Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Locusts came out of the smoke onto the earth, and they were given power like that of earthly scorpions.
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
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,
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 It opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and smoke came out of the shaft like the smoke from a large furnace. The sun and the air were darkened with the smoke from the shaft. 3 Locusts came out of the smoke onto the earth, and they were given power like that of earthly scorpions. 4 They were told not to harm the grass on the earth, any green plant, or any tree. They could harm only the people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
Cross References
Ezekiel 2:6
"Now as for you, Son of Man, never be afraid of them or of anything they have to say, because being with them will be like settling down to live among briers, thorn bushes, and scorpions! Don't be afraid of anything they have to say, and don't be awed by their appearance, since they are a rebellious group.
Revelation 9:5
They were not allowed to kill them, but were only allowed to torture them for five months. Their torture was like the pain of a scorpion when it stings someone.
Exodus 10:4-15
But if you refuse to let my people go, tomorrow I'm going to bring locusts into your territory.
Deuteronomy 8:15
who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery, and who led you through the vast and dangerous desert, that parched land without water, with its poisonous snakes and scorpions. He brought water out of solid rock for you,
Judges 7:12
The Midianites, the Amalekites, and certain groups from the east lay encamped in the valley, as thick as locusts. The number of their camels couldn't be calculated they seemed as numerous as the sand on the seashore.
1 Kings 12:11
Not only that, but since my father loaded you down heavily, I'm going to add to that burden. My father disciplined you with whips, but I'm going to discipline you with scorpions!'"
Isaiah 33:4
Your plunder is gathered as when grasshoppers gather; just like locusts pounce, people have pounced on it.
Joel 1:4
Whatever the devouring locust left behind the locust swarm has consumed! Whatever the locust swarm has left behind, the young locust has consumed! Whatever the young locust has left behind, the ravaging locust has consumed!"
Joel 2:25
"Then I will restore to you the years that the locust swarm devoured, as did the young locust, the other locusts, and the ravaging locust, that great army of mine that I sent among you.
Nahum 3:15
In that place fire will consume you, the sword will cut you down, consuming you as locusts do. Multiply yourself like locusts, increase like swarming grasshoppers.
Nahum 3:17
Your imperial guards are like the swarming grasshopper; your marshals are like hordes of grasshoppers, settling in the stone walls on a chilly day. The sun rises, and they flee away; no one knows where they went.
Luke 10:19
Look! I have given you the authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to destroy all the enemy's power, and nothing will ever hurt you.
Revelation 9:10-11
They had tails and stingers like scorpions, and they had the power to hurt people with their tails for five months.