Revelation 11:6

These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
These	οὗτοι houtoi	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative plural masculine
have	ἔχουσιν echousin	G2192	to hold (used in very various applications · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person plural
power	ἐξουσίαν exousian	G1849	privilege · noun — accusative singular feminine
shut	κλεῖσαι kleisai	G2808	to close (literally or figuratively) · verb — aorist active infinitive
heaven	οὐρανὸν ouranon	G3772	the sky · noun — accusative singular masculine
that	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
rain	βρέχῃ brechē	G1026	to moisten (especially by a shower) · verb — present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular
not	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
days	ἡμέρας hēmeras	G2250	day · noun — accusative plural feminine
their	αὐτῶν, autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
prophecy	προφητείας prophēteias	G4394	prediction (scriptural or other) · noun — genitive singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
have	ἔχουσιν echousin	G2192	to hold (used in very various applications · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person plural
power	ἐξουσίαν exousian	G1849	privilege · noun — accusative singular feminine
over	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
waters	ὑδάτων hudatōn	G5204	water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively · noun — genitive plural neuter
turn	στρέφειν strephein	G4762	to twist · verb — present active infinitive
them	αὐτὰ auta	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural neuter
to	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
blood	αἷμα haima	G129	blood · noun — accusative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
smite	πατάξαι pataxai	G3960	to knock (gently or with a weapon or fatally) · verb — aorist active infinitive
earth	γῆν gēn	G1093	soil · noun — accusative singular feminine
all	πάσῃ pasē	G3956	all · adjective — dative singular feminine
plagues	πληγῇ plēgēa	G4127	a stroke · noun — dative singular feminine
often	ὁσάκις hosakis	G3740	how (i.e. with G302 (ἄν) · conjunction
as	ἐὰν ean	G1437	a conditional particle · conditional particle
will	θελήσωσιν. thelēsōsin	G2309	to determine (as an active option from subjective impul… · verb — aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural

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Cross-references

1 Kings 17:1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there…
Luke 4:25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when gre…
Exodus 7:17-25 Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters whic…
Psalms 105:26-36 He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.
1 Samuel 4:8 Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in…
James 5:16-18 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availet…
Ezekiel 7:1-12 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 11:3-13

In this time of treading down, God has reserved to himself his faithful witnesses, who will not fail to attest the truth of his word and worship, and the excellency of his ways. Here observe, I. The number of these witnesses: it is but a small number and yet it is sufficient. 1. It is but small. Many will own and acknowledge Christ in times of prosperity who will desert and deny him in times of persecution; one witness, when the cause is upon trial, is worth many at other times. 2. It is a sufficient number; for in the mouth of two witnesses every cause shall be established. Christ sent out his disciples two by two, to preach the gospel. Some think these two witnesses are Enoch and Elias, wh…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 11:6

These . . . power--Greek, "authorized power." it rain not--Greek, "huetos brechee," "rain shower not," literally, "moisten" not (the earth). smite . . . with all plagues--Greek, "with (literally, 'in') every plague."

Adam Clarke on Revelation 11:6

These have power to shut heaven - As Elijah did, 1 Kings 17:1-18:46. To turn them to blood - As Moses did, Exo 7:19-25. They shall have power to afflict the land with plagues, similar to those which were inflicted on the Egyptians.

John Gill on Revelation 11:6

These have power to shut heaven,.... For these have the keys of the kingdom of heaven given them, and whatever they bind or loose on earth is bound or loosed in heaven; or in other words, having the true key of knowledge in matters, both of doctrine and discipline, given them, whatever they declare, according to the word of God, to be doctrines fit to be received or rejected, and to be the ordinances of God, and matters of worship to be attended to, and what are not, should be so: and in particular, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy; that is, on their enemies, the antichristian party; for otherwise it must rain on those to whom they minister, their prophecy itself being rain in…

The Church Fathers

And they have the power over waters, etc. They not only withhold waters but also make those that descended useless, which is to turn waters into blood. The good fragrance of Christ emanating from the Church, to some is the smell of death unto death, to others the smell of life unto life (2 Corinthians XVI).
— Bede, Commentary on Revelation

These have the power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls, etc. All power in heaven and on earth is given to the Church in Christ, with the keys to bind and loose entrusted to it (Matthew XXVIII). But spiritually, the heaven is shut so that it does not rain, so that the blessing does not descend on the barren earth from the Church. As the Lord said about the vineyard of His Father: I will command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it (Isaiah V).
— Bede, Commentary on Revelation

These two candlesticks and two olive trees He has to this end spoken of, and admonished you that if, when you have read of them elsewhere, you have not understood, you may understand here. For in Zechariah, one of the twelve prophets, it is thus written: These are the two olive trees and two candlesticks which stand in the presence of the Lord of the earth; Zechariah 4:14 that is, they are in paradise. Also, in another sense, standing in the presence of the lord of the earth, that is, in the presence of Antichrist. Therefore they must be slain by Antichrist.
— Victorinus of Pettau, Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Meteorology And Celestial Phenomena · 9:7;26:7,8,11;27:20,21;28:24-27;29:19;36:27-33;37:6-22;38:8-11,22,24-29,31-35,37; — 9:7;26:7,8,11;27:20,21;28:24-27;29:19;36:27-33;37:6-22;38:8-11,22,24-29,31-35,37;
Plague · Foretold — Foretold

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 11:3-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 11:6

Adam Clarke on Revelation 11:6

John Gill on Revelation 11:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 11:3-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 11:6

Adam Clarke on Revelation 11:6

John Gill on Revelation 11:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Revelation 11:6