Berean Standard Bible
Revelation 9
1ThenΚαὶKaiG2532theὁhoG3588fifthπέμπτοςpemptosG3991angelἄγγελοςangelosG32sounded his trumpetἐσάλπισεν,esalpisenG4537,andκαὶkaiG2532I sawG3708a starἀστέραasteraG792that had fallenπεπτωκόταpeptōkotaG4098fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588earthγῆν,gēnG1093,andκαὶkaiG2532it was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325αὐτῷautōG846theἡhēG3588keyκλεὶςkleisG2807to theτοῦtouG3588pitφρέατοςphreatosG5421of theτῆςtēsG3588Abyssἀβύσσου,abussouG12.
2καὶkaiG2532The staropenedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455theτὸtoG3588pitφρέαρphrearG5421of theτῆςtēsG3588Abyssἀβύσσου·abussouG12,andκαὶkaiG2532smokeκαπνὸςkapnosG2586roseἀνέβηanebēG305out ofἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588itφρέατοςphreatosG5421likeὡςhōsG5613thesmokeκαπνὸςkapnosG2586of a greatμεγάλης,megalēsG3173furnaceκαμίνουkaminouG2575,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588airἀὴρaērG109were darkenedἐσκοτώθηeskotōthēG4656byἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588smokeκαπνοῦkapnouG2586from theτοῦtouG3588pitφρέατος.phreatosG5421.
3AndκαὶkaiG2532out ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588smokeκαπνοῦkapnouG2586,locustsἀκρίδεςakridesG200descended onἐξῆλθον εἰςexēlthon eisG1831G1519theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆν,gēnG1093,andκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐταῖςautaisG846were givenἐδόθηedothēG1325powerἐξουσία,exousiaG1849likeὡςhōsG5613that ofἔχουσιν ἐξουσίανechousin exousianG2192G1849theοἱhoiG3588scorpionsσκορπίοιskorpioiG4651of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς.gēsG1093.
4καὶkaiG2532TheyαὐταῖςautaisG846were toldἐρρέθηerrethēG2046ἵναinaG2443notμὴmēG3361to harmἀδικήσουσινadikēsousinG91theτὸνtonG3588grassχόρτονchortonG5528of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093orοὐδὲoudeG3761anyπᾶνpanG3956plantχλωρὸνchlōronG5515orοὐδὲoudeG3761πᾶνpanG3956treeδένδρον,dendronG1186,but onlyεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361thoseτοὺς ἀνθρώπουςtous anthrōpousG3588G444whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748did not haveοὐκ ἔχουσινouk echousinG3756G2192theτὴνtēnG3588sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316onἐπὶepiG1909theirτῶνtōnG3588foreheadsμετώπωνmetōpōnG3359.
5καὶkaiG2532The locustsαὐτοῖςautoisG846were not given powerἐδόθη μὴedothē mēG1325G3361toἵναinaG2443killἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinG615themαὐτούς,autousG846,but onlyἀλλ᾽all᾽G235toἵναinaG2443tormentβασανισθήσονταιbasanisthēsontaiG928them forfiveπέντε,penteG4002monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,andκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ὁhoG3588tormentβασανισμὸςbasanismosG929waslikeὡςhōsG5613βασανισμὸςbasanismosG929the stingingὅταν παίσῃhotan paisēG3752G3817ἄνθρωπον.¶anthrōponG444of a scorpionσκορπίουskorpiouG4651.
6ΚαὶKaiG2532InἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565ταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250οἱhoiG3588menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444will seekζητήσουσινzētēsousinG2212τὸνtonG3588deathθάνατονthanatonG2288andκαὶkaiG2532will not findοὐ μὴ εὑρήσουσινou mē heurēsousinG3756G3361G2147itαὐτόν·autonG846καὶkaiG2532;they will longἐπιθυμήσουσινepithumēsousinG1937to dieἀποθανεῖν,apothaneinG599, butκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288will escapeφεύγει ἀπ᾽pheugei ap᾽G5343G575themαὐτῶν.autōnG846.
7AndκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588theτῶνtōnG3588locustsἀκρίδωνakridōnG200lookedὁμοιώματαhomoiōmataG3667likeὅμοιαhomoiaG3664horsesἵπποιςippoisG2462preparedἡτοιμασμένοιςhētoimasmenoisG2090forεἰςeisG1519battleπόλεμον,polemonG4171καὶkaiG2532, with somethingὡςhōsG5613likeὅμοιοιhomoioiG3664crownsστέφανοιstephanoiG4735of goldχρυσῷ,chrusōG5557onἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰςtasG3588headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776;andκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰtaG3588facesπρόσωπαprosōpaG4383werelikeὡςhōsG5613thefacesπρόσωπαprosōpaG4383of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.
9They also hadκαὶ εἶχονkai eichonG2532G2192breastplatesθώρακαςthōrakasG2382likeὡςhōsG5613breastplatesθώρακαςthōrakasG2382of ironσιδηροῦς,sidērousG4603,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588soundφωνὴphōnēG5456ofτῶνtōnG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846wingsπτερύγωνpterugōnG4420waslikeὡςhōsG5613theroarφωνὴphōnēG5456of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183horsesἵππωνippōnG2462andchariotsἁρμάτωνharmatōnG716rushingτρεχόντωνtrechontōnG5143intoεἰςeisG1519battleπόλεμον.polemonG4171.
10καὶkaiG2532They hadἔχουσινechousinG2192tailsοὐρὰςourasG3769withκαὶkaiG2532stingersκέντραkentraG2759likeὁμοίαςhomoiasG3664scorpionsσκορπίοιςskorpioisG4651καὶkaiG2532, whichἐν ταῖς οὐραῖς αὐτῶνen tais ourais autōnG1722G846G3588G3769hadαὐτῶνautōnG846theἡhēG3588powerἐξουσίαexousiaG1849to injureἀδικῆσαιadikēsaiG91τοὺςtousG3588peopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444for fiveπέντε.penteG4002monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376.
11They were ruled byἔχουσιν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶνechousin ep᾽ autōnG2192G1909G846a kingβασιλέαbasileaG935,theτὸνtonG3588angelἄγγελονangelonG32of theτῆςtēsG3588Abyssἀβύσσου·abussouG12.HisαὐτῷautōG846nameὄνομαonomaG3686in HebrewἙβραϊστὶHebraistiG1447isAbaddonἈβαδδών,AbaddōnG3,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588GreekἙλληνικῇHellēnikēaG1673it isὄνομα ἔχειonoma echeiG2192G3686ApollyonἈπολλύων.ApolluōnG623.
The Sixth Trumpet
13ThenΚαὶKaiG2532theὁhoG3588sixthἕκτοςhektosG1623angelἄγγελοςangelosG32sounded his trumpetἐσάλπισεν,esalpisenG4537,andκαὶkaiG2532I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191aμίανmianG1520voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588fourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064hornsκεράτωνkeratōnG2768of theτοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588goldenχρυσοῦchrusouG5552altarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379τοῦtouG3588beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316
14sayingλέγονταlegontaG3004to theτῷtōG3588sixthἕκτῳhektōG1623angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32ὁhoG3588withἔχωνechōnG2192theτὴνtēnG3588trumpetσάλπιγγα·salpingaG4536, “ReleaseλῦσονlusonG3089theτοὺςtousG3588fourτέσσαραςtessarasG5064angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32whoτοὺςtousG3588are boundδεδεμένουςdedemenousG1210atἐπὶepiG1909theτῷtōG3588τῷtōG3588greatμεγάλῳmegalōG3173riverποταμῷpotamōG4215EuphratesΕὐφράτῃ.EuphratēG2166.”
15SoκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588fourτέσσαρεςtessaresG5064angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32whoοἱhoiG3588had been preparedἡτοιμασμένοιhētoimasmenoiG2090forεἰςeisG1519thisτὴνtēnG3588hourὥρανhōranG5610andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250andκαὶkaiG2532monthμῆναmēnaG3376andκαὶkaiG2532yearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763were releasedἐλύθησανeluthēsanG3089toἵναinaG2443killἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinG615aτὸtoG3588thirdτρίτονtritonG5154τῶνtōnG3588of mankindἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.
17NowΚαὶKaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588horsesἵππουςippousG2462andκαὶkaiG2532ridersτῇ καθημένους ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶνtēa kathēmenous ep᾽ autōnG3588G2521G1909G846inἐνenG1722myτοὺςtousG3588visionὁράσειhoraseiG3706looked likeG3708thisοὕτωςhoutōsG3779: The ridershadἔχονταςechontasG2192breastplatesθώρακαςthōrakasG2382the colors offireπυρίνουςpurinousG4447καὶkaiG2532,sapphireὑακινθίνουςhu'akinthinousG5191,andκαὶkaiG2532sulfurθειώδεις.theiōdeisG2306καὶkaiG2532.TheαἱhaiG3588headsκεφαλαὶkephalaiG2776of theτῶνtōnG3588horsesἵππωνippōnG2462werelikeὡςhōsG5613theheadsκεφαλαὶkephalaiG2776of lionsλεόντων,leontōnG3023,andκαὶkaiG2532out ofἐκekG1537theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τῶνtōnG3588mouthsστομάτωνstomatōnG4750proceededἐκπορεύεταιekporeuetaiG1607fireπῦρpurG4442καὶkaiG2532,smokeκαπνὸςkapnosG2586,andκαὶkaiG2532sulfurθεῖον.theionG2303.
18AτῶνtōnG3588thirdτρίτονtritonG5154ofτὸtoG3588mankindἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444was killedἀπεκτάνθησανapektanthēsanG615byἀπὸapoG575theτούτωνtoutōnG3778threeτριῶνtriōnG5140τῶνtōnG3588plaguesπληγῶνplēgōnG4127ofἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588fireπυρὸςpurosG4442καὶkaiG2532τοῦtouG3588,smokeκαπνοῦkapnouG2586,andκαὶkaiG2532τοῦtouG3588sulfurθείουtheiouG2303thatτοῦtouG3588proceededἐκπορευομένουekporeuomenouG1607fromἐκekG1537theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846τῶνtōnG3588mouthsστομάτωνstomatōnG4750.
19ForγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588powerἐξουσίαexousiaG1849of theτῶνtōnG3588horsesἵππωνippōnG2462wasἐστινestinG1510inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τῷtōG3588mouthsστόματιstomatiG4750andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846ταῖςtaisG3588tailsοὐραῖςouraisG3769;indeedγὰρgarG1063,theirαὐτῶνautōnG846αἱhaiG3588tailsοὐραὶouraiG3769werelikeὅμοιαιhomoiaiG3664snakesὄφεσινophesinG3789,havingἔχουσαιechousaiG2192headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776καὶkaiG2532with whichἐνenG1722αὐταῖςautaisG846to inflict harmἀδικοῦσιν.adikousinG91.
20NowκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588restλοιποὶloipoiG3062ofτῶνtōnG3588mankindἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444whoοἳhoiG3739were not killedοὐκ ἀπεκτάνθησανouk apektanthēsanG3756G615byἐνenG1722theseταύταις,tautaisG3778ταῖςtaisG3588plaguesπληγαῖςplēgaisG4127still did not repentοὐδὲ μετενόησανoude metenoēsanG3761G3340ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588worksἔργωνergōnG2041of theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846τῶνtōnG3588handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495.They did not stop worshipingἵνα μὴ προσκυνήσουσινina mē proskunēsousinG2443G3361G4352τὰtaG3588demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140andκαὶkaiG2532idols ofεἴδωλαeidōlaG1497τὰtaG3588τὰtaG3588goldχρυσᾶchrusaG5552καὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588,silverἀργυρᾶarguraG693καὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588,bronzeχαλκᾶchalkaG5470καὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588,stoneλίθιναlithinaG3035,andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588woodξύλινα,xulinaG3585,whichἃhaG3739cannotοὔτε δύνανταιoute dunantaiG1410G3777seeβλέπεινblepeinG991orοὔτεouteG3777hearἀκούεινakoueinG191orοὔτεouteG3777walkπεριπατεῖν,peripateinG4043.
21FurthermoreκαὶkaiG2532,they did not repentοὐ μετενόησανou metenoēsanG3756G3340ofἐκekG1537theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τῶνtōnG3588murderφόνωνphonōnG5408οὔτεouteG3777ἐκekG1537αὐτῶνautōnG846τῶνtōnG3588,sorceryφαρμάκωνpharmakōnG5333οὔτεouteG3777ἐκekG1537αὐτῶνautōnG846τῆςtēsG3588,sexual immoralityπορνείαςporneiasG4202, andοὔτεouteG3777ἐκekG1537αὐτῶν.¶autōnG846τῶνtōnG3588theftκλεμμάτωνklemmatōnG2809.
Commentaries on Revelation 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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