New American Standard Bible 2020
Revelation 9:2-10
2He openedG455 the shaftG5421 of the abyssG12, and 1smokeG2586 ascendedG305 out of the shaftG5421 likeG5613 the smokeG2586 of a greatG3173 furnaceG2575; and 2the sunG2246 and the airG109 were darkenedG4656 from the smokeG2586 of the shaftG5421. 3ThenG2532 out of the smokeG2586 cameG1831 3locustsG200 4upon the earthG1093, and powerG1849 was givenG1325 them, as the 5scorpionsG4651 of the earthG1093 haveG2192 powerG1849. 4They were toldG3004 not to 6hurtG91 the 7grassG5528 of the earthG1093, norG3761 anyG3956 greenG5515 thingG5515, norG3761 anyG3956 treeG1186, but onlyG1487G3361 the peopleG444 whoG3748 do not haveG2192 the 8sealG4973 of GodG2316 on their foreheadsG3359. 5And 9they were not permittedG1325 to killG615 10anyoneG846, but to tormentG928 for 11fiveG4002 monthsG3376; and their tormentG929 was likeG5613 the tormentG929 of a 12scorpionG4651 whenG3752 it 13stingsG3817 a personG444. 6And in thoseG1565 daysG2250 14peopleG444 will seekG2212 deathG2288 and will not findG2147 it; they will longG1937 to dieG599, and deathG2288 15will fleeG5343 from them!
7The 1617appearanceG3667 of the locustsG200 was likeG3664 horsesG2462 preparedG2090 for battleG4171; and on their headsG2776 appearedG5613 to be crownsG4735 likeG3664 goldG5557, and their facesG4383 were likeG5613 humanG444 facesG4383. 8They hadG2192 hairG2359 likeG5613 the hairG2359 of womenG1135, and their 18teethG3599 were likeG5613 the teeth of lionsG3023. 9They hadG2192 breastplatesG2382 likeG5613 breastplatesG2382 of ironG4603; and the 19soundG5456 of their wingsG4420 was likeG5613 the soundG5456 of chariotsG716, of manyG4183 horsesG2462 rushingG5143 to battleG4171. 10They haveG2192 tailsG3769 likeG3664 20scorpionsG4651, and stingsG2759; and in their 21tailsG3769 is their powerG1849 to hurtG91 peopleG444 for 22fiveG4002 monthsG3376.
Notes
- 1. Revelation 9:2 Gen 19:28; Ex 19:18 ↩
- 2. Revelation 9:2 Joel 2:2, 10 ↩
- 3. Revelation 9:3 Ex 10:12-15; Rev 9:7 ↩
- 4. Revelation 9:3 Lit into ↩
- 5. Revelation 9:3 2 Chr 10:11, 14; Ezek 2:6; Rev 9:5, 10 ↩
- 6. Revelation 9:4 Rev 6:6 ↩
- 7. Revelation 9:4 Rev 8:7 ↩
- 8. Revelation 9:4 Ezek 9:4; Rev 7:2, 3 ↩
- 9. Revelation 9:5 Lit it was given to them ↩
- 10. Revelation 9:5 Lit them ↩
- 11. Revelation 9:5 Rev 9:10 ↩
- 12. Revelation 9:5 2 Chr 10:11, 14; Ezek 2:6; Rev 9:3, 10 ↩
- 13. Revelation 9:5 Lit strikes ↩
- 14. Revelation 9:6 Job 3:21; 7:15; Jer 8:3; Rev 6:16 ↩
- 15. Revelation 9:6 Lit flees (intensive expression) ↩
- 16. Revelation 9:7 Lit likenesses ↩
- 17. Revelation 9:7 Joel 2:4 ↩
- 18. Revelation 9:8 Joel 1:6 ↩
- 19. Revelation 9:9 Jer 47:3; Joel 2:5 ↩
- 20. Revelation 9:10 2 Chr 10:11, 14; Ezek 2:6; Rev 9:3, 5 ↩
- 21. Revelation 9:10 Rev 9:19 ↩
- 22. Revelation 9:10 Rev 9:5 ↩
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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