^9:1Then¹ the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky² to the earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the abyss.³^9:2He⁴ opened the shaft of the abyss and smoke rose out of it⁵ like smoke from a giant furnace. The⁶ sun and the air were darkened with smoke from the shaft.

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Footnotes

1 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
2 Or “from heaven” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).
3 On this term ἄβυσσος 2 states, “netherworld, abyss, esp. the abode of the dead Ro 10:7 (Ps 106:26) and of demons Lk 8:31; dungeon where the devil is kept Rv 20:3; abode of the θηρίον, the Antichrist 11:7; 17:8; of Ἀβαδδών (), the angel of the underworld 9:11 … φρέαρ τῆς ἀ. 9:1f; capable of being sealed 9:1; 20:1, 3.”
4 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
5 Grk “the shaft,” but since this would be somewhat redundant in English, the pronoun “it” is used here.
6 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit. He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and from the shaft rose smoke like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke from the shaft.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss. When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth. The key for the shaft to the abyss was given to him. He opened the shaft to the abyss, and smoke came up out of the shaft like smoke from a great furnace so that the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the shaft.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen to earth from the sky, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit. When he opened it, smoke poured out as though from a huge furnace, and the sunlight and air turned dark from the smoke.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the fifth angel blew the trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to the earth, and the key of the shaft of the abyss was given to him. And he opened the shaft of the abyss, and smoke went up from the shaft like smoke from a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the shaft.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. 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.

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