CAB(i)
2 And he opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a burning furnace. And the sun was darkened, and the air, from the smoke of the shaft.
3 Then out of the smoke came forth locusts to the earth. And power was given to them, as scorpions of the earth have power.
4 They were told not to harm the grass of the earth, nor any plant, nor any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
5 And they were not given authority to kill them, but that they should torment them for five months. And their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.
6 And in those days men shall seek death, and shall by no means find it; they shall be longing to die, yet death shall elude them.
7 And the appearances of the locusts was similar to horses having been prepared for battle, and on their heads were like crowns of gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.
8 They had hair like women's hair, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions.
9 And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots with many horses rushing into battle.
10 And they had tails like scorpions, and stings. And in their tails they have power to harm men five months,