AICNT REV chapter 9

9 And the fifth angel sounded; and I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth, and the key of the bottomless well[fn] was given to him. 2 And [he opened the well of the abyss, and][fn] smoke rose from the well like the smoke of a {great}[fn] furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the well. 3 And from the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given to them as the scorpions of the earth have power.

4 And it was said to them that they should not harm the grass of the earth, [nor any green thing,][fn] nor any tree, but [[only]][fn] the men who do not have the seal of God on {the}[fn] foreheads. 5 And it was given to them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented for five months, and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.

6 And in those days, men will seek death and will not find it, and they will desire to die, and death {flees}[fn] from them.

7 And the likenesses of the locusts were like horses prepared for battle, and on their heads were {crowns like gold},[fn] and their faces were like the faces of men, 8 and they had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like those of lions, 9 and they had breastplates [like breastplates][fn] of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of many chariots with horses running into battle, 10 and they have tails like scorpions and stingers, and in their tails {is their}[fn] power to harm men for five months. 11 [[And]][fn] {They have}[fn] as king [[the ruler]][fn] over them the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, [and][fn] in Greek he has the name Apollyon.

12 The first woe is past; behold, there are still two woes to come after {this}.[fn]

13 [And][fn] The sixth angel sounded; and I heard a voice [from the [four][fn] horns][fn] of the golden altar before God, 14 Saying to the [sixth][fn] angel, {the one having}[fn] the trumpet, “Release the [four][fn] angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” 15 And the four angels who had been prepared for the hour and [[into the]][fn] [day and][fn] month and year were released, so that they might [[not]][fn] kill a third of mankind. 16 And the number of the armies of the horsemen was two myriads of myriads;[fn] [[and]][fn] I heard the number of them.

17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision and those who sat on them, having breastplates of fire and hyacinth[fn] and sulfur,[fn] and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and from their mouths came fire and smoke and sulfur.

18 From {these}[fn] [three][fn] [plagues][fn] a third of mankind was killed, by the fire and the smoke and the sulfur[fn] coming out of {their}[fn] mouths. 19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths [and in their tails];[fn] for their tails are [like][fn] serpents, having heads, and with them they do harm.

20 And the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues [[of theirs]],[fn] did not repent of the works of their hands, so as not to worship demons [and idols][fn] of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk, 21 and they did not repent of their murders, nor of their {drugs},[fn] nor of their sexual immorality[, nor of their thefts].[fn]

9:1 well: The Greek word indicates (1) a construction consisting of a vertical shaft, covered with stone, for water supply, a well, or (2) an opening that leads to the depths of the nether world, pit, shaft (BDAG, φρέαρ)

9:2, he opened the well of the abyss, and: Absent from some manuscripts. ℵ(01)

9:2, great: Later manuscripts read “burning.” BYZ

9:4, nor any green thing: Absent from some manuscripts. ℵ(01)

9:4, only: Later manuscripts add. TR

9:4, the: Some manuscripts read “their.” BYZ

9:6, flees: Later manuscripts read “will flee.” BYZ TR

9:7, crowns like gold: Later manuscripts read “golden crowns.” BYZ

9:9, like breastplates: Absent from some manuscripts. uncial 0207 (4th century, Aland category III)

9:10, is their: Later manuscripts read “they had.” (BYZ) or “and.” (TR)

9:11, And: Later manuscripts add. TR

9:11, They have: Later manuscripts read “having.” BYZ

9:11, the ruler: Included in A(02).

9:11, and: Absent from some manuscripts. BYZ

9:12, this: Later manuscripts read “these.” TR

9:13, And: Absent from some manuscripts. 𝔓47 ℵ(01)

9:13, four: BYZ TR NA28[ ] ‖ Absent from some manuscripts. 𝔓47 A(02) SBLGNT THGNT

9:13, from the four horns: Absent from ℵ(01).

9:14, sixth: Absent from A(02).

9:14, the one having: Later manuscripts read “who had.” TR

9:14, four: Absent from ℵ(01).

9:15, and into: Later manuscripts add. TR

9:15, day and: Absent from ℵ(01).

9:15, not: Absent from ℵ(01).

9:16, two myriads of myriads: Or “twenty thousands times ten thousand.” That is two hundred million.

9:16, and: Later manuscripts add. TR

9:17, hyacinth: Or Sapphire. A flower of a vibrant color. Likely dark blue or violet. (BDAG, ὑακίνθινος)

9:17, sulfur: A vibrant yellow color. Or brimstone.

9:18, these: Some manuscripts read “the.” 𝔓47

9:18, three: Absent from ℵ(01).

9:18, plagues: Absent from some manuscripts. TR

9:18, sulfur: Greek “divine.”

9:18, their: 𝔓47 reads “the.”

9:19, and in their tails: Absent from some manuscripts. TR

9:19, like: Absent from some manuscripts. C(04)

9:20, of theirs: Included in some manuscripts. 𝔓47 ℵ(01)

9:20, and idols: Absent from 𝔓47.

9:21, drugs: Or “potions.” 𝔓47 ℵ(01) C(04) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Some manuscripts read “sorceries.” A(02) BYZ TR

9:21, nor of their thefts: Absent from some manuscripts. 𝔓47 Syriac(Philoxeniana)

Demonstration version—prototype quality only—still in development

AICNT REV Chapter 9