3Then from the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth.
Locusts are harmless in the sense that they do not bite people; they are harmful in the sense that they devour your crops (= tomorrow’s food supply). But the exalted Christ gave these locusts power like the power of scorpions.
3 Then from the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth.