Discovery BoxRevelation 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 8:12
Context8:12 Then 4 the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. And there was no light for a third of the day 5 and for a third of the night likewise.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
2 tn Grk “the shaft,” but since this would be somewhat redundant in English, the pronoun “it” is used here.
3 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
5 tn Grk “the day did not shine [with respect to] the third of it.”
