Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They were not allowed to kill them but only to torture them for five months. And the agony they suffered was like that of the sting of a scorpion when it strikes. New Living Translation They were told not to kill them but to torture them for five months with pain like the pain of a scorpion sting. English Standard Version They were allowed to torment them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone. Berean Standard Bible 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. Berean Literal Bible And it was granted to them that they should not kill them, but that they shall torment them five months. And their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it might strike a man. King James Bible 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. New King James Version And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. New American Standard Bible And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a person. NASB 1995 And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man. NASB 1977 And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man. Legacy Standard Bible And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man. Amplified Bible They were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment and cause them extreme pain for five months; and their torment was like the torment from a scorpion when it stings a man. Christian Standard Bible They were not permitted to kill them but were to torment them for five months; their torment is like the torment caused by a scorpion when it stings someone. Holman Christian Standard Bible They were not permitted to kill them but were to torment them for five months; their torment is like the torment caused by a scorpion when it strikes a man. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version The locusts were allowed to make them suffer for five months, but not to kill them. The suffering they caused was like the sting of a scorpion. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation They were not allowed to kill them. They were only allowed to torture them for five months. Their torture was like the pain of a scorpion's sting. Good News Translation The locusts were not allowed to kill these people, but only to torture them for five months. The pain caused by the torture is like the pain caused by a scorpion's sting. International Standard Version They were not allowed to kill them, but were only allowed to torture them for five months. Their torture was like the pain of a scorpion when it stings someone. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible The locusts were not given permission to kill them, but only to torture them for five months, and their torture was like that of a scorpion when it stings a person. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Weymouth New Testament Their mission was not to kill, but to cause awful agony for five months; and this agony was like that which a scorpion inflicts when it stings a man. World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand it was given to them that they may not kill them, but that they may be tormented five months, and their torment—as the torment of a scorpion—when it may strike a man; Berean Literal Bible And it was granted to them that they should not kill them, but that they shall torment them five months. And their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it might strike a man. Young's Literal Translation and it was given to them that they may not kill them, but that they may be tormented five months, and their torment is as the torment of a scorpion, when it may strike a man; Smith's Literal Translation And it was given them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tortured five months: and their torture as the torture of a scorpion, when he should strike a man. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd it was given unto them that they should not kill them; but that they should torment them five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when he striketh a man. Catholic Public Domain Version And it was given to them that they would not kill them, but that they would torture them for five months. And their torture was like the torture of a scorpion, when he strikes a man. New American Bible They were not allowed to kill them but only to torment them for five months; the torment they inflicted was like that of a scorpion when it stings a person. New Revised Standard Version They were allowed to torture them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torture was like the torture of a scorpion when it stings someone. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they were commanded 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And it was given to them not to kill them, but that they would suffer pain for five months, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it attacks a man. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd they were permitted, not to kill them, but to torment them five months; and the torment inflicted by them was like the torment inflicted by a scorpion, when he stings a man. Godbey New Testament 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 he may strike a man. Haweis New Testament And it was given them in charge that they should not kill these men outright, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment is as the torment of a scorpion when he striketh a man. Mace New Testament and to them was power given, not to kill them, but to torment them five months: and their pain was like the pain which a scorpion produces when it strikes a man. Weymouth New Testament Their mission was not to kill, but to cause awful agony for five months; and this agony was like that which a scorpion inflicts when it stings a man. Worrell New Testament 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. Worsley New Testament And to them was given power, not to kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it striketh a man. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Fifth Trumpet…4They 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. 5 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. 6In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.