They havetailslikescorpions,and stings;and in their tailsis their powerto hurtmenfor fivemonths.
Whereasmy fatherloadedyou with a heavyyoke,I will addto your yoke;my fatherdisciplinedyou with whips,but I [will discipline you] with scorpions.'"
He spoketo them according to the adviceof the youngmen,saying,"My fathermadeyour yokeheavy,but I will addto it; my fatherdisciplinedyou with whips,but I [will discipline you] with scorpions."
"And you, sonof man,neitherfearthem norfeartheir words,thoughthistlesand thornsare with you and you siton scorpions;neitherfeartheir wordsnorbe dismayedat their presence,for they are a rebellioushouse.
"Or[if] he is askedfor an egg,he will not givehim a scorpion,will he?
For the powerof the horsesis in their mouthsand in their tails;for their tailsare likeserpentsand haveheads,and with them they do harm.
Thenout of the smokecamelocustsupon the earth,and powerwas giventhem, as the scorpionsof the earthhavepower.
And they were not permittedto killanyone,but to tormentfor fivemonths;and their tormentwas likethe tormentof a scorpionwhenit stingsa man.
