Revelation 9:3

9:3 Then ¹  out of the smoke came locusts onto the earth, and they were given power ²  like that of the scorpions of the earth.

Revelation 9:10

9:10 They have ³  tails and stingers like scorpions, and their ability ⁴  to injure people for five months is in their tails.

Revelation 9:19

9:19 For the power ⁵  of the horses resides ⁶  in their mouths and in their tails, because their tails are like snakes, having heads that inflict injuries.

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¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

² tn See BDAG 352 s.v. ἐξουσία 2, “potential or resource to command, control, or govern, capability, might, power.”

³ tn In the Greek text there is a shift to the present tense here; the previous verbs translated “had” are imperfects.

⁴ tn See BDAG 352 s.v. ἐξουσία 2, “potential or resource to command, control, or govern, capability, might, power.”

⁵ tn See BDAG 352 s.v. ἐξουσία 2, “potential or resource to command, control, or govern, capability, might, power.”

⁶ tn Grk “is.”