Revelation 9:18
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American King James Version (AKJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
By these evils a third part of men was put to death, by the fire, and the smoke, and the burning smell which came out of their mouths.
Webster's Revision
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.
World English Bible
By these three plagues were one third of mankind killed: by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur, which proceeded out of their mouths.
English Revised Version (ERV)
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.
Definitions for Revelation 9:18
Clarke's Revelation 9:18 Bible Commentary
By these three was the third part of men killed - That is, By these was great carnage made.
Barnes's Revelation 9:18 Bible Commentary
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 Revelation 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.
Wesley's Revelation 9:18 Bible Commentary
9:18 By these three — Which were inseparably joined.
Were the third part of men — In the countries they over-ran.
Killed — Omar alone, in eleven years and a half, took thirty-six thousand cities or forts. How many men must be killed therein!