The Trumpets

6 Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpetsh prepared to sound them.

7 The first angeli sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and firej mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A thirdk of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.l

8 The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain,m all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A thirdn of the sea turned into blood,o 9 a thirdp of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

10 The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the skyq on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waterr—11 the name of the star is Wormwood.a A thirds of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.t

12 The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a thirdu of them turned dark.v A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.w