Revelation 8

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

1 Ref And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

2 Ref And I saw the seven angels that stand before God; and there were given unto them seven trumpets.

3 Ref And another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should add it unto the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

4 Ref And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.

5 Ref And the angel taketh the censer; and he filled it with the fire of the altar, and cast it upon the earth: and there followed thunders, and voices, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

6 Ref And the seven angels that had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

7 Ref 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.

8 Ref 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 Ref and there died the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, `even' they that had life; and the third part of the ships was destroyed.

10 Ref And the third angel sounded, and there fell from heaven a great star, burning as a torch, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of the waters;

11 Ref and the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

12 Ref And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; that the third part of them should be darkened, and the day should not shine for the third part of it, and the night in like manner.

13 Ref And I saw, and I heard an eagle, flying in mid heaven, saying with a great voice, Woe, woe, woe, for them that dwell on the earth, by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, who are yet to sound.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Ref And when he openeth the seventh seal, there came silence in the heaven about half-an-hour,

2 Ref and I saw the seven messengers who before God have stood, and there were given to them seven trumpets,

3 Ref and another messenger did come, and he stood at the altar, having a golden censer, and there was given to him much perfume, that he may give `it' to the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar that `is' before the throne,

4 Ref and go up did the smoke of the perfumes to the prayers of the saints out of the hand of the messenger, before God;

5 Ref and the messenger took the censer, and did fill it out of the fire of the altar, and did cast `it' to the earth, and there came voices, and thunders, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

6 Ref And the seven messengers who are having the seven trumpets did prepare themselves that they may sound;

7 Ref 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.

8 Ref And the second messenger did sound, and as it were a great mountain with fire burning was cast into the sea, and the third of the sea became blood,

9 Ref and die did the third of the creatures that `are' in the sea, those having life, and the third of the ships were destroyed.

10 Ref And the third messenger did sound, and there fell out of the heaven a great star, burning as a lamp, and it did fall upon the third of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters,

11 Ref and the name of the star is called Wormwood, and the third of the waters doth become wormwood, and many of the men did die of the waters, because they were made bitter.

12 Ref And the fourth messenger did sound, and smitten was the third of the sun, and the third of the moon, and the third of the stars, that darkened may be the third of them, and that the day may not shine -- the third of it, and the night in like manner.

13 Ref And I saw, and I heard one messenger, flying in the mid-heaven, saying with a great voice, `Wo, wo, wo, to those dwelling upon the land from the rest of the voices of the trumpet of the three messengers who are about to sound.'

World English Bible (WEB)

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

2 Ref I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

3 Ref Another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer. Much incense was given to him, that he should add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne.

4 Ref The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.

5 Ref The angel took the censer, and he filled it with the fire of the altar, and threw it on the earth. There followed thunders, sounds, lightnings, and an earthquake.

6 Ref The seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

7 Ref 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,{TR omits "One third of the earth was burnt up"} and one third of the trees were burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

8 Ref The second angel sounded, and something like a great burning mountain was thrown into the sea. One third of the sea became blood,

9 Ref and one third of the living creatures which were in the sea died. One third of the ships were destroyed.

10 Ref The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch, and it fell on one third of the rivers, and on the springs of the waters.

11 Ref The name of the star is called "Wormwood." One third of the waters became wormwood. Many people died from the waters, because they were made bitter.

12 Ref The fourth angel sounded, and one third of the sun was struck, and one third of the moon, and one third of the stars; so that one third of them would be darkened, and the day wouldn't shine for one third of it, and the night in the same way.

13 Ref I saw, and I heard an eagle,{TR reads "angel" instead of "eagle"} flying in mid heaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe! Woe! Woe for those who dwell on the earth, because of the other voices of the trumpets of the three angels, who are yet to sound!"

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