With this verse John separates the fifth trumpet blast from the two more still to come. For woe see 8.13; for behold see 1.7.

An alternative translation model for this verse is:

• The first terrible (or, horrible) punishment is over. After this there are still two more terrible punishments coming.

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on The Revelation to John. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1993. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .