Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And the stars of heaven were falling to the earth, like green fruit from a tree before the force of a great wind.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
Holman Bible
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International Standard Version
The stars in the sky fell to the earth like a fig tree drops its fruit when it is shaken by a strong wind.
A Conservative Version
And the stars of the sky fell to the earth as a fig tree that casts its unripe figs being shaken by a great wind.
American Standard Version
and the stars of the heaven fell unto the earth, as a fig tree casteth her unripe figs when she is shaken of a great wind.
Amplified
and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, like a fig tree shedding its late [summer] figs when shaken by a strong wind.
An Understandable Version
And the stars in the sky fell to earth, like a fig tree dropping its unripe figs when shaken by a strong wind.
Anderson New Testament
and the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig-tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a violent wind:
Common New Testament
and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind.
Daniel Mace New Testament
of heaven fell down to the earth, even as a fig-tree casteth its untimely figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind: the heaven disappeared as a book when it is rolled up:
Darby Translation
and the stars of heaven fell upon the earth, as a fig tree, shaken by a great wind, casts its unseasonable figs.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
and the stars fell from heaven, on the earth, as fig tree drops its untimely figs, being shaken by a mighty wind:
Godbey New Testament
and the stars of the heaven fell upon the earth, as a fig-tree casting her unripe figs, when shaken by a mighty wind;
Goodspeed New Testament
the stars of the sky fell upon the earth just as a fig tree drops its unripe figs when it is shaken by a strong wind;
John Wesley New Testament
And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig-tree casteth its untimely figs, when it is shaken by a mighty wind:
Julia Smith Translation
And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts her untimely figs, shaken by a great wind.
King James 2000
And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casts its unripe figs, when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and the stars of heaven fell to the earth like a fig tree throws down its unripe figs [when] shaken by a great wind.
Modern King James verseion
And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, even as a fig tree casts her untimely figs when she is shaken by a mighty wind.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth from her her figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
Moffatt New Testament
the stars of the sky dropped to earth as a fig tree shaken by a gale sheds her unripe figs,
Montgomery New Testament
and the stars of the sky fell to earth, as a fig tree shaken by a gale drops its unripe figs.
NET Bible
and the stars in the sky fell to the earth like a fig tree dropping its unripe figs when shaken by a fierce wind.
New Heart English Bible
The stars of the sky fell to the earth, like a fig tree dropping its unripe figs when it is shaken by a great wind.
Noyes New Testament
and the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a figtree casteth its untimely figs when shaken by a great wind;
Sawyer New Testament
and the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts down its unseasonable figs when shaken with a mighty wind,
The Emphasized Bible
and, the stars of heaven, fell to the earth, as, a fig-tree, sheddeth her winter figs, when, by a great wind, it is shaken,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as the fig-tree sheddeth her early ripe figs when shaken by a mighty wind:
Twentieth Century New Testament
'The stars of the heavens fell' to the earth, as when a fig-tree, shaken by a strong wind, drops its unripe fruit.
Webster
And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, even as a fig-tree casteth its untimely figs, when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
Weymouth New Testament
The stars in the sky also fell to the earth, as when a fig-tree, upon being shaken by a gale of wind, casts its unripe figs to the ground.
Williams New Testament
and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, just as a fig tree, when shaken by a violent wind, drops its unripe figs.
World English Bible
The stars of the sky fell to the earth, like a fig tree dropping its unripe figs when it is shaken by a great wind.
Worrell New Testament
and the stars of the heaven fell to the earth, as a fig-tree casts her unripe figs, when shaken by a great wind;
Worsley New Testament
and the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig-tree droppeth it's unripe figs, when shaken by a strong wind;
Youngs Literal Translation
and the stars of the heaven fell to the earth -- as a fig-tree doth cast her winter figs, by a great wind being shaken --
Themes
Fig tree » Fruit of, illustrative » (untimely and dropping,) of the wicked ripe for judgment
Heaven » Physical heavens, destruction of
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Symbolical » Used in the revelation of john
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 6:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Opening Of The First Six Seals
12 And I saw when the sixth stamp was undone, and there was a great earth-shock; and the sun became black as haircloth, and all the moon became as blood; 13 And the stars of heaven were falling to the earth, like green fruit from a tree before the force of a great wind. 14 And the heaven was taken away like the roll of a book when it is rolled up; and all the mountains and islands were moved out of their places.
Phrases
Cross References
Revelation 9:1
And at the sounding of the fifth angel I saw a star falling from heaven to the earth: and there was given to him the key of the great deep.
Isaiah 34:4
And the heavens will be rolled together like the roll of a book: and all their army will be gone, like a dead leaf from the vine, or a dry fruit from the fig-tree.
Matthew 24:29
But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:
Isaiah 7:2
And word came to the family of David that Aram had put up its tents in Ephraim. And the king's heart, and the hearts of his people, were moved, like the trees of the wood shaking in the wind.
Isaiah 33:9
The earth is sorrowing and wasting away; Lebanon is put to shame and has become waste; Sharon is like the Arabah; and in Bashan and Carmel the leaves are falling.
Ezekiel 32:7
And when I put out your life, the heaven will be covered and its stars made dark; I will let the sun be covered with a cloud and the moon will not give her light.
Daniel 4:14
Crying out with a loud voice; and this is what he said: Let the tree be cut down and its branches broken off; let its leaves be taken off and its fruit sent in every direction: let the beasts get away from under it and the birds from its branches:
Daniel 8:10
And it became great, even as high as the army of heaven, pulling down some of the army, even of the stars, to the earth and crushing them under its feet.
Nahum 3:12
All your walled places will be like fig-trees and your people like the first figs, falling at a shake into the mouth which is open for them.
Luke 21:25
And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth, fear among the nations and doubt because of the loud noise of the sea and the waves;
Revelation 8:10-12
And at the sounding of the third angel, there went down from heaven a great star, burning like a flame, and it came on a third part of the rivers, and on the fountains of water.