Parallel Verses
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 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.
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.
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
2 He opened the shaft of the abyss and smoke rose out of it like smoke from a giant furnace. The sun and the air were darkened with smoke from the shaft. 3 Then out of the smoke came locusts onto the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth. 4 They were told not to damage the grass of the earth, or any green plant or tree, but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their forehead.
Cross References
Ezekiel 2:6
But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words -- even though briers and thorns surround you and you live among scorpions -- do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you, for they are a rebellious house!
Revelation 9:5
The locusts were not given permission to kill them, but only to torture them for five months, and their torture was like that of a scorpion when it stings a person.
Exodus 10:4-15
But if you refuse to release my people, I am going to bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.
Deuteronomy 8:15
and who brought you through the great, fearful desert of venomous serpents and scorpions, an arid place with no water. He made water flow from a flint rock and
Judges 7:12
Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east covered the valley like a swarm of locusts. Their camels could not be counted; they were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore.
1 Kings 12:11
My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.'"
Isaiah 33:4
Your plunder disappears as if locusts were eating it; they swarm over it like locusts!
Joel 1:4
What the gazam-locust left the 'arbeh-locust consumed, what the 'arbeh-locust left the yeleq-locust consumed, and what the yeleq-locust left the hasil-locust consumed!
Joel 2:25
I will make up for the years that the 'arbeh-locust consumed your crops -- the yeleq-locust, the hasil-locust, and the gazam-locust -- my great army that I sent against you.
Nahum 3:15
Multiply yourself like the young locust; multiply yourself like the flying locust!
Nahum 3:17
Your courtiers are like locusts, your officials are like a swarm of locusts! They encamp in the walls on a cold day, yet when the sun rises, they fly away; and no one knows where they are.
Luke 10:19
Look, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions and on the full force of the enemy, and nothing will hurt you.
Revelation 9:10-11
They have tails and stingers like scorpions, and their ability to injure people for five months is in their tails.