Revelation 9:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.

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  • Rev 9:10 : 10 They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails; and their power was to harm men for five months.
  • Rev 9:3 : 3 And out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and to them was given power, like the scorpions of the earth have power.
  • Rev 11:7 : 7 And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.
  • Rev 13:5 : 5 And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given to him to continue for forty-two months.
  • Rev 13:7 : 7 And it was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them, and power was given him over all tribes, tongues, and nations.
  • Job 2:6 : 6 And the LORD said to Satan, Behold, he is in your hand; but spare his life.
  • Dan 5:18-22 : 18 O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom, majesty, glory, and honor. 19 And because of the majesty that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him; whomever he wished, he executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down. 20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him. 21 Then he was driven from the sons of men; his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and that He appoints over it whomever He chooses. 22 And you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this.
  • Dan 7:6 : 6 After this, I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it.
  • John 19:11 : 11 Jesus answered, You could have no power against me at all, except it were given you from above: therefore he who delivered me to you has the greater sin.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Rev 9:9-12
    4 verses
    87%

    9They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running to battle.

    10They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails; and their power was to harm men for five months.

    11They had a king over them, who is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.

    12One woe is past; behold, two more woes are coming after these things.

  • Rev 9:3-4
    2 verses
    83%

    3And out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and to them was given power, like the scorpions of the earth have power.

    4And it was commanded them that they should not harm the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

  • Rev 9:6-7
    2 verses
    81%

    6And in those days men will seek death and will not find it, and will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

    7The shapes of the locusts were like horses prepared for battle, and on their heads were crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.

  • Rev 9:18-21
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    77%

    18By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed—by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone that came out of their mouths.

    19For their power is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads, and with them they do harm.

    20But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.

    21And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.

  • Rev 9:15
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    15And the four angels were released, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, to kill a third of mankind.

  • Rev 16:8-11
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    74%

    8And the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

    9And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent to give Him glory.

    10And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of pain,

    11and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.

  • Rev 11:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

    5And if anyone desires to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies; and if anyone desires to harm them, he must be killed in this manner.

    6These have power to shut heaven, that it does not rain in the days of their prophecy; and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.

    7And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.

  • Rev 11:9-11
    3 verses
    73%

    9And those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three and a half days, and will not allow their dead bodies to be put in graves.

    10And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwelt on the earth.

    11And after three and a half days, the Spirit of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.

  • Rev 14:9-11
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    72%

    9And a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand,

    10He shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of his indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.

    11And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.

  • Rev 16:2
    72%

    2And the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth; and there came a foul and painful sore upon the men who had the mark of the beast, and upon those who worshiped his image.

  • Rev 6:8-11
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    8And I looked, and behold, a pale horse: and his name who sat on him was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given unto them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

    9And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

    10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, do you not judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?

    11And white robes were given unto each of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest for a little while, until their fellow servants and their brethren, who should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

  • Rev 7:3
    71%

    3Saying, Do not harm the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.

  • Rev 13:15
    70%

    15And he had power to give life to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

  • Rev 13:5
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    5And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given to him to continue for forty-two months.

  • Rev 17:8
    70%

    8The beast that you saw was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to destruction: and those who dwell on the earth shall marvel, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

  • Rev 20:4
    70%

    4And I saw thrones, and those who sat on them, and judgment was given to them: and I saw the souls of those who were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

  • Mark 9:44
    69%

    44Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.

  • Rev 11:18
    69%

    18The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that You should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints, and those who fear Your name, small and great, and destroy those who destroy the earth.

  • Mark 9:46
    69%

    46Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.

  • Rev 13:10
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    10He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

  • Rev 2:10
    69%

    10Fear none of those things which you will suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life.

  • Rev 9:1
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    1And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth, and to him was given the key to the bottomless pit.

  • Rev 15:7
    68%

    7Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.

  • Deut 32:24
    68%

    24They shall be wasted with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.

  • Mark 9:48
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    48Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.

  • Rev 19:21
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    21And the remnant were slain with the sword of him who sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

  • Rev 20:9-10
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    9And they went up over the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.

    10And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

  • Rev 13:7
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    7And it was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them, and power was given him over all tribes, tongues, and nations.

  • Rev 8:9
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    9And a third of the creatures in the sea that had life died; and a third of the ships were destroyed.