Revelation 9:3
1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
2 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.
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
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- BSB
- And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.
- KJV
- And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
- WEB
- Then out of the smoke came locusts on the earth, and power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
- ASV
- And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
- DARBY
- And out of the smoke came forth locusts on the earth, and power was given to them as the scorpions of the earth have power;
- BLB
- And out of the smoke, locusts came out unto the earth, and authority was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have authority.
- ÅB
- Og ut av røyken kom det gresshopper over jorden, og det ble gitt dem makt, slik som skorpionene på jorden har,
- OTB
- Ut av røyken kom det gresshopper over jorden, og de fikk makt som skorpionene på jorden.
- B1930
- Og ut av røken kom det gresshopper over jorden, og det blev gitt dem makt, slik som skorpionene på jorden har,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 9:5
And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
Read in contextJoel 1:4
That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 8:15
Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
Read in contextJoel 2:25
And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
Read in context1 Kings 12:11
And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Read in contextExodus 10:4–15
Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:
Read in contextRevelation 9:10–11
And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
Read in contextJudges 7:12
And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.
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