9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
9 And G2532 the third part G5154 of the creatures G2938 which G3588 were in G1722 the sea, G2281 and had G2192 life, G5590 died; G599 and G2532 the third part G5154 of the ships G4143 were destroyed. G1311
9 and there died the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, `even' they that had life; and the third part of the ships was destroyed.
9 and die did the third of the creatures that `are' in the sea, those having life, and the third of the ships were destroyed.
9 and the third part of the creatures which were in the sea which had life died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
9 and one third of the living creatures which were in the sea died. One third of the ships were destroyed.
9 And destruction came on a third part of the living things which were in the sea, and on a third part of the ships.
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Commentary on Revelation 8 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 8
We have already seen what occurred upon opening six of the seals; we now come to the opening of the seventh, which introduced the sounding of the seven trumpets; and a direful scene now opens. Most expositors agree that the seven seals represent the interval between the apostle's time and the reign of Constantine, but that the seven trumpets are designed to represent the rise of antichrist, some time after the empire became Christian. In this chapter we have,
Rev 8:1-6
In these verses we have the prelude to the sounding of the trumpets in several parts.
Rev 8:7-13
Observe,