Revelation 8:13I saw, and I heard an eagle, flying in mid heaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe! Woe! Woe for those who dwell on the earth, because of the other voices of the trumpets of the three angels, who are yet to sound!"
The setting
Patmos Island, Greece, ~95 AD. John sees an eagle soaring overhead, crying warnings of worse to come...
The emotion here: stunned by the warning while duty-bound to record it
The original word
ouai (οὐαί) — an exclamation of grief, disaster, curse; deeper than sorrow
Why it matters
Eagles were considered messengers of Zeus in Greek culture
Read with care
What most readers miss in Revelation 8:13
The eagle says 'Woe' THREE times — one for each remaining trumpet blast
Common misconceptionPeople assume this eagle is just symbolic, but John emphasizes 'I SAW and I HEARD' — in his vision, this was a real eagle with an actual voice.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Revelation 8:13
Bible Genome reading
Revelation 8:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Revelation 8:13 comes from the book of Revelation, written during the Apostolic period. These words are attributed to John. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the vision genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine warning, impending judgment, cosmic announcement. Notable phrases: Woe! Woe! Woe!; eagle flying; those who dwell on earth. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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