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When the fifth angel blew his trumpet, I saw a star[a] fall from the sky to earth. It was given the key to the tunnel that leads down to the deep pit. (A) As it opened the tunnel, smoke poured out like the smoke of a great furnace. The sun and the air turned dark because of the smoke. (B) Locusts[b] came out of the smoke and covered the earth. They were given the same power that scorpions have.

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Footnotes

  1. 9.1 star: In the ancient world, stars were often thought of as living beings, such as angels.
  2. 9.3 Locusts: A type of grasshopper that comes in swarms and causes great damage to crops.

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