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Revelation 8:9-11
New Catholic Bible
Revelation 8:9-11
New Catholic Bible
9 a third of the creatures living in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
10 When the third angel blew his trumpet, a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch. It came down on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11 This star was called “Wormwood,” and a third of the waters turned to wormwood.[a] Great numbers of people died from the waters that had become bitter.
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- Revelation 8:11 Wormwood: a bitter-tasting plant that is a metaphor for calamity, sorrow, and death (see Prov 5:3f; Jer 9:15; Lam 3:19).
Revelation 8:9-11
New King James Version
Revelation 8:9-11
New King James Version
9 (A)And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
Third Trumpet: The Waters Struck
10 Then the third angel sounded: (B)And a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, (C)and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11 (D)The name of the star is Wormwood. (E)A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter.
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Revelation 8:9-11
New International Version
Revelation 8:9-11
New International Version
9 a third(A) of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
10 The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky(B) on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water(C)— 11 the name of the star is Wormwood.[a] A third(D) of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.(E)
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- Revelation 8:11 Wormwood is a bitter substance.
Revelation 8:9-11
King James Version
Revelation 8:9-11
King James Version
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
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