… Cross References Exodus 10:14-15 The locusts swarmed across the land and settled over the entire territory of Egypt. Never before had there been so many locusts, and never again will there be. / They covered the face of all the land until it was black, and they consumed all the plants on the ground and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left behind. Nothing green was left on any tree or plant in all the land of Egypt. Joel 2:4-5 Their appearance is like that of horses, and they gallop like swift steeds. / With a sound like that of chariots they bound over the mountaintops, like the crackling of fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for battle. Joel 2:25 I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts—the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust—My great army that I sent against you. Deuteronomy 28:27 The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured. Deuteronomy 28:35 The LORD will afflict you with painful, incurable boils on your knees and thighs, from the soles of your feet to the top of your head. Isaiah 13:8 Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. Isaiah 66:24 “As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.” Jeremiah 8:17 “For behold, I will send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD. Jeremiah 9:15 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will feed this people wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink. Ezekiel 2:6 But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house. Ezekiel 28:24 For the people of Israel will no longer face a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.’ Matthew 24:21 For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again. Luke 10:19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you. Luke 21:26 Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 2 Corinthians 12:7 or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Treasury of Scripture 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 strikes a man. it was. Revelation 13:5,7 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months… Daniel 5:18-22 O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour: … Daniel 7:6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. they should not. Revelation 11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. Job 2:6 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life. they should be. Revelation 9:10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. five. and their. Revelation 9:3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. Jump to Previous Agony Allowed Awful Cause Death Five Great Inflicts Kill Mission Months Orders Pain Permitted Power Scorpion Sting Stings Strike Strikes Striketh Suffered Torment Tormented Torture WoundJump to Next Agony Allowed Awful Cause Death Five Great Inflicts Kill Mission Months Orders Pain Permitted Power Scorpion Sting Stings Strike Strikes Striketh Suffered Torment Tormented Torture WoundRevelation 9 1. At the sounding of the fifth angel, a star falls from heaven, to whom is given the key to the bottomless pit.2. He opens the pit, and there come forth locusts like scorpions. 12. The first woe past. 13. The sixth trumpet sounds. 14. Four angels who were bound are let loose. They were not given power to kill them This phrase indicates a limitation placed upon the locust-like creatures described earlier in Revelation 9. The Greek word for "power" here is "ἐξουσία" (exousia), which often denotes authority or the right to act. In this context, it suggests that these creatures operate under divine permission, emphasizing God's sovereignty even in judgment. The restriction against killing highlights God's mercy, even amidst wrath, allowing time for repentance. but only to torment them for five months And their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion And their torment . . .--Literally, and the torture of them (i.e., the torture inflicted by them) is as the torture of a scorpion when it has stricken a man. The wound of a scorpion occasions intense suffering: we have in it the symbol of the malicious cruelty of the merciless. The emblem is used in Ezekiel: the rebellious and malicious opponents of the prophet being compared to scorpions (Ezekiel 2:6). We may compare the similar imagery of the bee for the Assyrian power (Isaiah 7:18), and the Psalmist's complaint that his enemies came about him like bees--a swarm, irritating him with wing and sting. The tenth verse tells us the way in which the injury was inflicted: there were stings in their tails. Verse 5 - And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months; and it was given them [i.e. the locusts] that they [the locusts] should not kill them [the unsealed], but that they [the unsealed] should be tormented five months. The devil and his agents have not unlimited power committed to them; they are restrained within limits by the will of God. The evils which follow in the train of heresy and infidelity are not as yet permitted to kill (cf. Job 1:12), for this judgment extends only to the natural life of man. God reserves the final killing to himself at the great judgment day. This is shown in the limitation, "five months." This apparently meaningless period becomes explicable, when we remember that the usual duration of a locust plague is five months, viz. from April to September. The visitation is for the natural period of such occurrences; the torment is to extend to the natural period of man's sojourn on the earth. It does not extend into the next life; other and special means are adopted for man's punishment then, as set forth under the seventh trumpet. Various other explanations have been given of the five months.(1) Five years of Gothic rule (Vitringa). (2) Five months = 5 × 30 days; each day represents one year; therefore 150 years are signified, viz. (a) of the Saracens, A.D. 830 - A.D. 980 (Mede); . . . Greek [The locusts]αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. were not given power ἐδόθη (edothē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. to ἵνα (hina) Conjunction Strong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. kill ἀποκτείνωσιν (apokteinōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 615: To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy. them, αὐτούς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. but only ἀλλ’ (all’) Conjunction Strong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. to ἵνα (hina) Conjunction Strong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. torment [them] βασανισθήσονται (basanisthēsontai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 928: To examine, as by torture; I torment; I buffet, as of waves. From basanos; to torture. [for] five πέντε (pente) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 4002: Five. A primary number; 'five'. months, μῆνας (mēnas) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3376: A (lunar) month. A primary word; a month. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. torment βασανισμὸς (basanismos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 929: Torture, torment. From basanizo; torture. [was] like ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. the stinging παίσῃ (paisē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3817: To strike, smite, sting. A primary verb; to hit; specially, to sting. of a scorpion. σκορπίου (skorpiou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 4651: A scorpion. Probably from an obsolete skerpo; a 'scorpion'. Links Revelation 9:5 NIVRevelation 9:5 NLT Revelation 9:5 ESV Revelation 9:5 NASB Revelation 9:5 KJV Revelation 9:5 BibleApps.com Revelation 9:5 Biblia Paralela Revelation 9:5 Chinese Bible Revelation 9:5 French Bible Revelation 9:5 Catholic Bible NT Prophecy: Revelation 9:5 They were given power not to kill (Rev. Re Apocalypse) |
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