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And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit.
He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and from the shaft rose smoke like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke from the shaft.
Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Then from the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth.
They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, but only those people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
They were allowed to torment them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone.
In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.
And in those days people will seek death and will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them.
The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. On their heads were crowns of something like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.
In appearance the locusts were like horses prepared for battle: on their heads were what looked like crowns of gold; their faces were like human faces,
They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth.
their hair like women’s hair, and their teeth like lions’ teeth;
And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle.
they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the noise of their wings was like the noise of many chariots with horses rushing into battle.
They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. Their power was to hurt men five months.
They have tails and stings like scorpions, and their power to hurt people for five months is in their tails.
One woe is past. Behold, still two more woes are coming after these things.
The first woe has passed; behold, two woes are still to come.
Sixth Trumpet: The Angels from the Euphrates
Then the sixth angel sounded: And I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
Then the sixth angel sounded: And I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God,
saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind.
So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour, the day, the month, and the year, were released to kill a third of mankind.
Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.
The number of mounted troops was twice ten thousand times ten thousand; I heard their number.
And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone.
By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed — by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths.
By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed, by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths.
For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails are like serpents with heads, and by means of them they wound.
But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.
The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands nor give up worshiping demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk,