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class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/revelation/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/revelation/9.htm">New International Version</a> A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur that came out of their mouths. <a href="/nlt/revelation/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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. <a href="/esv/revelation/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed, by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths. <a href="/bsb/revelation/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths. <a href="/blb/revelation/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> By these three plagues, a third of mankind was killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone proceeding out of their mouths. <a href="/kjv/revelation/9.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/revelation/9.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/revelation/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire, the smoke, and the brimstone which came out of their mouths. <a href="/nasb/revelation/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which proceeded out of their mouths. <a href="/nasb77/revelation/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, which proceeded out of their mouths. <a href="/lsb/revelation/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths. <a href="/amp/revelation/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues—by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone that came from the mouths of the horses. <a href="/csb/revelation/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> A third of the human race was killed by these three plagues—by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur that came from their mouths. <a href="/hcsb/revelation/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> A third of the human race was killed by these three plagues—by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur that came from their mouths. <a href="/asv/revelation/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> By these three plagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, which proceeded out of their mouths. <a href="/cev/revelation/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> One third of all people were killed by the three terrible troubles caused by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur. <a href="/erv/revelation/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> By these three plagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, which proceeded out of their mouths. <a href="/gwt/revelation/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> These three plagues-the fire, smoke, and sulfur which came out of their mouths-killed one-third of humanity. <a href="/gnt/revelation/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> A third of the human race was killed by those three plagues: the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur coming out of the horses' mouths. <a href="/isv/revelation/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> By these three plagues—the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur that came out of their mouths—one-third of humanity was killed. <a href="/net/revelation/9.htm">NET Bible</a> A third of humanity was killed by these three plagues, that is, by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur that came out of their mouths. <a href="/nheb/revelation/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> By these three plagues were one third of humanity killed: from the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur, which proceeded out of their mouths. <a href="/wbt/revelation/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/revelation/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> By these three plagues a third part of mankind were destroyed--by the fire and the smoke, and by the sulphur which came from their mouths.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/revelation/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths. <a href="/web/revelation/9.htm">World English Bible</a> By these three plagues, one third of mankind was killed: by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur, which proceeded out of their mouths. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> by these three plagues the third of mankind was killed, from the fire, and from the smoke, and from the brimstone, that is proceeding out of their mouths, <a href="/blb/revelation/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> By these three plagues, a third of mankind was killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone proceeding out of their mouths. <a href="/ylt/revelation/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> by these three were the third of men killed, from the fire, and from the smoke, and from the brimstone, that is proceeding out of their mouth, <a href="/slt/revelation/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> By these three were the third of men killed, from fire, and from smoke, and from brimstone, coming forth out of their mouths.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And by these three plagues was slain the third part of men, by the fire and by the smoke and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And one third part of men were slain by these three afflictions: by the fire and by the smoke and by the sulphur, which proceeded from their mouths. <a href="/nabre/revelation/9.htm">New American Bible</a> By these three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that came out of their mouths a third of the human race was killed. <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> By these three plagues a third of humankind was killed, by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And by these three plagues, was the third part of men slain, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And by these three scourges a third of the children of men were killed: by the fire, by the brimstone and by the smoke that proceeded from their mouths,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> By these three plagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and the smoke, and the brimstone that issued out of their mouths. <a href="/godbey/revelation/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And from these three plagues the third of the men were slain, from the fire, and from the smoke, and from the brimstone, coming out of their mouth. <a href="/haweis/revelation/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> By these three were slain the third part of mankind, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the sulphur, which proceeded out of their mouths. <a href="/mace/revelation/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a> by these three the third part of men were killed, by the fire, by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. <a href="/wey/revelation/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> By these three plagues a third part of mankind were destroyed--by the fire and the smoke, and by the sulphur which came from their mouths. <a href="/worrell/revelation/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> By these three plagues the third part of men was killed, by reason of the fire, and the smoke, and the brimstone, that was issuing out of their mouths. <a href="/worsley/revelation/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And by these three things, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which came out of their mouths, the third part of men were killed. <a href="/parallel/revelation/9-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=1917" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/9.htm">The Sixth Trumpet</a> …17Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur. 18<a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">A</a> <a href="/greek/5154.htm" title="5154: triton (Adj-NNS) -- Third. Ordinal from treis; third; neuter a third part, or a third time, thirdly.">third</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpōn (N-GMP) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">mankind</a> <a href="/greek/615.htm" title="615: apektanthēsan (V-AIP-3P) -- To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy.">was killed</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">by</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: toutōn (DPro-GFP) -- This; he, she, it. ">the</a> <a href="/greek/5140.htm" title="5140: triōn (Adj-GFP) -- Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; three.">three</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4127.htm" title="4127: plēgōn (N-GFP) -- A blow, stripe, wound; an affliction, plague. From plesso; a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity.">plagues</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4442.htm" title="4442: pyros (N-GNS) -- Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; fire.">fire,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2586.htm" title="2586: kapnou (N-GMS) -- Smoke. Of uncertain affinity; smoke.">smoke,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2303.htm" title="2303: theiou (N-GNS) -- Brimstone, sulfur. Probably neuter of theios; sulphur.">sulfur</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">that</a> <a href="/greek/1607.htm" title="1607: ekporeuomenou (V-PPM/P-GNS) -- From ek and poreuomai; to depart, be discharged, proceed, project.">proceeded</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">their</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4750.htm" title="4750: stomatōn (N-GNP) -- The mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword. ">mouths.</a> 19For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/9-23.htm">Exodus 9:23-25</a> So 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. / The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation. / Throughout the land of Egypt, the hail struck down everything in the field, both man and beast; it beat down every plant of the field and stripped every tree. <a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Ezekiel 38:22</a> I 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. <a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a> For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Jeremiah 25:31-33</a> The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD. / This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.” / Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground. <a href="/zechariah/14-12.htm">Zechariah 14:12</a> And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. <a href="/2_kings/1-10.htm">2 Kings 1:10-12</a> Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men. / So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’” / Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men. <a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6</a> On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion. <a href="/isaiah/9-18.htm">Isaiah 9:18-19</a> For wickedness burns like a fire that consumes the thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets, which roll upward in billows of smoke. / By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother. <a href="/joel/2-30.htm">Joel 2:30-31</a> I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. / The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. <a href="/nahum/1-6.htm">Nahum 1:6</a> Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him. <a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a> Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. <a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a> There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven. <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7-9</a> and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might, <a href="/hebrews/10-27.htm">Hebrews 10:27</a> but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries. <a href="/revelation/8-7.htm">Revelation 8:7</a> 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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.the third.<a href="/revelation/9-15.htm">Revelation 9:15,17</a> And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/9-17.htm">Brimstone</a> <a href="/revelation/9-2.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/revelation/9-6.htm">Death</a> <a href="/revelation/8-9.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-5.htm">Evils</a> <a href="/revelation/9-17.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/2_john/1-9.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/revelation/9-17.htm">Issued</a> <a href="/job/38-8.htm">Issuing</a> <a href="/revelation/6-11.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/revelation/9-15.htm">Mankind</a> <a href="/revelation/3-16.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/revelation/9-17.