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10 The third angel blew, and a great flaming star fell from heaven upon a third of the rivers and springs. 11 The star was called “Bitterness”[a] because it poisoned a third of all the water on the earth and many people died.

12 The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and immediately a third of the sun was blighted and darkened, and a third of the moon and the stars so that the daylight was dimmed by a third, and the nighttime darkness deepened.

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  1. Revelation 8:11 “Bitterness,” literally, “Wormwood.”

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

12 The 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(E) of them turned dark.(F) A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.(G)

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  1. Revelation 8:11 Wormwood is a bitter substance.