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Revelation 9:5

3 And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.

4 They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.

6 In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.

7 And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.

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BSB
The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.
KJV
And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
WEB
They were given power, not to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a person.
ASV
And it was given them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when it striketh a man.
DARBY
and it was given to them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months; and their torment [was] as [the] torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.
BLB
And it was given to them that they should not kill them, but that they will torment [them] five months. And their torment [was] as the torment of a scorpion when it might strike a man.
ÅB
Og det ble gitt dem at de ikke skulle drepe dem, men pine dem i fem måneder, og pinen de voldte, var som pinen av en skorpion når den stikker et menneske.
OTB
De fikk bare lov til å pine dem i fem måneder uten å forårsake død. Pinen de påførte var lik en skorpions stikk.
B1930
Og det blev gitt dem at de ikke skulde drepe dem, men pine dem i fem måneder, og pinen de voldte, var som pinen av en skorpion når den stikker et menneske.

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  • Revelation 9:10

    They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.

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  • Job 2:6

    “Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”

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  • Revelation 9:3

    And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.

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  • Daniel 5:18–22

    As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.

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  • Revelation 13:5

    The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.

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  • Revelation 13:7

    Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.

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