locusts

³And locusts went forth from the smoke of the well into the earth. And power was given to them, like the power that the scorpions of the earth have. ⁴And it was commanded of them that they must not harm the plants of the earth, nor anything green, nor any tree, but only those men who do not have the Seal of God upon their foreheads. ⁵And it was given to them that they would not kill them, but that they would torture them for five months. And their torture was like the torture of a scorpion, when he strikes a man. ⁶And in those days, men will seek death and they will not find it. And they will desire to die, and death will flee from them. ⁷And the likenesses of the locusts resembled horses prepared for battle. And upon their heads were something like crowns similar to gold. And their faces were like the faces of men. ⁸And they had hair like the hair of women. And their teeth were like the teeth of lions.

¹³If I close up heaven, so that no rain will fall, or if I order and instruct the locust to devour the land, or if I send a pestilence among my people,

²⁵And I will repay you for the years which the locust, and the beetle, and the mildew, and the caterpillar consumed: my great strength which I sent upon you.

²⁷The locust has no king, but they all depart by their troops.

⁴The locust has eaten what the caterpillar has left, and the beetle has eaten what the locust has left, and the mildew has eaten what the beetle has left. ⁵Rouse yourselves, you drunkards, and weep and wail, all you who delight in drinking wine; for it has been cut off from your mouth. ⁶For a nation has ascended over my land: strong and without number. His teeth are like the teeth of a lion, and his molars are like that of a lion’s young. ⁷He has put my vineyard into desolation, and he has pulled off the bark of my fig tree. He has stripped it bare and cast it away; its branches have become white.

⁶And John was clothed with camel’s hair and with a leather belt around his waist. And he ate locusts and wild honey.

²²you shall eat, such as the beetle in its kind, and the cricket, and grasshopper, and the locust, each one according to its kind.

³⁴He spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, of which there was no number.

⁴And it was commanded of them that they must not harm the plants of the earth, nor anything green, nor any tree, but only those men who do not have the Seal of God upon their foreheads.

¹And the Lord said to Moses: “Enter to Pharaoh. For I have hardened his heart, and that of his servants, so that I may accomplish these, my signs, in him, ²and so that you may describe to the ears of your sons and your grandsons how often I opposed the Egyptians and wrought my signs among them, and so that you may know that I am the Lord.” ³Therefore, Moses and Aaron entered to Pharaoh, and they said to him: “Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: How long will you be unwilling to be subject to me? Release my people to sacrifice to me. ⁴But if you resist, and you are unwilling to release them, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your borders. ⁵And they shall cover the face of the earth, lest any part of it be seen. Yes, and what remains from the hail shall be eaten. For they will gnaw away all the trees that spring up in the fields. ⁶And they will fill your houses, and those of your servants and of all the Egyptians: so many as your fathers and ancestors have not seen, from the time that they rose up over the earth, even until this present day.” And he turned himself away, and he departed from Pharaoh.

⁴The locust has eaten what the caterpillar has left, and the beetle has eaten what the locust has left, and the mildew has eaten what the beetle has left.

⁷And the likenesses of the locusts resembled horses prepared for battle. And upon their heads were something like crowns similar to gold. And their faces were like the faces of men.

⁷And the likenesses of the locusts resembled horses prepared for battle. And upon their heads were something like crowns similar to gold. And their faces were like the faces of men. ⁸And they had hair like the hair of women. And their teeth were like the teeth of lions. ⁹And they had breastplates like iron breastplates. And the noise of their wings was like the noise of many running horses, rushing to battle. ¹⁰And they had tails similar to scorpions. And there were stingers in their tails, and these had the power to harm men for five months.

¹And the fifth Angel sounded the trumpet. And I saw upon the earth, a star that had fallen from heaven, and the key to the well of the abyss was given to him. ²And he opened the well of the abyss. And the smoke of the well ascended, like the smoke of a great furnace. And the sun and the air were obscured by the smoke of the well. ³And locusts went forth from the smoke of the well into the earth. And power was given to them, like the power that the scorpions of the earth have. ⁴And it was commanded of them that they must not harm the plants of the earth, nor anything green, nor any tree, but only those men who do not have the Seal of God upon their foreheads. ⁵And it was given to them that they would not kill them, but that they would torture them for five months. And their torture was like the torture of a scorpion, when he strikes a man. ⁶And in those days, men will seek death and they will not find it. And they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.