^8:8Then¹⁷ the second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain of burning fire was thrown into the sea. A¹⁸ third of the sea became blood, ^8:9and a third of the creatures¹⁹ living in the sea died, and a third of the ships were completely destroyed.²⁰

^8:10Then²¹ the third angel blew his trumpet, and a huge star burning like a torch fell from the sky;²² it landed²³ on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. ^8:11(Now²⁴ the name of the star is²⁵ Wormwood.)²⁶ So²⁷ a third of the waters became wormwood,²⁸ and many people died from these waters because they were poisoned.²⁹

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Footnotes

17 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
18 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
19 Or “a third of the living creatures in the sea”; Grk “the third of the creatures which were in the sea, the ones having life.”
20 On the term translated “completely destroyed,” L&N 20.40 states, “to cause the complete destruction of someone or something—‘to destroy utterly.’ τὸ τρίτον τῶν πλοίων διεφθάρησαν ‘a third of the ships were completely destroyed’ Re 8:9.”
21 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
22 Or “from heaven” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).
23 Grk “fell.”
24 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” in keeping with the parenthetical nature of this remark.
25 Grk “is called,” but this is somewhat redundant in contemporary English.
26 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.
27 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the star falling on the waters.
28 That is, terribly bitter (see the note on “Wormwood” earlier in this verse).
29 Grk “and many of the men died from these waters because they were bitter.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

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. The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the water, because it had been made bitter.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water—the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain ablaze with fire was hurled into the sea. So a third of the sea became blood, a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from heaven. It fell on a third of the rivers and springs of water. The name of the star is Wormwood, and a third of the waters became wormwood. So, many of the people died from the waters, because they had been made bitter.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the second angel blew his trumpet, and a great mountain of fire was thrown into the sea. One-third of the water in the sea became blood, one-third of all things living in the sea died, and one-third of all the ships on the sea were destroyed.

Then the third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch. It fell on one-third of the rivers and on the springs of water. The name of the star was Bitterness. It made one-third of the water bitter, and many people died from drinking the bitter water.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the second angel blew the trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood, and a third of the creatures in the sea—the ones which had life—died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

And the third angel blew the trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. And the name of the star was called Wormwood, and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the waters because they were made bitter.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; 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.

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; 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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