9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven fallen unto the earth: and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss.
9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit was given to him.

9:2 And he opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up 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.
9:2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.

9:3 And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
9:3 And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

9:4 And it was said unto them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only such men as have not the seal of God on their foreheads.
9:4 And they were told that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

9:5 And it was given them 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 it striketh a man.
9:5 And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man.

9:6 And in those days men shall seek death, and shall in no wise find it; and they shall desire to die, and death fleeth from them.
9:6 And in those days men will seek death and will not find it; and they will long to die and death flees from them.

9:7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared for war; and upon their heads as it were crowns like unto gold, and their faces were as men's faces.
9:7 And the appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads, as it were, crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.

9:8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as (teeth) of lions.
9:8 And they had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like [ the teeth] of lions.

9:9 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 rushing to war.
9:9 And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to battle.

9:10 And they have tails like unto scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men five months.
9:10 And they have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months.

9:11 They have over them as king the angel of the abyss: his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek (tongue) he hath the name Apollyon.
9:11 They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon.

9:12 The first Woe is past: behold, there come yet two Woes hereafter.
9:12 The first woe is past; behold, two woes are still coming after these things.

9:13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which is before God,
9:13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

9:14 one saying to the sixth angel that had one trumpet, Loose the four angels that are bound at the great river Euphrates.
9:14 one saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."

9:15 And the four angels were loosed, that had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, that they should kill the third part of men.
9:15 And the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released, so that they might kill a third of mankind.

9:16 And the number of the armies of the horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand: I heard the number of them.
9:16 And the number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.

9:17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates (as) of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone: and the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceedeth fire and smoke and brimstone.
9:17 And this is how I saw in the vision the horses and those who sat on them: [the riders] had breastplates [the color] of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone; and the heads of the horses are like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceed fire and smoke and brimstone.

9:18 By these three plagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, which proceeded out of their mouths.
9:18 A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, which proceeded out of their mouths.

9:19 For the power of the horses is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails are like unto serpents, and have heads; and with them they hurt.
9:19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads; and with them they do harm.

9:20 And the rest of mankind, who were not killed with these plagues, repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood; which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk:
9:20 And the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so as not to worship demons, and the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk;

9:21 and they repented not of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
9:21 and they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their immorality nor of their thefts.