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Revelation 8:7
7The first [angel] sounded [his trumpet], and there was [a storm of] hail and fire, mixed with blood, and it was hurled to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
Revelation 8:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
- New International Version (NIV)The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The first angel sounded: And hail and fire followed, mingled with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. And a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.
Context of Revelation 8:7
5So the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder and loud rumblings and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake. 6Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them [initiating the judgments]. The first [angel] sounded [his trumpet], and there was [a storm of] hail and fire, mixed with blood, and it was hurled to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. 8The second angel sounded [his trumpet], and something like a great mountain blazing with fire was hurled into the sea; and a third of the sea was turned to blood; 9and a third of the living creatures that were in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
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Καὶ ὁ πρῶτος ἐσάλπισεν, καὶ ἐγένετο χάλαζα καὶ πῦρ μεμιγμένα ἐν αἵματι, καὶ ἐβλήθη εἰς τὴν γῆν καὶ τὸ τρίτον τῆς γῆς κατεκάη· καὶ τὸ τρίτον τῶν δένδρων κατεκάη, καὶ πᾶς χόρτος χλωρὸς κατεκάη.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·καίkai · andG2532
- The firstὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- The firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
- angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
- soundedσαλπίζωsalpizō · to sound a trumpetG4537
- there followedγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- hailχάλαζαchalaza · hailG5464
- fireπῦρpur · fireG4442
- mingledμίγνυμιmignumi · to mixG3396
- with bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
- they were castβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
- uponεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
- the third partτρίτοςtritos · thirdG5154
- of treesδένδρονdendron · treeG1186
- was burnt upκατακαίωkatakaiō · to burnG2618
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- greenχλωρόςchlōros · greenG5515
- grassχόρτοςchortos · grassG5528
Cross-references for Revelation 8:7
- Revelation 16:21And giant hailstones, as heavy as a talent, fell from the sky on the people; and people reviled and spoke abusively of God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so very great.
- Exodus 9:23Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and lightning (fireballs) ran down to the earth and along the ground. And the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt.
- Joshua 10:11As they fled before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, the Lord threw down large stones [of hail] from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. More [Amorites] died because of the hailstones than those whom the sons of Israel killed with the sword.
- Psalms 11:5The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked, And His soul hates the [malevolent] one who loves violence.
- Psalms 18:12Out of the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds, Hailstones and coals of fire.
- Psalms 78:47He destroyed their vines with [great] hailstones And their sycamore trees with frost.
- Psalms 105:32He gave them hail for rain, With flaming fire in their land.
- Isaiah 28:2Listen carefully, the Lord has a strong and mighty agent [the Assyrian]; Like a tempest of hail, a disastrous storm, Like a tempest of mighty overflowing waters, He has cast it down to the earth with His hand.
- Isaiah 29:6You will be punished by the Lord of hosts with thunder and earthquake and great noise, With whirlwind and tempest and the flame of a consuming fire.
- Isaiah 30:30And the Lord will make His majestic voice heard, And show the descending of His arm [striking] in [His] fierce anger, And in the flame of a devouring fire, In the crashing sound of heavy rain, cloudburst, and hailstones.
- Isaiah 32:19But it will hail, when the forest comes down, And the [capital] city will fall in utter humiliation.
- Ezekiel 13:10It is definitely because they have seduced My people, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and because when one builds a [flimsy] wall, behold, these [lying] prophets plaster it over with whitewash;
- Ezekiel 38:22With pestilence and with bloodshed I will enter into judgment with Gog; and I will rain on him torrents of rain with [great] hailstones, fire and brimstone on his hordes and on the many nations that are with him.
- Matthew 7:25And the rain fell, and the floods and torrents came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.
- Revelation 16:2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and loathsome and malignant sores came on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.
- Revelation 8:9and a third of the living creatures that were in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
Commentaries on Revelation 8:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Hail and fire mingled with blood - This was something like the ninth plague of Egypt. See Exodus 9:18-24; : "The Lord sent thunder and hail - and fire mingled with the hail - and the fire ran along upon the ground." In the hail and fire mingled with blood, some fruitful imaginations might find gunpowder and cannon balls, and canister shot and bombs. They were cast upon the earth - · Into that land; viz., Judea, thus often designated. And the third part of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The first angel sounded - The first in order, and indicating the first in the series of events that were to follow. And there followed hail - Hail is usually a symbol of the divine vengeance, as it has often been employed to accomplish the divine purposes of punishment. Thus, in Exodus 9:23, “And the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt.” So in Psalm 105:32, referring to the plagues…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. 7Hail and fire mixed with blood show the destruction of plant life, similar to the seventh plague on Egypt (see Exodus 9:13–35; Joel 2:31; Acts 2:19). was burned up, along with … all the green grass: Nothing escapes God's judgment. This vision does not need to align with Revelation 9:4 because each scene is independent and conveys its own message.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. The common feature of the first four trumpets is, the judgments under them affect natural objects, the accessories of life, the earth, trees, grass, the sea, rivers, fountains, the light of the sun, moon, and stars. The last three, the woe-trumpets (Re 8:13), affect men's life with pain, death, and hell. The language is evidently drawn from the plagues of Egypt, five or six out of the ten exactly corresponding: the hail, the fire (Ex 9:24), the WATER…Read the comment
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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
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