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Berean Standard Bible

“The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.”

Revelation 9:2

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The fifth trumpet sounds, and John sees a star that has fallen from the sky, given the key to the shaft of the Abyss. The Abyss is the realm of evil powers in Jewish and Christian imagery.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.

World English Bible (WEB)

He opened the pit of the abyss, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke from a burning furnace. The sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke from the pit.

King James Version (KJV)

And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he made the great deep open and a smoke went up from it, like the smoke of a great oven; and the sun and the air were made dark because of the smoke.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and he did open the pit of the abyss, and there came up a smoke out of the pit as smoke of a great furnace, and darkened was the sun and the air, from the smoke of the pit.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y abrió el pozo del abismo, y subió humo del pozo como el humo de un gran horno; y oscurecióse el sol y el aire por el humo del pozo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Al abrirlo, un humo negro como de un horno gigantesco se elevó y oscureció el sol y el aire.

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