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11 Now the name of the star is Wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the waters that were made bitter.[a]

12 The fourth angel trumpeted, and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them were darkened.[b] A third of the day would not shine, as well as a third of the night.

13 Then I looked, and I heard an eagle crying out with a loud voice as it flew high in the sky, saying, “Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpets the three angels are about to sound!”

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11 the name of the star is Wormwood.[a] A third(A) of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.(B)

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(C) of them turned dark.(D) A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.(E)

13 As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair(F) call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe(G) to the inhabitants of the earth,(H) because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”

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Footnotes

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