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Revelation 8:11

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

This star was called Wormwood, and it made a third of all the water sources bitter and toxic. A lot of people died from drinking the poisoned water.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When something toxic spreads, it can poison everything it touches — and the consequences are deadly serious.

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Therefore, this is what the LORD of armies, the God of Israel, says: Look, I will make this people eat bitter herbs and drink poisonous water.

Therefore, this is what the LORD Almighty says about the prophets: 'Look, I will make them eat bitter herbs and drink poisoned water, because the prophets of Jerusalem have spread godlessness throughout the entire land.'

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