They came to Marah, but they could not drink the water at Marah because it was bitter #– #that is why it was named Marah.
Revelation 8:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The name of the star is Wormwood, and a third of the waters became wormwood. So, many of the people died from the waters, because they had been made bitter. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the name of the star is Wormwood. A third part of the waters was changed into wormwood, and many people died from using the water, because it had become bitter. American Standard Version (1901) and the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. Common English Bible The star’s name is Wormwood, and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the water, because it became so bitter. Catholic Public Domain Version And the name of the star is called Wormwood. And a third part of the waters were turned into wormwood. And many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the name of the star is called Wormwood. And the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. |
They came to Marah, but they could not drink the water at Marah because it was bitter #– #that is why it was named Marah.
in the end she’s as bitter as wormwood and as sharp as a double-edged sword.
Therefore, this is what the Lord of Armies says concerning the prophets: I am about to feed them wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.
Therefore, this is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to feed this people wormwood and give them poisonous water to drink.
Remember my affliction and my homelessness, the wormwood and the poison.
He has laid siege against me, encircling me with bitterness and hardship.
Those who turn justice into wormwood also throw righteousness to the ground.
Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does anyone plough there with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood –
In the whole land – this is the Lord’s declaration – two-thirds will be cut off and die, but a third will be left in it.
I will put this third through the fire; I will refine them as silver is refined and test them as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, “They are my people,” and they will say, “The Lord is our God.” ’
Be sure there is no man, woman, clan, or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the Lord our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Be sure there is no root among you bearing poisonous and bitter fruit.
Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and defiling many.
Its tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth. And the dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she did give birth it might devour her child.
The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire, mixed with blood, were hurled to the earth. So a third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
So the four angels who were prepared for the hour, day, month, and year were released to kill a third of the human race.
A third of the human race was killed by these three plagues #– #by the fire, the smoke, and the sulphur that came from their mouths.
‘Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,’ she answered, ‘for the Almighty has made me very bitter.