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Revelation 9:5-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

5 They were not allowed to kill them but only to torment them for five months;[a] the torment they inflicted was like that of a scorpion when it stings a person. 6 During that time these people will seek death but will not find it, and they will long to die but death will escape them.(A)

7 [b]The appearance of the locusts was like that of horses ready for battle. On their heads they wore what looked like crowns of gold; their faces were like human faces,(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 9:5 For five months: more or less corresponding to the life-span of locusts.
  2. 9:7–10 Eight characteristics are listed to show the eschatological and diabolical nature of these locusts.
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