Revelation 9:3

and locusts come-out out of{the smoke} into the earth, and authority is-given to{same} as the scorpions of{the earth} are-having authority,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The 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.

In Context

2and he-opens-up the cistern/tank/reservoir/well of{the bottomless-depth}, and smoke ascends out of{the cistern/tank/reservoir/well}, as smoke of{[a] large furnace}, and the sun and the air is-dark-ized out of{the smoke} of{the cistern/tank/reservoir/well},

4and it-is-said to{same[plural]} in-which-place they-should_not_do-injustice-to/injure the pasture/grass of{the earth} nor every green nor every tree if not the men, the-who[plural] are_not_having the seal of{the God} upon of{the foreheads} of{same},

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Matthew Henry on Revelation 9:2-13

The Seven Trumpets. ( a. d. 95.) 1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. 2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. 3 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. 4 And it was commanded them that they… Read the whole commentary →

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