Parallel Verses
Amplified
Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power [to hurt] was given to them, like the power which the earth’s scorpions have.
New American Standard Bible
Then out of the smoke came
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Then locusts came out of the smoke on to the earth, and power
International Standard Version
Locusts came out of the smoke onto the earth, and they were given power like that of earthly scorpions.
A Conservative Version
And locusts came forth out of the smoke upon the earth, and power was given to them, like the scorpions of the earth have power.
American Standard Version
And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
An Understandable Version
And locusts swarmed down out of the smoke to earth and they were given power like scorpions on earth have.
Anderson New Testament
And out of the smoke there came locusts upon the earth; and power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Bible in Basic English
And from the smoke locusts came out on the earth; and power was given them, like the power of scorpions.
Common New Testament
Then out of the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and there came out of the smoke locusts upon the land; and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Darby Translation
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;
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
And out of the smoke there came locusts upon the earth; and power was given to them, as scorpions of the earth have power.
Godbey New Testament
And locusts came out of the smoke into the earth: and power was given unto them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Goodspeed New Testament
Out of the smoke locusts descended upon the earth, but with powers like those of earthly scorpions.
John Wesley New Testament
And out of the smoke there went forth locusts upon the earth, and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power:
Julia Smith Translation
And out of the smoke came forth locusts into the earth: and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And out of the smoke locusts came to the earth, and power was given to them like the scorpions of the earth have power.
Modern King James verseion
And out of the smoke came forth locusts onto the earth. And authority was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have authority.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
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.
Moffatt New Testament
And out of the smoke came locusts on the earth; they were granted power like the power wielded by scorpions on earth,
Montgomery New Testament
And out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth; they were given power like that of scorpions on the earth.
NET Bible
Then out of the smoke came locusts onto the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.
New Heart English Bible
Then out of the smoke came forth locusts on the earth, and power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Noyes New Testament
And out of the smoke went forth locusts upon the earth, and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power;
Sawyer New Testament
And from the smoke went out locusts on the earth, and power was given them like the power which scorpions of the earth have.
The Emphasized Bible
And, out of the smoke, came forth, locusts, upon the earth; and there was given unto them licence, as the scorpions of the earth have licence.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given to them, such power as the scorpions of the earth possess.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Out of the smoke locusts descended upon the earth, and they received the same power as that possessed by scorpions.
Webster
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Weymouth New Testament
And from the midst of the smoke there came locusts on to the earth, and power was given to them resembling the power which earthly scorpions possess.
Williams New Testament
Out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, but the power that was given to them was like the power of earthly scorpions.
World English Bible
Then out of the smoke came forth locusts on the earth, and power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Worrell New Testament
And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and authority was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have authority.
Worsley New Testament
And out of the smoke there came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given them, even as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Youngs Literal Translation
And out of the smoke came forth locusts to the earth, and there was given to them authority, as scorpions of the earth have authority,
Themes
Altar of incense » A type of Christ
Armies » Compared to » Locusts
Locusts » Illustrative » Of false teachers of the apostacy
Interlinear
Exerchomai
References
Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 9:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Tormenting Locusts From The Abyss
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He opened the bottomless pit, and smoke like the smoke of a great furnace flowed out of the pit; and the sun and the atmosphere were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
Cross References
Ezekiel 2:6
And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words; though briars and thorns are all around you and you sit among scorpions, neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house.
Revelation 9:5
They were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment and cause them extreme pain for five months; and their torment was like the torment from a scorpion when it stings a man.
Exodus 10:4-15
For if you refuse to let My people go, then hear this: tomorrow I will bring [migratory] locusts into your country.
Deuteronomy 8:15
He led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water; it was He who brought water for you out of the flinty rock.
Judges 7:12
Now the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the sons of the east were lying [camped] in the valley, as countless as locusts; and their camels were without number, as numerous as the sand on the seashore.
1 Kings 12:11
And now, whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with
Isaiah 33:4
Your spoil [of Israel’s foe] is gathered [by the people of Jerusalem] as the caterpillar gathers;
As locusts swarming so people swarm on it.
Joel 1:4
What the gnawing locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten;
And what the swarming locust has left, the creeping locust has eaten;
And what the creeping locust has left, the stripping locust has eaten [in judgment of Judah].
Joel 2:25
“And I will compensate you for the years
That the swarming locust has eaten,
The creeping locust, the stripping locust, and the gnawing locust—
My great army which I sent among you.
Nahum 3:15
But there [in the very midst of these preparations] the fire will devour you;
The sword will cut you down;
It will devour you as the locust does.
Multiply yourself like the creeping locusts;
Multiply yourself like the swarming locusts.
Nahum 3:17
Your guardsmen are like the swarming locusts.
Your marshals are like the hordes of grasshoppers
Settling in the stone walls on a cold day.
When the sun rises, they fly away,
And no one knows the place where they are.
Luke 10:19
Revelation 9:10-11
They have tails like scorpions, and stingers; and in their tails is their power to hurt people for five months.