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Revelation 9:5

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

Revelation 9:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Revelation 9:5

Theological / Devotional

Should not kill. The punishment inflicted by the locusts is pain, not death.

Five months. For a discussion of this period see Additional Note at end of chapter.

Scorpion. See on v. 3. The sting of a scorpion may be exceedingly painful, but it is seldom fatal to man.

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