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/revelation/9-15.htm">Part</a> <a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Plagues</a> <a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Proceeded</a> <a href="/revelation/1-16.htm">Proceeding</a> <a href="/philippians/4-18.htm">Smell</a> <a href="/revelation/9-17.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/revelation/9-17.htm">Sulfur</a> <a href="/luke/17-29.htm">Sulphur</a> <a href="/revelation/9-15.htm">Third</a> <a href="/revelation/8-13.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Brimstone</a> <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/revelation/9-21.htm">Death</a> <a href="/genesis/7-23.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-17.htm">Evils</a> <a href="/revelation/10-1.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/revelation/13-10.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/joshua/8-22.htm">Issued</a> <a href="/revelation/16-13.htm">Issuing</a> <a href="/revelation/9-20.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/revelation/9-20.htm">Mankind</a> <a href="/revelation/9-19.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/revelation/9-19.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/revelation/11-13.htm">Part</a> <a href="/revelation/9-20.htm">Plagues</a> <a href="/revelation/19-21.htm">Proceeded</a> <a href="/revelation/19-21.htm">Proceeding</a> <a href="/genesis/27-27.htm">Smell</a> <a href="/revelation/14-11.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Sulfur</a> <a href="/revelation/19-20.htm">Sulphur</a> <a href="/revelation/11-14.htm">Third</a> <a href="/revelation/11-9.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 9</div>1. <a href="/revelation/9-1.htm">At the sounding of the fifth angel, a star falls from heaven, to whom is given the key to the bottomless pit.</a> 2. <a href="/revelation/9-2.htm">He opens the pit, and there come forth locusts like scorpions.</a> 12. <a href="/revelation/9-12.htm">The first woe past.</a> 13. <a href="/revelation/9-13.htm">The sixth trumpet sounds.</a> 14. <a href="/revelation/9-14.htm">Four angels who were bound are let loose.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/revelation/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>A third of mankind was killed This phrase indicates a significant portion of the world's population being affected, emphasizing the severity of the judgment. The fraction "a third" is symbolic of a partial but substantial judgment, reflecting God's restraint in not allowing total destruction. This echoes earlier judgments in Revelation, such as the trumpet judgments, where a third of various elements are affected (<a href="/revelation/8-7.htm">Revelation 8:7-12</a>). It serves as a warning and a call to repentance, highlighting the seriousness of sin and the need for divine justice.by the three plagues The term "plagues" connects to the plagues of Egypt in Exodus, where God used plagues as instruments of judgment and deliverance. In Revelation, plagues are a recurring theme, symbolizing divine retribution and the fulfillment of prophetic warnings. These plagues are part of the trumpet judgments, which are designed to lead humanity to repentance and acknowledge God's sovereignty.of fire, smoke, and sulfur These elements are reminiscent of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (<a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24</a>), where fire and sulfur were used as instruments of divine judgment. Fire, smoke, and sulfur are often associated with hell and eternal punishment (<a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10-11, 20</a>:10), symbolizing the consuming and purifying nature of God's judgment. They also reflect the imagery of volcanic activity, which would have been familiar to the ancient audience, symbolizing sudden and overwhelming destruction.that proceeded from their mouths This phrase suggests that the source of the plagues is the demonic cavalry described earlier in <a href="/revelation/9-17.htm">Revelation 9:17</a>. The imagery of something proceeding from the mouth can symbolize the power of words and commands, as seen in the creative and destructive power of God's word (Genesis 1, <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a>). It also reflects the deceptive and destructive nature of false teachings and lies, which can lead to spiritual and physical death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_four_angels.htm">The Four Angels</a> These are the angels bound at the great river Euphrates, released to kill a third of mankind. Their release is part of the sixth trumpet judgment. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_euphrates_river.htm">The Euphrates River</a> A significant geographical location in biblical prophecy, often associated with boundaries and judgment. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_plagues.htm">The Plagues</a> Fire, smoke, and sulfur are the three plagues mentioned, symbolizing divine judgment and reminiscent of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. 4. <a href="/topical/m/mankind.htm">Mankind</a> Refers to the people on earth who are subject to these judgments, highlighting the severity and scope of the end-times events. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sixth_trumpet.htm">The Sixth Trumpet</a> Part of the series of judgments in Revelation, the sixth trumpet heralds a significant escalation in the intensity of God's wrath.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a> God's judgment is real and severe, as depicted in Revelation. Believers are called to live in a way that reflects the seriousness of God's holiness and justice. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> The plagues serve as a warning and a call to repentance. Christians should be diligent in sharing the gospel, urging others to turn to Christ before it's too late. <a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a> The events in Revelation demonstrate God's ultimate control over history. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God is sovereign and His plans will prevail. <a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_the_gospel.htm">The Urgency of the Gospel</a> The impending judgment highlights the urgency of evangelism. Christians should be motivated to spread the message of salvation with urgency and compassion. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_christ.htm">Hope in Christ</a> Despite the terrifying imagery, Revelation ultimately points to the hope found in Christ. Believers are encouraged to remain steadfast, knowing that their future is secure in Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 9</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_bad_talk.htm">What role do magic arts play in Revelation?