Revelation 9:5

Catholic Public Domain Version

And it was given to them that they would not kill them, but that they would torture them for five months. And their torture was like the torture of a scorpion, when he strikes a man.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 10:11

My father imposed a heavy yoke upon you, and I will place more weight upon it. My father cut you with whips; truly, I will beat you with scorpions.' "

2 Chronicles 10:14

And he spoke according to the will of the youths: "My father imposed a heavy yoke upon you, which I will make heavier. My father cut you with whips; truly, I will beat you with scorpions."

Job 2:6

Therefore, the Lord said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand, but even so, spare his life."

Ezekiel 2:6

But as for you, son of man, you should not fear them, and you should not dread their words. For you are among unbelievers and subversives, and you are living with scorpions. You should not fear their words, and you should not dread their faces. For they are a provoking house.

Daniel 7:6

After this, I watched, and behold, another like a leopard, and it had wings like a bird, four upon it, and four heads were on the beast, and power was given to it.

John 19:11

Jesus responded, "You would not have any authority over me, unless it were given to you from above. For this reason, he who has handed me over to you has the greater sin."

Revelation 11:7

And when they will have finished their testimony, the beast that ascended from the abyss will make war against them, and will overcome them, and will kill them.

Revelation 13:5

And there was given to it a mouth, speaking great things and blasphemies. And authority was given to him to act for forty-two months.

Revelation 13:7

And it was given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given to him over every tribe and people and language and nation.

Revelation 9:10

And they had tails similar to scorpions. And there were stingers in their tails, and these had the power to harm men for five months.

Revelation 9:3

And locusts went forth from the smoke of the well into the earth. And power was given to them, like the power that the scorpions of the earth have.