Rev 8:10 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Rev 8:10-11: 8:10-11 The star named Bitterness (literally wormwood, a shrubby plant yielding a bitter extract) is symbolic rather than physical. Bitter water is connected with judgment from early in Israel’s national experience (Exod 15:22-26 ; Num 5:18 ; Jer 9:13-16 ; 23:15 ). The message is that wide-scale judgment has begun.

a8:10-11►

bExod 15:22-26►

cNum 5:18►

dJer 9:13-16►

‏ Revelation of John 8:10

Summary for Rev 8:10-11: 8:10-11 ^a The star named Bitterness (literally wormwood, a shrubby plant yielding a bitter extract) is symbolic rather than physical. Bitter water is connected with judgment from early in Israel’s national experience (Exod 15:22-26 ^b; Num 5:18 ^c; Jer 9:13-16 ^d; 23:15 ^e). The message is that wide-scale judgment has begun.