Revelation 8:13

Revelation 8:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
• New International Version (NIV)As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I looked, and I heard an eagle crying with a loud voice as it flew directly overhead, "Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, at the blasts of the other trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I looked, and I heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!”

Context of Revelation 8:13

11The name of the star is Wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the waters, because they had become bitter (toxic). 12Then the fourth angel sounded [his trumpet], and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and a third of the daylight would not shine, and the night in the same way [would not shine]. Then I looked, and I heard a solitary eagle flying in midheaven [for all to see], saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe [great wrath is coming] to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpets which the three angels are about to sound [announcing ever greater judgments]!”

Revelation 8:13 word by word

Καὶ εἶδον καὶ ἤκουσα ἑνὸς ἀετοῦ πετομένου ἐν μεσουρανήματι λέγοντος φωνῇ μεγάλῃ· οὐαὶ οὐαὶ οὐαὶ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐκ τῶν λοιπῶν φωνῶν τῆς σάλπιγγος τῶν τριῶν ἀγγέλων τῶν μελλόντων σαλπίζειν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• I beheldὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• anεἷςheis · oneG1520
• angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• flyingπέτομαιpetomai petaomai ptaomai · to flyG4072
• throughἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the midst of heavenμεσουράνημαmesouranēma · midairG3321
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• withφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• a loudμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• Woeοὐαίouai · woe!G3759
• to the inhabitersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• to the inhabitersκατοικέωkatoikeō · to dwellG2730
• ofἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• by reasonἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• of the otherλοιπόςloipoi · remainingG3062
• of the trumpetσάλπιγξsalpigx · trumpetG4536
• of the threeτρεῖςtreis tria · ThreeG5140
• angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• which are yetμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• to soundσαλπίζωsalpizō · to sound a trumpetG4537

Cross-references for Revelation 8:13

• Revelation 14:3And they sang a new song before the throne [of God] and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one could learn the song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who had been purchased (ransomed, redeemed) from the earth.
• Revelation 19:17Then I saw a single angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he shouted to all the birds that fly in midheaven, saying, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,
• Psalms 103:20Bless the Lord, you His angels, You mighty ones who do His commandments, Obeying the voice of His word!
• Hebrews 1:14Are not all the angels ministering spirits sent out [by God] to serve (accompany, protect) those who will inherit salvation? [Of course they are!]
• Revelation 9:1Then the fifth angel sounded [his trumpet], and I saw a star (angelic being) that had fallen from heaven to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit (abyss) was given to him (the star-angel).
• Revelation 11:14The second woe is past; behold, the third woe is coming quickly.
• Ezekiel 2:10And He spread it before me, and it was written on the front and on the back, and written on it were [words of] lamentation (funeral songs) and mourning and woe.

Commentaries on Revelation 8:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13I - heard an angel flying - Instead of , an angel flying, almost every MS. and version of note has , an eagle flying. The eagle was the symbol of the Romans, and was always on their ensigns. The three woes which are here expressed were probably to be executed by this people, and upon the Jews and their commonwealth. Taken in this sense the symbols appear consistent and appropriate; and the reading eagle instead of angel is undoubtedly genuine, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13And I beheld - My attention was attracted by a new vision. And heard an angel flying, … - I heard the voice of an angel making this proclamation. Woe, woe, woe - That is, there will be great woe. The repetition of the word is intensive, and the idea is, that the sounding of the three remaining trumpets would indicate great and fearful calamities. These three are grouped together as if they pertained to a similar series of events, as the first four had…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 The first angel sounded the first trumpet, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood. A storm of heresies, a mixture of dreadful errors falling on the church, or a tempest of destruction. The second angel sounded, and a great mountain, burning with fire, was cast into the sea; and the third part of the sea became blood. By this mountain some understand leaders of the persecutions; others, Rome sacked by the Goths and Vandals, with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13In ancient times, people saw the eagle as a messenger from God (see 4 Ezra 11:7–8; 2 Baruch 77:19–26). Woe! Woe! Woe: A threefold announcement would be seen as a message from God (see Acts 10:16). The terror (Greek ouai), which sounded like an eagle's screech, was directed against those who were not among God's faithful (see Revelation 6:10; 9:4, 20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. an angel--A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic read for "angel," which is supported by none of the oldest manuscripts, "an eagle": the symbol of judgment descending fatally from on high; the king of birds pouncing on the prey. Compare this fourth trumpet and the flying eagle with the fourth seal introduced by the fourth living creature, "like a flying eagle," Re 4:7; 6:7, 8: the aspect of Jesus as presented by the fourth Evangelist. John is compared in…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 8:13

• Angel (a Spirit)

In the dictionaries

• Eagle
• Ethics
• Inhabit; Inhabitant
• Literature, Sub-Apostolic
• Midian; Midianites
• Revelation of John
• Angels

Commentaries on Revelation 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings