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Revelation 9:3

“And out of the smoke came locusts onto the earth, and authority was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have authority.”

Revelation 9:3 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Exodus 10:12-15

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Both texts speak of locusts that come up over the land; in Exodus they eat the grass, in Revelation they are told not to harm it.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ἀκρίδεςakridesG200אַרְבֶּהarbeH697“locust”
  • γῆνgēnG1093אֶרֶץeretsH776“earth”
  • χόρτονchortonG5528עֵשֶׂבesevH6212“grass”

Revelation 9:3, word by word

the smokeκαπνοῦkapnou

smoke

Smoke.

Where else “kapnou” appears
cameἐξῆλθονexēlthon

go out

To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.

Where else “exēlthon” appears
locustsἀκρίδεςakrides

locust

Locust, the insect; food allowed by the Law (Leviticus 11:22).

Where else “akrides” appears
the earthγῆνgēn

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

Where else “gēn” appears
authorityἐξουσίαexousia

authority

The right to command or act.

Where else “exousia” appears
was givenἐδόθηedothē

give

To hand something to another freely, as a gift.

Where else “edothē” appears
the scorpionsσκορπίοιskorpioi

scorpion

Scorpion.

Where else “skorpioi” appears
haveἔχουσινechousin

have

To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.

Where else “echousin” appears

Translation note

It recalls the plague of locusts of Exodus 10:12-15 and Joel 1-2.

The context

2And he opened the shaft of the abyss, and smoke went up from the shaft like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the shaft.

3 · This verse (above)

4And they were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any green thing or any tree, but only the people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

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