Revelation 8:9

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Revelation 8:9

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

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KJV

King James Version

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

and one third of the living creatures which were in the sea died. One third of the ships were destroyed.

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ASV

American Standard Version

and there died the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, [even] they that had life; and the third part of the ships was destroyed.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

and a third of the creatures having life in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Revelation 8

⁷ Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.

⁸ Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,

⁹ a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

¹⁰ Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.

¹¹ The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.

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