^{2 Ref} And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

^{3 Ref} And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

^{4 Ref} And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.

^{5 Ref} And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

^{6 Ref} And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

^{7 Ref} And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

^{8 Ref} And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.

^{9 Ref} And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.

^{10 Ref} And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.