Revelation 8:10-11

8:10 Then ¹  the third angel blew his trumpet, and a huge star burning like a torch fell from the sky; ²  it landed ³  on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 8:11 (Now ⁴  the name of the star is ⁵  Wormwood.) ⁶  So ⁷  a third of the waters became wormwood, ⁸  and many people died from these waters because they were poisoned. ⁹ 

[8:10]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[8:10]  ² tn Or “from heaven” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).

[8:10]  ³ tn Grk “fell.”

[8:11]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” in keeping with the parenthetical nature of this remark.

[8:11]  ⁵ tn Grk “is called,” but this is somewhat redundant in contemporary English.

[8:11]  ⁶ sn Wormwood refers to a particularly bitter herb with medicinal value. According to L&N 3.21, “The English term wormwood is derived from the use of the plant as a medicine to kill intestinal worms.” This remark about the star’s name is parenthetical in nature.

[8:11]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the star falling on the waters.

[8:11]  ⁸ tn That is, terribly bitter (see the note on “Wormwood” earlier in this verse).

[8:11]  ⁹ tn Grk “and many of the men died from these waters because they were bitter.”