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Revelation 8

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

² Then I saw the seven angels who stand in the presence of God; seven trumpets were given to them.

³ Another angel, with a gold incense burner, came and stood at the altar. He was given a large amount of incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the gold altar in front of the throne.

⁴ The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up in the presence of God from the angel’s hand.

⁵ The angel took the incense burner, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; there were rumblings of thunder, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

⁶ And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.

⁷ The first angel [1] blew his trumpet, and hail and fire, mixed with blood, were hurled to the earth. So a third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.

⁸ 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,

⁹ a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ 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.

¹² The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day was without light, and the night as well. ⓒ

¹³ I looked again and heard an eagle [2] flying high overhead, crying out in a loud voice, “Woe! ⓓ Woe! Woe to those who live on the earth, because of the remaining trumpet blasts that the three angels are about to sound!”

#	HCSB
1	When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
2	Then I saw the seven angels who stand in the presence of God; seven trumpets were given to them.
3	Another angel, with a gold incense burner, came and stood at the altar. He was given a large amount of incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the gold altar in front of the throne.
4	The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up in the presence of God from the angel’s hand.
5	The angel took the incense burner, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; there were rumblings of thunder, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
6	And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.
7	The first angel [1] blew his trumpet, and hail and fire, mixed with blood, were hurled to the earth. So a third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
8	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,
9	a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
10	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.
11	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.
12	The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day was without light, and the night as well. ⓒ
13	I looked again and heard an eagle [2] flying high overhead, crying out in a loud voice, “Woe! ⓓ Woe! Woe to those who live on the earth, because of the remaining trumpet blasts that the three angels are about to sound!”

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^{Revelation 8:11 [24]} Wormwood is a bitter substance.

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