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They were not given permission
"They" refers to the locusts. (Revelation 9:3)
those people
the people whom the locusts were stinging
but only to torture them
Here the words "given permission" are understood. Alternate translation: "but only given permission to torture them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)
to torture them for five months
The locusts would be allowed to do this for five months.
to torture them
"to make them suffer terrible pain"
the sting of a scorpion
A scorpion is a small insect with a poisonous stinger at the end of its long tail. The sting can cause severe pain or even death.