</a> <a href="/q/can_a_city_fall_to_plagues_fire_in_a_day.htm">Revelation 18:8 - Is it scientifically plausible for an entire great city to be consumed by plagues and fire 'in one day'?</a> <a href="/q/revelation_18_10__'one_hour'_vs._other_judgments.htm">Revelation 18:10 - How does the city's destruction 'in one hour' align with or contradict other biblical texts about judgment events?</a> <a href="/q/revelation_8_7__hail,_fire,_blood_possible.htm">In Revelation 8:7, how is hail and fire mixed with blood possible, and has anything like this been documented in history or science?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) By these three . . .--Better, From these three plagues were the third part of mankind slain, by the tire and the smoke and the brimstone which goeth forth out of their mouths. For the power of the horse is in their mouth, and in their tails, for their tails were like serpents, having heads, and with them they hurt (or, injure). The destructive power in this vision is in mouth and tail, in the last trumpet-vision it was in the tail only (<a href="/revelation/9-10.htm" title="And they had tails like to scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.">Revelation 9:10</a>). The devastating power is increased; the foes come swift as horsemen, strong as lions, venomous as serpents, breathing forth elements that blind and burn with deadly power. We have, then, forces which are mighty, malicious, and relentless, and which are bidden forth against mankind for their sins of worldliness. (See <a href="/context/revelation/9-20.htm" title="And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:">Revelation 9:20-21</a>.) It is not once only in the history of the world that such powers have been let loose. The desolations wrought by invading hordes-- the force and ferocity of Turkish power establishing itself in Europe and threatening the power of Christendom--the widespread terror and slaughter promoted by the outbreak of the spirit of unrestrained violence in France, followed by reckless war, may illustrate such a vision as the present; but the main teaching of it is the never-failing truth that the spirit of worldliness provokes its own punishment, wherever it may exist, and its retribution is in a form which serves to reveal what latent power of destruction lurks behind every sin, and what hidden spiritual foes there are to intensify human passions and to increase human misery.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 18. - 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; by these three plagues (as in Revised Version)... the brimstone, which proceeded. Although the last clause technically is attached to "brimstone" only, yet the description applies to all three of the things mentioned. "The third part" again a large, but not the largest, part of mankind (see on Revelation 8:7). The locusts were forbidden to kill (ver. 5); these horsemen are permitted to do so. Each judgment of the trumpet visions appears t) increase in severity. We may here see portrayed the terrible and destructive character of the results of sin. Such results are experienced to the full by the third part of men, the large class who" repent not of their murders, nor of their sorceries," etc. (ver. 21). <a href="/commentaries/revelation/9-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>A τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. third τρίτον (triton) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5154.htm">Strong's 5154: </a> Third. Ordinal from treis; third; neuter a third part, or a third time, thirdly. of τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. mankind ἀνθρώπων (anthrōpōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. was killed ἀπεκτάνθησαν (apektanthēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_615.htm">Strong's 615: </a> To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy. by ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. [the] τούτων (toutōn) Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. three τριῶν (triōn) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5140.htm">Strong's 5140: </a> Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'. plagues πληγῶν (plēgōn) Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4127.htm">Strong's 4127: </a> A blow, stripe, wound; an affliction, plague. From plesso; a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity. of ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. fire, πυρὸς (pyros) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4442.htm">Strong's 4442: </a> Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; 'fire'. smoke, καπνοῦ (kapnou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2586.htm">Strong's 2586: </a> Smoke. Of uncertain affinity; smoke. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. brimstone θείου (theiou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2303.htm">Strong's 2303: </a> Brimstone, sulfur. Probably neuter of theios; sulphur. that τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. proceeded ἐκπορευομένου (ekporeuomenou) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1607.htm">Strong's 1607: </a> From ek and poreuomai; to depart, be discharged, proceed, project. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. mouths. στομάτων (stomatōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4750.htm">Strong's 4750: </a> The mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/revelation/9-18.htm">Revelation 9:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/revelation/9-18.htm">Revelation 9:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/revelation/9-18.htm">Revelation 9:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/revelation/9-18.htm">Revelation 9:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/revelation/9-18.htm">Revelation 9:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/revelation/9-18.htm">Revelation 9:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/revelation/9-18.htm">Revelation 9:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/revelation/9-18.htm">Revelation 9:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/revelation/9-18.htm">Revelation 9:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/revelation/9-18.htm">Revelation 9:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/revelation/9-18.htm">NT Prophecy: Revelation 9:18 By these three plagues were one third (Rev. 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