Translation Comparison

Revelation 9:3

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The verse Revelation 9:3 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.

Bible verse Revelation 9:3 comparison across 10 translations
Translation	Verse Text	Copy
King James BibleKJV	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.
American Standard VersionASV	And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Douay Rheims BibleDRB	And from the smoke of the pit there came out locusts upon the earth. And power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power:
Darby Bible TranslationDBT	And out of the smoke came forth locusts on the earth, and power was given to them as the scorpions of the earth have power;
English Revised VersionERV	And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Webster Bible TranslationWBT	And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
World English BibleWEB	Then out of the smoke came forth locusts on the earth, and power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Young's Literal TranslationYLT	And out of the smoke came forth locusts to the earth, and there was given to them authority, as scorpions of the earth have authority,
American King James VersionAKJV	And there came out of the smoke locusts on the earth: and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Weymouth New TestamentWNT	And from the midst of the smoke there came locusts on to the earth, and power was given to them resembling the power which earthly scorpions possess.

King James Bible

KJV

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.

American Standard Version

ASV

And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

And from the smoke of the pit there came out locusts upon the earth. And power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power:

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

And out of the smoke came forth locusts on the earth, and power was given to them as the scorpions of the earth have power;

English Revised Version

ERV

And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

World English Bible

WEB

Then out of the smoke came forth locusts on the earth, and power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

And out of the smoke came forth locusts to the earth, and there was given to them authority, as scorpions of the earth have authority,

American King James Version

AKJV

And there came out of the smoke locusts on the earth: and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

And from the midst of the smoke there came locusts on to the earth, and power was given to them resembling the power which earthly scorpions possess.

King James Bible

KJV

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.

American Standard Version

ASV

And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

And from the smoke of the pit there came out locusts upon the earth. And power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power:

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

And out of the smoke came forth locusts on the earth, and power was given to them as the scorpions of the earth have power;

English Revised Version

ERV

And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

World English Bible

WEB

Then out of the smoke came forth locusts on the earth, and power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

And out of the smoke came forth locusts to the earth, and there was given to them authority, as scorpions of the earth have authority,

American King James Version

AKJV

And there came out of the smoke locusts on the earth: and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

And from the midst of the smoke there came locusts on to the earth, and power was given to them resembling the power which earthly scorpions possess.