Revelation 9:5

5They were not allowed to kill them but only to torture them for five months. And the agony they suffered was like that of the sting of a scorpion when it strikes.

5And 9:5 Lit it was given to themthey were not permitted to kill 9:5 Lit themanyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it 9:5 Lit strikesstings a person.

5And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man.

5They were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment and cause them extreme pain for five months; and their torment was like the torment from a scorpion when it stings a man.

5The 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.

5The locusts were not allowed to kill these people. But the locusts could hurt them over and over for five months. The pain the people suffered was like the sting of a scorpion when it strikes.