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Revelation 8:13 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 13. 13And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
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Quick Meaning
This verse interrupts with an eagle's threefold woe for the remaining trumpets.
Four trumpets strike a measured third of the world God made
This verse is one part of that explanation in Revelation 8:6-13. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Revelation 8:6-13
Read Revelation 8:13 with 8:6-13. This verse interrupts with an eagle's threefold woe for the remaining trumpets. The complete unit's controlling movement is: The first four trumpets damage thirds of land, sea, fresh water, and lights through Exodus-like and prophetic signs; an eagle announces three remaining woes.
Why This Verse Appears Here
The preceding movement establishes: Revelation 8:1-5 established this prior movement: The seventh seal opens into silence; the saints' prayers rise with incense, then altar fire falls to earth amid storm and earthquake signs. This unit then contributes: The first four trumpets damage thirds of land, sea, fresh water, and lights through Exodus-like and prophetic signs; an eagle announces three remaining woes. The following movement develops: Revelation 9:1-12 continues the book through this next movement: The fifth trumpet opens the abyss and releases composite locusts that may torment but not kill unsealed people for five months under the Destroyer. At Revelation 8:13, this verse interrupts with an eagle's threefold woe for the remaining trumpets.
What Remains True
Revelation 8:13 shows that interrupts with an eagle's threefold woe for the remaining trumpets; its faithful force remains governed by creator worship, the slain Lamb, truthful witness, patient endurance, justice, and new creation.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Revelation 8:6-13 — Four Trumpets Strike a Measured Third of CreationSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete coverage.
Exact location: Revelation 8:6-13, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and sentence relations checked independently of the KJV.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Revelation.txt, 8:6-13
Open the Revelation Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — Revelation with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, textual variants, imagery, cross-references, and stated alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible Revelation PDF, printed pp. 2408–2447, 8:6-13 and attached translator/textual notes
Open the official NET Revelation PDF ↗