Revelation 9:2
Context9:2 He 1 opened the shaft of the abyss and smoke rose out of it 2 like smoke from a giant furnace. The 3 sun and the air were darkened with smoke from the shaft.
Revelation 19:21
Context19:21 The 4 others were killed by the sword that extended from the mouth of the one who rode the horse, and all the birds gorged 5 themselves with their flesh.
[9:2] 1 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[9:2] 2 tn Grk “the shaft,” but since this would be somewhat redundant in English, the pronoun “it” is used here.
[9:2] 3 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[19:21] 4 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[19:21] 5 tn On the translation of ἐχορτάσθησαν (ecortasqhsan) BDAG 1087 s.v. χορτάζω 1.a states, “of animals, pass. in act. sense πάντα τὰ ὄρνεα ἐχορτάσθησαν ἐκ τῶν σαρκῶν αὐτῶν all the birds gorged themselves with their flesh Rv 19:21 (cp. TestJud. 21:8).”





