11The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the water, because it had been made bitter.
That the water “became wormwood” indicates that it became undrinkable (see Exodus 15:23). Undrinkable water complicates human existence greatly, even rendering it impossible.
11 The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the water, because it had been made bitter.