Revelation 9:5

New American Bible - revised edition

They were not allowed to kill them but only to torment them for five months; the torment they inflicted was like that of a scorpion when it stings a person.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 10:11

My father put a heavy yoke on you; I will make it heavier. My father beat you with whips; I will use scorpions!’”

2 Chronicles 10:14

He spoke to them as the young men had advised: “My father laid a heavy yoke on you; I will make it heavier. My father beat you with whips; I will use scorpions.”

Job 2:6

And the Lord said to the satan, “He is in your power; only spare his life.” The Second Trial.

Ezekiel 2:6

But as for you, son of man, do not fear them or their words. Do not fear, even though there are briers or thorns and you sit among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or be terrified by their looks for they are a rebellious house.

Daniel 7:6

After this I looked and saw another beast, like a leopard; on its back were four wings like those of a bird, and it had four heads. To this beast dominion was given.

John 19:11

Jesus answered [him], “You would have no power over me if it had not been given to you from above. For this reason the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.”

Revelation 11:7

When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the abyss will wage war against them and conquer them and kill them.

Revelation 13:5

The beast was given a mouth uttering proud boasts and blasphemies, and it was given authority to act for forty-two months.

Revelation 13:7

It was also allowed to wage war against the holy ones and conquer them, and it was granted authority over every tribe, people, tongue, and nation.

Revelation 9:10

They had tails like scorpions, with stingers; with their tails they had power to harm people for five months.

Revelation 9:3

Locusts came out of the smoke onto the land, and they were given the same power as scorpions of the earth.