9 And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and ^(A)I saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given ^(B)the key to the shaft of ^(C)the bottomless pit.^[a]

³ Then from the smoke came ^(A)locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth.

⁵ They were allowed to torment them ^(A)for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone.

¹⁰ They have tails and stings like scorpions, and their power to hurt people ^(A)for five months is in their tails.