Rev 9:1-2, 17-18 | JFB | STEP | 1. The last three trumpets of the seven are called, from , the woe-trumpets. fall —rather as Greek, "fallen." When John saw it, it was not in the act of falling, but had fallen already. This is a connecting link of this fifth trumpet with , " Woe to the inhabiters of the earth, for the devil is come down, " &c. Compare , "How art thou fallen from heaven, Lucifer, son of the morning!" the bottomless pit — Greek, "the pit of the abyss"; the orifice of the hell where Satan and his demons dwell.

Revelation of John 9:1-2

1. The last three trumpets of the seven are called, from Re 8:13, the woe-trumpets.

fall—rather as Greek, "fallen." When John saw it, it was not in the act of falling, but had fallen already. This is a connecting link of this fifth trumpet with Re 12:8, 9, 12, "Woe to the inhabiters of the earth, for the devil is come down," &c. Compare Isa 14:12, "How art thou fallen from heaven, Lucifer, son of the morning!"

the bottomless pit—Greek, "the pit of the abyss"; the orifice of the hell where Satan and his demons dwell.

Revelation of John 9:17-18

17. thus—as follows.

of fire—the fiery color of the breastplates answering to the fire which issued out of their mouths.

of jacinth—literally, "of hyacinth color," the hyacinth of the ancients answering to our dark blue iris: thus, their dark, dull-colored breastplates correspond to the smoke out of their mouths.

brimstone—sulphur-colored: answering to the brimstone or sulphur out of their mouths.

18. By these three—A, B, C, and Aleph read (apo for kupo), "From"; implying the direction whence the slaughter came; not direct instrumentality as "by" implies. A, B, C, Aleph also add "plagues" after "three." English Version reading, which omits it, is not well supported.

by the fire—Greek, "owing to the fire," literally, "out of."