Revelation 9:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Revelation 9:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Revelation 9:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Revelation 9:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He opened the pit of the abyss, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke from a burning furnace. The sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke from the pit.”

Revelation 9:2 — World English Bible

Revelation 9:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up 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. ”

Revelation 9:2 — American Standard Version

Revelation 9:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he did open the pit of the abyss, and there came up a smoke out of the pit as smoke of a great furnace, and darkened was the sun and the air, from the smoke of the pit.”

Revelation 9:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Revelation 9:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up smoke out of the pit as [the] smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke of the pit.”

Revelation 9:2 — Darby Translation

Revelation 9:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he opened the bottomlesse pit, and there arose the smoke of the pit, as the smoke of a great fornace, and the sunne, and the ayre were darkened by the smoke of the pit.”

Revelation 9:2 — Geneva Bible

Revelation 9:2 in Context — Revelation 9

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 should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.

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What Does Revelation 9:2 Mean?

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