it and ^(C)break its supply^[a] of bread and send famine upon it, and ^(D)cut off from it man and beast, ¹⁴^(E)even if these three men, ^(F)Noah, ^(G)Daniel, and ^(H)Job, were in it, ^(I)they would deliver but their own lives by their righteousness, declares the Lord God.

¹⁵^(J)“If I cause wild beasts to pass through the land, and they ravage it, ^(K)and it be made desolate, so that no one may pass through because of the beasts, ¹⁶even if these three men were in it, ^(L)as I live, declares the Lord God, they would deliver neither sons nor daughters. They alone would be delivered, but ^(M)the land would be desolate.

¹⁷“Or ^(N)if I bring a sword upon that land and say, Let a sword pass through the land, ^(O)and I cut off from it man and beast, ¹⁸^(P)though these three men were in it, as I live, declares the Lord God, they would deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they alone would be delivered.

¹⁹“Or ^(Q)if I send a pestilence into that land and pour out my wrath upon it with blood, to cut off from it man and beast, ²⁰even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live, declares the Lord God, they would deliver neither son nor daughter. They would deliver but their own lives by their righteousness.

²¹“For thus says the Lord God: How much more ^(R)when I send upon Jerusalem my four disastrous acts of judgment, ^(S)sword, ^(T)famine, ^(U)wild beasts, and ^(V)pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast!

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Ezekiel 14:13 Hebrew staff

Ezekiel 14:13-21

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¹³“Son of man, if a country sins^(A) against me by being unfaithful and I stretch out my hand against it to cut off its food supply^(B) and send famine upon it and kill its people and their animals,^(C) ¹⁴even if these three men—Noah,^(D) Daniel^[a]^(E) and Job^(F)—were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness,^(G) declares the Sovereign Lord.

¹⁵“Or if I send wild beasts^(H) through that country and they leave it childless and it becomes desolate so that no one can pass through it because of the beasts,^(I) ¹⁶as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, even if these three men were in it, they could not save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved, but the land would be desolate.^(J)

¹⁷“Or if I bring a sword^(K) against that country and say, ‘Let the sword pass throughout the land,’ and I kill its people and their animals,^(L) ¹⁸as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, even if these three men were in it, they could not save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved.

¹⁹“Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out my wrath^(M) on it through bloodshed,^(N) killing its people and their animals,^(O) ²⁰as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, even if Noah, Daniel and Job were in it, they could save neither son nor daughter. They would save only themselves by their righteousness.^(P)

²¹“For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem my four dreadful judgments^(Q)—sword^(R) and famine^(S) and wild beasts and plague^(T)—to kill its men and their animals!^(U)

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Ezekiel 14:14 Or Danel, a man of renown in ancient literature; also in verse 20

Ezekiel 5:12

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¹²^(A)A third part of you shall die of pestilence and be consumed with famine in your midst; ^(B)a third part shall fall by the sword all around you; ^(C)and a third part I will scatter to all the winds and will unsheathe the sword after them.

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Ezekiel 5:12

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¹²A third of your people will die of the plague or perish by famine inside you; a third will fall by the sword outside your walls; and a third I will scatter to the winds^(A) and pursue with drawn sword.^(B)

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Ezekiel 5:15-17

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¹⁵You shall be^[a] a reproach and a taunt, a warning ^(A)and a horror, to ^(B)the nations all around you, ^(C)when I execute judgments on you in anger and fury, and ^(D)with furious rebukes—I am the Lord; I have spoken— ¹⁶when I send against you^[b] ^(E)the deadly arrows of famine, arrows for destruction, which I will send to destroy you, and when I bring more and more famine upon ^(F)you and break your supply^[c] of bread. ¹⁷I will send famine and ^(G)wild beasts against you, ^(H)and they will rob you of your children. Pestilence and ^(I)blood shall pass through you, and I will bring the sword upon you. I am the Lord; I have spoken.”

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Ezekiel 5:15 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Targum; Masoretic Text And it shall be
Ezekiel 5:16 Hebrew them
Ezekiel 5:16 Hebrew staff

Ezekiel 5:15-17

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¹⁵You will be a reproach^(A) and a taunt, a warning^(B) and an object of horror to the nations around you when I inflict punishment on you in anger and in wrath and with stinging rebuke.^(C) I the Lord have spoken.^(D) ¹⁶When I shoot at you with my deadly and destructive arrows of famine, I will shoot to destroy you. I will bring more and more famine upon you and cut off your supply of food.^(E) ¹⁷I will send famine and wild beasts^(F) against you, and they will leave you childless. Plague and bloodshed^(G) will sweep through you, and I will bring the sword against you. I the Lord have spoken.^(H)”

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