¹⁵ So 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.

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

⁷ The 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.

⁹ A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of ^(A)the ships were destroyed.

¹¹ The name of the star is Wormwood.^[a] A third of the waters ^(A)became wormwood, and many people died from the water, ^(B)because it had been made bitter.

¹² The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of ^(C)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.

¹⁰ They have tails and stings like scorpions, and their power to hurt people ^(A)for five months is in their tails.

⁵ They were allowed to torment them ^(A)for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone.