Revelation 9:3-5

New King James Version

³Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, ^(A)as the scorpions of the earth have power. ⁴They were commanded ^(B)not to harm ^(C)the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have ^(D)the seal of God on their foreheads. ⁵And ^[a]they were not given authority to kill them, ^(E)but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.

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Revelation 9:5 The locusts

Revelation 9:3-5

New International Version

³And out of the smoke locusts^(A) came down on the earth and were given power like that of scorpions^(B) of the earth. ⁴They were told not to harm^(C) the grass of the earth or any plant or tree,^(D) but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.^(E) ⁵They were not allowed to kill them but only to torture them for five months.^(F) And the agony they suffered was like that of the sting of a scorpion^(G) when it strikes.

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Revelation 9:3-5

English Standard Version

³Then from the smoke came ^(A)locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth. ⁴They were told ^(B)not to harm ^(C)the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, but only those people who do not have ^(D)the seal of God on their foreheads. ⁵They were allowed to torment them ^(E)for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone.