Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

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 was given to them like the power that scorpions have on the earth.

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.

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.

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἐξέρχομαι 
Exerchomai 
go out, come, depart, go, go forth, come out, come forth,
Usage: 164

out
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

of the smoke
καπνός 
Kapnos 
Usage: 13

ἀκρίς 
Akris 
Usage: 4

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

the earth
γῆ 
Ge 
Usage: 186

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0


Usage: 0

δίδωμι 
Didomi 
Usage: 254

ἐξουσία 
Exousia 
Usage: 79

as
ὡς 
Hos 
as, when, how, as it were, about,
Usage: 417

the scorpions
σκορπίος 
Skorpios 
Usage: 3

of the earth
γῆ 
Ge 
Usage: 186

ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

References

Context Readings

Tormenting Locusts From The Abyss

2 He opened the bottomless pit, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit. 3 Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4 They were told not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.


Cross References

Ezekiel 2:6

And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words, though thistles and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions; neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house.

Revelation 9:5

And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man.

Exodus 10:4-15

For if you refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your territory.

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; He brought water for you out of the rock of flint.

Judges 7:12

Now the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the sons of the east were lying in the valley as numerous as locusts; and their camels were without number, as numerous as the sand on the seashore.

1 Kings 12:11

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 scorpions.’”

Isaiah 33:4

Your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers;
As locusts rushing about men rush about 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.

Joel 2:25

“Then I will make up to 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

There fire will consume you,
The sword will cut you down;
It will consume you as the locust does.
Multiply yourself like the creeping locust,
Multiply yourself like the swarming locust.

Nahum 3:17

Your guardsmen are like the swarming locust.
Your marshals are like hordes of grasshoppers
Settling in the stone walls on a cold day.
The sun rises and they flee,
And the place where they are is not known.

Luke 10:19

Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.

Revelation 9:10-11

They have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months.

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