Revelation 9:5
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.
Context
This verse from Revelation Chapter 9 connects to 10 cross-references. The fifth trumpet: a star falls from heaven and opens the pit releasing locusts like armored horses with human faces and scorpion tails that torment for five months those without the seal of God. The sixth trumpet releases four angels …
Other Translations
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.
and it was given to them that they may not kill them, but that they may be tormented five months, and their torment <FI>is<Fi> as the torment of a scorpion, when it may strike a man;
And orders were given them not to put them to death, but to give them great pain for five months: and their pain was as the pain from the wound of a scorpion.
Cross References
And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;
After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of …
Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he …
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions …
And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt …
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war …
And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to …
And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given …