⁴And his tail ^ldrew ^mthe third part of the stars of heaven, and ⁿdid cast them to the earth: and ^hthe dragon stood before ^othe woman which was ready to be delivered, ^pfor to devour her child as soon as it was born.

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l Mic. 7:17 (Gk.).
mch. 8:7–12.
hver. 4, 7, 9, 13, 16, 17. ch. 13:2, 4, 11. & 16:13. & 20:2. So Ps. 91:13. Isai. 27:1.
over. 2.
pComp. Ex. 1:16. Matt. 2:16.

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n Dan. 8:10.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Its tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Its tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth. And the dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she did give birth it might devour her child.

NLTNew Living Translation

His tail swept away one-third of the stars in the sky, and he threw them to the earth. He stood in front of the woman as she was about to give birth, ready to devour her baby as soon as it was born.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And his tail swept away a third of the stars from heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, in order that whenever she gave birth to her child he could devour it.