By these three plagues were one third of mankind killed: by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur, which proceeded out of their mouths.
Parallel translations
- KJV By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
- BSB A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.
- ESV By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed, by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths.
- NKJV By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed—by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths.
- NASB A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire, the smoke, and the brimstone which came out of their mouths.
- NLT One-third of all the people on earth were killed by these three plagues—by the fire and smoke and burning sulfur that came from the mouths of the horses.
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Cross-references · 2
- Rev 9:17Thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those who sat on them, having breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the horses’ heads resembled lions’ heads. Out of their mouths proceed fire, smoke, and sulfur.
- Rev 9:15The four angels were freed who had been prepared for that hour and day and month and year, so that they might kill one third of mankind.
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