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Selected Verse: Revelation 9:18 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Re 9:18 |
Strong Concordance |
By [5259] these [5130] three [5140] was [615] the third part [5154] of men [444] killed [615], by [1537] the fire [4442], and [2532] by [1537] the smoke [2586], and [2532] by [1537] the brimstone [2303], which [3588] issued [1607] out of [1537] their [846] mouths [4750]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
By these three--A, B, C, and Aleph read (apo for kupo), "From"; implying the direction whence the slaughter came; not direct instrumentality as "by" implies. A, B, C, Aleph also add "plagues" after "three." English Version reading, which omits it, is not well supported.
by the fire--Greek, "owing to the fire," literally, "out of." |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
By these three - Three things - explained immediately as referring to the fire, the smoke, and the brimstone.
Was the third part of men killed - See the notes on Rev 8:7-12, on each of which verses we have notices of calamities that came upon the third part of the race, of the sea, of rivers, etc. We are not to suppose that this is to be taken literally, but the description is given as it appeared to John. Those immense numbers of horsemen would sweep over the world, and a full third part of the race of people would seem to fall before them. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
These three
Add πληγῶν plagues, on which see on Mar 3:10; see on Luk 10:30. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| By these three was the third part of men killed - That is, By these was great carnage made. |
7 [2532] The first [4413] angel [32] sounded [4537], and [2532] there followed [1096] hail [5464] and [2532] fire [4442] mingled [3396] with blood [129], and [2532] they were cast [906] upon [1519] the earth [1093]: and [2532] the third part [5154] of trees [1186] was burnt up [2618], and [2532] all [3956] green [5515] grass [5528] was burnt up [2618].
8 And [2532] the second [1208] angel [32] sounded [4537], and [2532] as it were [5613] a great [3173] mountain [3735] burning [2545] with fire [4442] was cast [906] into [1519] the sea [2281]: and [2532] the third part [5154] of the sea [2281] became [1096] blood [129];
9 And [2532] the third part [5154] of the creatures [2938] which [3588] were in [1722] the sea [2281], and had [2192] life [5590], died [599]; and [2532] the third part [5154] of the ships [4143] were destroyed [1311].
10 And [2532] the third [5154] angel [32] sounded [4537], and [2532] there fell [4098] a great [3173] star [792] from [1537] heaven [3772], burning [2545] as it were [5613] a lamp [2985], and [2532] it fell [4098] upon [1909] the third part [5154] of the rivers [4215], and [2532] upon [1909] the fountains [4077] of waters [5204];
11 And [2532] the name [3686] of the star [792] is called [3004] Wormwood [894]: and [2532] the third part [5154] of the waters [5204] became [1096] [1519] wormwood [894]; and [2532] many [4183] men [444] died [599] of [1537] the waters [5204], because [3754] they were made bitter [4087].
12 And [2532] the fourth [5067] angel [32] sounded [4537], and [2532] the third part [5154] of the sun [2246] was smitten [4141], and [2532] the third part [5154] of the moon [4582], and [2532] the third part [5154] of the stars [792]; so as [2443] the third part [5154] of them [846] was darkened [4654], and [2532] the day [2250] shone [5316] not [3361] for a third part [5154] of it [846], and [2532] the night [3571] likewise [3668].
30 And [1161] Jesus [2424] answering [5274] said [2036], A certain [5100] man [444] went down [2597] from [575] Jerusalem [2419] to [1519] Jericho [2410], and [2532] fell among [4045] thieves [3027], which [3739] [2532] stripped [1562] him [846] of his raiment [1562], and [2532] wounded [4127] [2007] him, and departed [565], leaving [863] him half dead [2253] [5177].
10 For [1063] he had healed [2323] many [4183]; insomuch that [5620] they pressed upon [1968] him [846] for to [2443] touch [680] him [846], as many as [3745] had [2192] plagues [3148].