^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. ^9:3Then⁷ out of the smoke came locusts onto the earth, and they were given power⁸ like that of the scorpions of the earth.

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Footnotes

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.
7 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
8 See ἐξουσία 2, “potential or resource to command, control, or govern, capability, might, power.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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. Then from the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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. And out of the smoke locusts came down on the earth and were given power like that of scorpions of the earth.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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. Then locusts came out of the smoke on to the earth, and power was given to them like the power that scorpions have on the earth.

NLTNew Living Translation

When he opened it, smoke poured out as though from a huge furnace, and the sunlight and air turned dark from the smoke.

Then locusts came from the smoke and descended on the earth, and they were given power to sting like scorpions.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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. And out of the smoke locusts came to the earth, and power was given to them like the scorpions of the earth have power.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. 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.

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