Translation
By these three plagues, by the fire, the smoke
and the brimstone that came out of their mouths,
a third
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Paraphrase
By means of the three plagues of punishment,
lasting destruction
and noxious ruin resulting from the words they speak,
a portion of mankind was killed.
Footnotes
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“A third of,” meaning a limited number, less than all. This is a fulfillment of what was said a few lines before this in Revelation 9:15.