Revelation 8:9-11
International Children’s Bible
9 And a third of the living things in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
10 The third angel blew his trumpet. Then a large star, burning like a torch, fell from the sky. It fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11 The name of the star is Wormwood.[a] And a third of all the water became bitter. Many people died from drinking the water that was bitter.
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- 8:11 Wormwood Name of a very bitter plant, used here to give the idea of bitter sorrow.
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)
Footnotes
- Revelation 8:11 Wormwood is a bitter substance.
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