53 The phrase ἐκ τοῦ πυρὸς καὶ τοῦ καπνοῦ καὶ τοῦ θείου τοῦ ἐκπορευομένου ἐκ τῶν στομάτων αὐτῶν (“by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur that came out of their mouths”) is taken as epexegetical (explanatory) to the phrase τῶν τριῶν πληγῶν τούτων (“these three plagues”).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed, by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur that came out of their mouths.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A third of the human race was killed by these three plagues—by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur that came from their mouths.

NLTNew Living Translation

One-third of all the people on earth were killed by these three plagues—by the fire and smoke and burning sulfur that came from the mouths of the horses.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

By these three plagues a third of humanity was killed—by the fire and the smoke and the sulphur that came out of their mouths.

KJV 1900King James Version

By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.

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