Revelation 9:10 They had tails with stingers, like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months.

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New International Version
They had tails with stingers, like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months.

English Standard Version
They have tails and stings like scorpions, and their power to hurt people for five months is in their tails.

New American Standard Bible
They have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months.

King James Bible
And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and they had tails with stingers like scorpions, so that with their tails they had the power to harm people for five months.

International Standard Version
They had tails and stingers like scorpions, and they had the power to hurt people with their tails for five months.

American Standard Version
And they have tails like unto scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men five months.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they had tails like to scorpions, and there were stings in their tails; and their power was to hurt men five months. And they had over them

Darby Bible Translation
and they have tails like scorpions, and stings; and their power was in their tails to hurt men five months.

Young's Literal Translation
and they have tails like to scorpions, and stings were in their tails; and their authority is to injure men five months;

Cross References

2 Chronicles 10:11
For whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

2 Chronicles 10:14
And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

Ezekiel 2:6
And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

Revelation 9:3
And there came out of the smoke locusts on the earth: and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

Revelation 9:5
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.

Revelation 9:19
For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like to serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

9:1-12 Upon sounding the fifth trumpet, a star fell from heaven to the earth. Having ceased to be a minister of Christ, he who is represented by this star becomes the minister of the devil; and lets loose the powers of hell against the churches of Christ. On the opening of the bottomless pit, there arose a great smoke. The devil carries on his designs by blinding the eyes of men, by putting out light and knowledge, and promoting ignorance and error. Out of this smoke there came a swarm of locusts, emblems of the devil's agents, who promote superstition, idolatry, error, and cruelty. The trees and the grass, the true believers, whether young or more advanced, should be untouched. But a secret poison and infection in the soul, should rob many others of purity, and afterwards of peace. The locusts had no power to hurt those who had the seal of God. God's all-powerful, distinguishing grace will keep his people from total and final apostacy. The power is limited to a short season; but it would be very sharp. In such events the faithful share the common calamity, but from the pestilence of error they might and would be safe. We collect from Scripture, that such errors were to try and prove the Christians, 1Co 11:19. And early writers plainly refer this to the first great host of corrupters who overspread the Christian church.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

10. tails like unto scorpions—like unto the tails of scorpions.

and there were stings—There is no oldest manuscript for this reading. A, B, Aleph, Syriac, and Coptic read, "and (they have) stings: and in their tails (is) their power (literally, 'authority': authorized power) to hurt."