Revelation 8:10-11
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10 The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.(A) 11 The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many died from the water because it was made bitter.(B)
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Revelation 8:10-11
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10 Then[a] the third angel blew his trumpet, and a huge star burning like a torch fell from the sky;[b] it landed[c] on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11 (Now[d] the name of the star is[e] Wormwood.)[f] So[g] a third of the waters became wormwood,[h] and many people died from these waters because they were poisoned.[i]
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- Revelation 8:10 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
- Revelation 8:10 tn Or “from heaven” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).
- Revelation 8:10 tn Grk “fell.”
- Revelation 8:11 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” in keeping with the parenthetical nature of this remark.
- Revelation 8:11 tn Grk “is called,” but this is somewhat redundant in contemporary English.
- Revelation 8:11 sn Wormwood refers to a particularly bitter herb with medicinal value. According to L&N 3.21, “The English term wormwood is derived from the use of the plant as a medicine to kill intestinal worms.” This remark about the star’s name is parenthetical in nature.
- Revelation 8:11 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the star falling on the waters.
- Revelation 8:11 tn That is, terribly bitter (see the note on “Wormwood” earlier in this verse).
- Revelation 8:11 tn Grk “and many of the men died from these waters because they were bitter.”
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