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 striketh a man.

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Other Translations for Revelation 9:5

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.
AKJV
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.
CPDV
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.
ERV
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.
NHEB
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.
SMT
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.

Commentary for Revelation 9:5

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Overview of Revelation 9:5
Summary
Prolonged supernatural torment designed without killing
Place
Earth
Event
Demonic torment allowed
Estimated Time Period
c. 95 AD
Category
Judgment