⁸ The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain,^(A) all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third^(B) of the sea turned into blood,^{(C) 9} a third^(D) 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 sky^(E) on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water^(F)— ¹¹ the name of the star is Wormwood.^[a] A third^(G) of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.^(H)

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 third^(I) of them turned dark.^(J) A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.^(K)

¹⁵ And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released^(A) to kill a third^(B) of mankind.^(C)

¹⁸ A third^(A) of mankind was killed^(B) by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur^(C) that came out of their mouths.

⁴ Its tail swept a third^(A) of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth.^(B) The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child^(C) the moment he was born.