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11 The name of the star is Wormwood.[a] And a third of all the water became bitter. Many people died from drinking the water that was bitter.

12 The fourth angel blew his trumpet. Then a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were hit. So a third of them became dark. A third of the day was without light.

13 While I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying high in the air. The eagle said with a loud voice, “Trouble! Trouble! Trouble for those who live on the earth! The trouble will begin with the sounds of the trumpets that the other three angels are about to blow.”

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Footnotes

  1. 8:11 Wormwood Name of a very bitter plant, used here to give the idea of bitter sorrow.

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