Revelation 8:9

8:9 and a third of the creatures ¹  living in the sea died, and a third of the ships were completely destroyed. ² 

Revelation 8:11

8:11 (Now ³  the name of the star is ⁴  Wormwood.) ⁵  So ⁶  a third of the waters became wormwood, ⁷  and many people died from these waters because they were poisoned. ⁸ 

[8:9]  ¹ tn Or “a third of the living creatures in the sea”; Grk “the third of the creatures which were in the sea, the ones having life.”

[8:9]  ² tn On the term translated “completely destroyed,” L&N 20.40 states, “to cause the complete destruction of someone or something – ‘to destroy utterly.’ τὸ τρίτον τῶν πλοίων διεφθάρησαν ‘a third of the ships were completely destroyed’ Re 8:9.”

[8:11]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” in keeping with the parenthetical nature of this remark.

[8:11]  ⁴ tn Grk “is called,” but this is somewhat redundant in contemporary English.

[8:11]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the star falling on the waters.

[8:11]  ⁷ tn That is, terribly bitter (see the note on “Wormwood” earlier in this verse).

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