It was said (ερρεθη). First aorist passive indicative of ειπον.

That they should not hurt (ινα μη αδικησου…

And it was commanded them. The writer does not say by whom this command was given, but it is clearly by someone who directed them…

And it was commanded . . . — This should be translated: It was commanded them that they should not injure the grass of the ear…

The fifth trumpet: The first woe. John now focuses attention on the fifth and sixth trumpets (first and second woes) by giving more than twice the …

And it was commanded them
The locusts, by Christ, who has a sovereign power over all men, and lays them under the re…

Upon the sounding of the fifth trumpet, a star fell from heaven to the earth. Having ceased to be a minister of Christ, he who is represented by th…