Berean Standard Bible
Revelation 8:7
7Then 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.
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
5Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake. 6And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them. 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. 8Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood, 9a third of the living creatures 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
- Thenκαίkai · andG2532
- theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
- sounded his trumpetσαλπίζωsalpizō · to sound a trumpetG4537
- ·γίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- hailχάλαζαchalaza · hailG5464
- fireπῦρpur · fireG4442
- mixedμίγνυμιmignumi · to mixG3396
- withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
- were hurled downβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
- uponεἰςeis · towardG1519
- earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
- thirdτρίτοςtritos · thirdG5154
- was burned upκατακαίωkatakaiō · to burnG2618
- treesδένδρονdendron · treeG1186
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- greenχλωρόςchlōros · greenG5515
- grassχόρτοςchortos · grassG5528
Cross-references for Revelation 8:7
- Revelation 16:21And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.
- Exodus 9:23So 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.
- Joshua 10:11As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.
- Psalms 11:5The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.
- Psalms 18:12From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.
- Psalms 78:47He killed their vines with hailstones and their sycamore-figs with sleet.
- Psalms 105:32He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land.
- Isaiah 28:2Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.
- Isaiah 29:6you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.
- Isaiah 30:30And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.
- Isaiah 32:19But hail will level the forest, and the city will sink to the depths.
- Ezekiel 13:10Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,
- Ezekiel 38:22I 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.
- Matthew 7:25The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
- Revelation 16:2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.
- Revelation 8:9a third of the living creatures 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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