locusts. Greek. akris. Here; Revelation 9:7; Matthew 3:4.Mark 1:6.
unto. to.
power. App-172.
scorpions. Greek. skorpios. Here; verses: Revelation 9:5; Revelation 9:10; Luke 10:19; Luke 11:12. As in Exodus 10:14, these are no ordinary locusts, which "have no king" (Proverbs 30:27). See Revelation 9:11 and compare Joel 2:25. Here "men" are the objects of their power to inflict hurt.