KJV King James Version
The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
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Revelation 8:7
The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
The first sounded, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. One third of the earth was burnt up, and one third of the trees were burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
ASV American Standard Version
And the first sounded, and there followed hail and fire, mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of the earth was burnt up, and the third part of the trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the first messenger did sound, and there came hail and fire, mingled with blood, and it was cast to the land, and the third of the trees was burnt up, and all the green grass was burnt up.
Surrounding context — Revelation 8
4 And the smoke of the incense, [which came] with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.
5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast [it] into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
8 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;
9 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.
10 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;
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ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπρῶτοςG4413 · prōtosfirstἐσάλπισεν,G4537 · salpizōto sound a trumpetκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐγένετοG1096 · ginomaito beχάλαζαG5464 · chalazahailκαὶG2532 · kaiandπῦρG4442 · purfireμεμιγμέναG3396 · mignumito mixἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongαἵματι,G129 · ahimabloodκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐβλήθηG906 · ballōto throw: throwεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆνG1093 · gēearth: planetκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoτρίτονG5154 · tritosthirdτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆςG1093 · gēearth: planetκατεκάη·G2618 · katakaiōto burnκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoτρίτονG5154 · tritosthirdτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδένδρωνG1186 · dendrontreeκατεκάη,G2618 · katakaiōto burnκαὶG2532 · kaiandπᾶςG3956 · pasallχόρτοςG5528 · chortosgrassχλωρὸςG5515 · chlōrosgreenκατεκάη.¶G2618 · katakaiōto burn
Cross-references
Ezekiel 38:22And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that [are] with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.Revelation 9:4And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.Revelation 9:18By 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.Isaiah 28:2Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, [which] as a tempest of hail [and] a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.Revelation 9:15And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.Exodus 9:23-25And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.Psalm 105:32He gave them hail for rain, [and] flaming fire in their land.Zechariah 13:8-9And it shall come to pass, [that] in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off [and] die; but the third shall be left therein.Revelation 16:21And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, [every stone] about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.Psalm 11:5-6The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.Psalm 18:12-13At the brightness [that was] before him his thick clouds passed, hail [stones] and coals of fire.Isaiah 32:19When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.Psalm 78:47-48He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.Isaiah 30:30And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of [his] anger, and [with] the flame of a devouring fire, [with] scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.Joshua 10:11And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, [and] were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: [they were] more which died with hailstones than [they] whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.Revelation 8:7-12The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.Isaiah 29:6Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.Isaiah 10:17-18And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
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