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Revelation 6:13
New English Translation
Revelation 6:13
New English Translation
13 and the stars in the sky[a] fell to the earth like a fig tree dropping[b] its unripe figs[c] when shaken by a fierce[d] wind.
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- Revelation 6:13 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.
- Revelation 6:13 tn Grk “throws [off]”; the indicative verb has been translated as a participle due to English style.
- Revelation 6:13 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.’”
- Revelation 6:13 tn Grk “great wind.”
Revelation 6:13
New International Version
Revelation 6:13
New International Version
13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth,(A) as figs drop from a fig tree(B) when shaken by a strong wind.
Revelation 6:13
King James Version
Revelation 6:13
King James Version
13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
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