And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
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Gill's Exposition
And there came out of the smoke locusts the earth,.... Not literally, for these locusts might not meddle with the grass, nor any green thing, or tree, as locusts do, only men, Rev 9:4; and had a king…
Barnes' Notes
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth - That is, they escaped from the pit with the smoke. At first they were mingled with the smoke, so that they were not distinctly seen, but when…
Adam Clarke
Locusts - Vast hordes of military troops: the description which follows certainly agrees better with the Saracens than with any other people or nation, but may also apply to the Romans.
As the…
Upon the sounding of this trumpet, the things to be observed are, 1. A star falling from heaven to the earth. Some think this star represents some eminent bishop in the Christian church, some angel of…
Cambridge Bible
the scorpions of the earth i.e. common natural scorpions: these infernal locusts are able to hurt men, as common scorpions are, but common locusts are not.
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