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Revelation 6:13

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6:13 and the stars in the sky 1  fell to the earth like a fig tree dropping 2  its unripe figs 3  when shaken by a fierce 4  wind.

1 tn Or “in heaven” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”). The genitive τοῦ οὐρανοῦ (tou ouranou) is taken as a genitive of place.

2 tn Grk “throws [off]”; the indicative verb has been translated as a participle due to English style.

3 tn L&N 3.37 states, “a fig produced late in the summer season (and often falling off before it ripens) – ‘late fig.’ ὡς συκὴ βάλλει τοὺς ὀλύνθους αὐτῆς ὑπὸ ἀνέμου μεγάλου σειομένη ‘as the fig tree sheds its late figs when shaken by a great wind’ Re 6:13. In the only context in which ὄλυνθος occurs in the NT (Re 6:13), one may employ an expression such as ‘unripe fig’ or ‘fig which ripens late.’”

4 tn Grk “great wind.”



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