Revelation 9 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

1 Then ^G2532 the fifth ^G3991 angel ^G32 sounded ^G4537. Then I saw ^G3708 a star ^G792 from heaven ^G3772 which had fallen ^G4098 to the earth ^G1093, and the key ^G2807 of the pit ^G5421 of the abyss ^G12 was given ^G1325 to him. 2 And he opened ^G455 the pit ^G5421 of the abyss ^G12 and smoke ^G2586 went ^G305 up ^G305 out of the pit ^G5421, like ^G5613 the smoke ^G2586 of a great ^G3173 furnace ^G2575, and the sun ^G2246 and the air ^G109 were darkened ^G4656 by the smoke ^G2586 of the pit ^G5421. 3 Then ^G2532 out of the smoke ^G2586 came ^G1831 locusts ^G200 [fn]upon the earth ^G1093, and power ^G1849 was given ^G1325 them, as the scorpions ^G4651 of the earth ^G1093 have ^G2192 power ^G1849. 4 And they were told ^G3004 not to hurt ^G91 the grass ^G5528 of the earth ^G1093, nor ^G3761 any ^G3956 green ^G5515 thing ^G5515, nor ^G3761 any ^G3956 tree ^G1186, but only ^G1487 G3361 the men ^G444 who ^G3748 do not have ^G2192 the seal ^G4973 of God ^G2316 on their foreheads ^G3359. 5 And [fn]they were not permitted ^G1325 to kill ^G615 [fn]anyone ^G846, but to torment ^G928 for five ^G4002 months ^G3376, and their torment ^G929 was like ^G5613 the torment ^G929 of a scorpion ^G4651 when ^G3752 it [fn]stings ^G3817 a man ^G444. 6 And in those ^G1565 days ^G2250 men ^G444 will seek ^G2212 death ^G2288 and will never find ^G2147 it; they will long ^G1937 to die ^G599, and death ^G2288 flees ^G5343 from them.

7 And the [fn]appearance ^G3667 of the locusts ^G200 was like ^G3664 horses ^G2462 prepared ^G2090 for battle ^G4171. And on their heads ^G2776 appeared ^G5613 to be crowns ^G4735 like ^G3664 gold ^G5557, and their faces ^G4383 were like ^G5613 the faces ^G4383 of men ^G444. 8 And they had ^G2192 hair ^G2359 like ^G5613 the hair ^G2359 of women ^G1135, and their teeth ^G3599 were like ^G5613 the teeth of lions ^G3023. 9 And they had ^G2192 breastplates ^G2382 like ^G5613 breastplates ^G2382 of iron ^G4603, and the sound ^G5456 of their wings ^G4420 was like ^G5613 the sound ^G5456 of chariots ^G716, of many ^G4183 horses ^G2462 running ^G5143 to battle ^G4171. 10 And they have ^G2192 tails ^G3769 like ^G3664 scorpions ^G4651, and stings ^G2759; and in their tails ^G3769 is their power ^G1849 to hurt ^G91 men ^G444 for five ^G4002 months ^G3376. 11 They have ^G2192 as king ^G935 over ^G1909 them, the angel ^G32 of the abyss ^G12. His name ^G3686 in Hebrew ^G1447 is [fn]Abaddon ^G3, and in the Greek ^G1673 he has ^G2192 the name ^G3686 [fn]Apollyon ^G623.

12 One ^G1520 woe ^G3759 is past ^G565; behold ^G2400, two ^G1417 woes ^G3759 are still ^G2089 coming ^G2064 after ^G3326 these ^G3778 things ^G3778.

13 Then ^G2532 the sixth ^G1623 angel ^G32 sounded ^G4537, and I heard ^G191 [fn]a voice ^G5456 from the [fn]four ^G5064 horns ^G2768 of the golden ^G5552 altar ^G2379 which is before ^G1799 God ^G2316, 14 one saying ^G3004 to the sixth ^G1623 angel ^G32 who had ^G2192 the trumpet ^G4536, “Release ^G3089 the four ^G5064 angels ^G32 who have been bound ^G1210 at the great ^G3173 river ^G4215 Euphrates ^G2166.” 15 And the four ^G5064 angels ^G32 were released ^G3089, who had been prepared ^G2090 for the hour ^G5610 and day ^G2250 and month ^G3376 and year ^G1763, so ^G2443 that they would kill ^G615 a third ^G5154 of [fn]mankind ^G444. 16 And the number ^G706 of the armies ^G4753 of the horsemen ^G2461 was two ^G6019 G3461 hundred ^G6019 G3461 million ^G6019 G3461; I heard ^G191 the number ^G706 of them. 17 And [fn]this ^G3779 is ^G3779 how ^G3779 I saw ^G3708 in the vision ^G3706 the horses ^G2462 and those ^G3588 who sit ^G2521 on them: the riders had ^G2192 breastplates ^G2382 the color of fire ^G4447 and of hyacinth ^G5191 and of ^G2306 [fn]brimstone ^G2306; and the heads ^G2776 of the horses ^G2462 are like ^G5613 the heads ^G2776 of lions ^G3023; and out of their mouths ^G4750 come ^G1607 fire ^G4442 and smoke ^G2586 and [fn]brimstone ^G2303. 18 A third ^G5154 of [fn]mankind ^G444 was killed ^G615 by these ^G3778 three ^G5140 plagues ^G4127, by the fire ^G4442 and the smoke ^G2586 and the [fn]brimstone ^G2303 which came ^G1607 out ^G1607 of their mouths ^G4750. 19 For the power ^G1849 of the horses ^G2462 is in their mouths ^G4750 and in their tails ^G3769; for their tails ^G3769 are like ^G3664 serpents ^G3789, having ^G2192 heads ^G2776, and with them they do ^G91 harm ^G91.

20 And the rest ^G3062 of [fn]mankind ^G444, who ^G3739 were not killed ^G615 by these ^G3778 plagues ^G4127, did not repent ^G3340 of the works ^G2041 of their hands ^G5495, so ^G2443 as not to worship ^G4352 demons ^G1140, and the idols ^G1497 of gold ^G5552 and of silver ^G693 and of brass ^G5470 and of stone ^G3035 and of wood ^G3585, which ^G3739 can ^G1410 neither ^G3777 see ^G991 nor ^G3777 hear ^G191 nor ^G3777 walk ^G4043. 21 And they did not repent ^G3340 of their murders ^G5408 nor ^G3777 of their sorceries ^G5331 nor ^G3777 of their sexual ^G4202 immorality ^G4202 nor ^G3777 of their thefts ^G2809.