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

11That star was named Wormwood. One-third of the water turned into wormwood, and many people died from this water because it had turned bitter. 12When the fourth angel blew his trumpet, one-third of the sun, one-third of the moon, and one-third of the stars were struck so that one-third of them turned dark. There was no light for one-third of the day and one-third of the night. I saw an eagle flying overhead, and I heard it say in a loud voice, “Catastrophe, catastrophe, catastrophe for those living on earth, because of the remaining trumpet blasts which the three angels are about to blow.”

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 14:3They were singing a new song in front of the throne, the four living creatures, and the leaders. Only the 144,000 people who had been bought on earth could learn the song.
• Revelation 19:17I saw an angel standing in the sun. He cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come! Gather for the great banquet of God.
• Psalms 103:20Praise the Lord, all his angels, you mighty beings who carry out his orders and are ready to obey his spoken orders.
• Hebrews 1:14What are all the angels? They are spirits sent to serve those who are going to receive salvation.
• Revelation 9:1When the fifth angel blew his trumpet, I saw a star that had fallen to earth from the sky. The star was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit.
• Revelation 11:14The second catastrophe is over. The third catastrophe will soon be here.
• Ezekiel 2:10He spread the scroll in front of me. There was writing on the front and back. There were funeral songs, songs of mourning, and horrible things written on it.

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