Revelation 9:5
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King James Version (modern wording)
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 9:5 (KJV)
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.
Revelation 9:5 (ASV)
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.
Revelation 9:5 (BSB)
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What does Revelation 9:5 say?
Revelation 9:5 in modern King James wording reads: "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."
Where is Revelation 9:5 found in the Bible?
Revelation 9:5 is verse 5 of chapter 9 of the book of Revelation, in the New Testament. Revelation has 22 chapters.
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