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It was said (errethē). First aorist passive indicative of eipon.
That they should not hurt (hina mē adikēsousin). Sub-final (object clause subject of errethē) with hina mē and the future active of adikeō as in Rev 3:9; Rev 8:3. Vegetation had been hurt sufficiently by the hail (Rev 8:7).
But only such men as (ei mē tous anthrōpous hoitines). “Except (elliptical use of ei mē, if not, unless) the men who (the very ones who).” For this use of hostis see Rev 1:7; Rev 2:24; Rev 20:4.
The seal of God upon their foreheads (tēn sphragida tou theou epi tōn metōpōn). Provided for in Rev 7:3. “As Israel in Egypt escaped the plagues which punished their neighbours, so the new Israel is exempted from the attack of the locusts of the Abyss” (Swete).