Revelation 9:2
1 Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.
The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
3 And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.
4 They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
- KJV
- And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
- WEB
- He opened the pit of the abyss, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke from a burning furnace. The sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke from the pit.
- ASV
- And he opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
- DARBY
- And it opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up smoke out of the pit as [the] smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke of the pit.
- BLB
- And he opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke went up out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.
- ÅB
- Og den åpnet avgrunnens brønn, og en røyk steg opp av brønnen som røyken av en stor ovn, og solen og luften ble formørket av røyken fra brønnen.
- OTB
- Han åpnet avgrunnens brønn, og røyk steg opp fra den som røyken fra en stor ovn. Solen og luften ble formørket av røyken fra brønnen.
- B1930
- Og den åpnet avgrunnens brønn, og en røk steg op av brønnen som røken av en stor ovn, og solen og luften blev formørket av røken fra brønnen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joel 2:10
Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.
Read in contextGenesis 19:28
He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw the smoke rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.
Read in contextJoel 2:2
a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.
Read in contextIsaiah 14:31
Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.
Read in contextJoel 2:30
I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.
Read in contextActs 2:19
I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
Read in contextRevelation 14:11
And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
Read in contextExodus 19:18
Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
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