Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur that came out of their mouths. New 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. English Standard Version By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed, by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths. Berean Standard Bible A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths. Berean Literal Bible By these three plagues, a third of mankind was killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone proceeding out of their mouths. King James Bible 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. New King James Version By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed—by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths. New American Standard Bible A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire, the smoke, and the brimstone which came out of their mouths. NASB 1995 A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which proceeded out of their mouths. NASB 1977 A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, which proceeded out of their mouths. Legacy Standard Bible A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths. Amplified Bible A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues—by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone that came from the mouths of the horses. Christian 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. Holman Christian 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. American Standard Version By these three plagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, which proceeded out of their mouths. Contemporary English Version One third of all people were killed by the three terrible troubles caused by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur. English Revised Version By these three plagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, which proceeded out of their mouths. GOD'S WORD® Translation These three plagues-the fire, smoke, and sulfur which came out of their mouths-killed one-third of humanity. Good News Translation A third of the human race was killed by those three plagues: the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur coming out of the horses' mouths. International Standard Version By these three plagues—the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur that came out of their mouths—one-third of humanity was killed. Majority Standard Bible A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths. NET Bible A third of humanity was killed by these three plagues, that is, by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur that came out of their mouths. New Heart English Bible By these three plagues were one third of humanity killed: from the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur, which proceeded out of their mouths. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Weymouth New Testament By these three plagues a third part of mankind were destroyed--by the fire and the smoke, and by the sulphur which came from their mouths. World English Bible By these three plagues, one third of mankind was killed: by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur, which proceeded out of their mouths. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionby these three plagues the third of mankind was killed, from the fire, and from the smoke, and from the brimstone, that is proceeding out of their mouths, Berean Literal Bible By these three plagues, a third of mankind was killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone proceeding out of their mouths. Young's Literal Translation by these three were the third of men killed, from the fire, and from the smoke, and from the brimstone, that is proceeding out of their mouth, Smith's Literal Translation By these three were the third of men killed, from fire, and from smoke, and from brimstone, coming forth out of their mouths. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd by these three plagues was slain the third part of men, by the fire and by the smoke and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. Catholic Public Domain Version And one third part of men were slain by these three afflictions: by the fire and by the smoke and by the sulphur, which proceeded from their mouths. New American Bible By these three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that came out of their mouths a third of the human race was killed. New Revised Standard Version By these three plagues a third of humankind was killed, by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd by these three plagues, was the third part of men slain, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And by these three scourges a third of the children of men were killed: by the fire, by the brimstone and by the smoke that proceeded from their mouths, NT Translations Anderson New TestamentBy these three plagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and the smoke, and the brimstone that issued out of their mouths. Godbey New Testament And from these three plagues the third of the men were slain, from the fire, and from the smoke, and from the brimstone, coming out of their mouth. Haweis New Testament By these three were slain the third part of mankind, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the sulphur, which proceeded out of their mouths. Mace New Testament by these three the third part of men were killed, by the fire, by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. Weymouth New Testament By these three plagues a third part of mankind were destroyed--by the fire and the smoke, and by the sulphur which came from their mouths. Worrell New Testament By these three plagues the third part of men was killed, by reason of the fire, and the smoke, and the brimstone, that was issuing out of their mouths. Worsley New Testament And by these three things, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which came out of their mouths, the third part of men were killed. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Sixth Trumpet…17Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur. 18A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths. 19For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.… Cross References Exodus 9:23-25 So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt. / The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation. / Throughout the land of Egypt, the hail struck down everything in the field, both man and beast; it beat down every plant of the field and stripped every tree. Ezekiel 38:22 I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him. Isaiah 66:15-16 For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD. Jeremiah 25:31-33 The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD. / This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.” / Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground. Zechariah 14:12 And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. 2 Kings 1:10-12 Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men. / So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’” / Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men. Psalm 11:6 On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion. Isaiah 9:18-19 For wickedness burns like a fire that consumes the thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets, which roll upward in billows of smoke. / By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother. Joel 2:30-31 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. / The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. Nahum 1:6 Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him. Matthew 24:7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. Luke 21:11 There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven. 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might, Hebrews 10:27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries. Revelation 8:7 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. Treasury of Scripture 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. the third. Revelation 9:15,17 Jump to Previous Brimstone Burning Death Destroyed Evils Fire Goes Issued Issuing Killed Mankind Mouth Mouths Part Plagues Proceeded Proceeding Smell Smoke Sulfur Sulphur Third ThreeJump to Next Brimstone Burning Death Destroyed Evils Fire Goes Issued Issuing Killed Mankind Mouth Mouths Part Plagues Proceeded Proceeding Smell Smoke Sulfur Sulphur Third ThreeRevelation 9 1. At the sounding of the fifth angel, a star falls from heaven, to whom is given the key to the bottomless pit.2. He opens the pit, and there come forth locusts like scorpions. 12. The first woe past. 13. The sixth trumpet sounds. 14. Four angels who were bound are let loose. A third of mankind This phrase indicates a significant portion of the human population, emphasizing the severity of the judgment. The fraction "a third" is symbolic, often used in Revelation to denote a substantial yet not total destruction, suggesting God's mercy even in judgment. Historically, this reflects the partial judgments seen throughout the Bible, where God allows consequences to bring about repentance and reflection. was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Aτὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. third τρίτον (triton) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 5154: Third. Ordinal from treis; third; neuter a third part, or a third time, thirdly. of τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. mankind ἀνθρώπων (anthrōpōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. was killed ἀπεκτάνθησαν (apektanthēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 615: To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy. by ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. [the] τούτων (toutōn) Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Plural Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. three τριῶν (triōn) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural Strong's 5140: Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'. plagues πληγῶν (plēgōn) Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural Strong's 4127: A blow, stripe, wound; an affliction, plague. From plesso; a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity. of ἐκ (ek) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. fire, πυρὸς (pyros) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 4442: Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; 'fire'. smoke, καπνοῦ (kapnou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2586: Smoke. Of uncertain affinity; smoke. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. brimstone θείου (theiou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 2303: Brimstone, sulfur. Probably neuter of theios; sulphur. that τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. proceeded ἐκπορευομένου (ekporeuomenou) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 1607: From ek and poreuomai; to depart, be discharged, proceed, project. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. mouths. στομάτων (stomatōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 4750: The mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword. 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