Revelation of John 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 striketh a man.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Revelation of John 9:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Yet they were not allowed to kill them, but it was ordered that those men should be tortured for five months. Their torture was like the torture caused by a scorpion when it stings a person.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und es wurde ihnen gegeben, daß sie sie nicht töteten, sondern daß sie fünf Monate gequält würden; und ihre Qual war wie die Qual eines Skorpions, wenn er einen Menschen schlägt.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y les fué dado que no los matasen, sino que los atormentasen cinco meses; y su tormento era como tormento de escorpión, cuando hiere al hombre.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E foi-lhes concedido que não os matassem, mas sim que os atormentassem por cinco meses; e o tormento deles era semelhante ao tormento do escorpião, quando fere ao homem.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
E não lhes foi permitido matar essas pessoas, mas atormentá-las durante cinco meses. Seu tormento seria como o de uma picada de escorpião quando fere alguém.
📖 Revelation of John 9:5 in Context
3And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
5And 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.
6And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
7And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
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