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Revelation 9:3
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Revelation 9:3
English Standard Version
3 Then from the smoke came (A)locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth.
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Revelation 9:3
New International Version
Revelation 9:3
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3 And out of the smoke locusts(A) came down on the earth and were given power like that of scorpions(B) of the earth.
Revelation 9:3
King James Version
Revelation 9:3
King James Version
3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
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Joel 1:4
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Joel 1:4
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4 What (A)the cutting locust left,
(B)the swarming locust has eaten.
What the swarming locust left,
(C)the hopping locust has eaten,
and what the hopping locust left,
(D)the destroying locust has eaten.
Joel 1:4
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Joel 1:4
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Footnotes
- Joel 1:4 The precise meaning of the four Hebrew words used here for locusts is uncertain.
Joel 1:4
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Joel 1:4
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4 That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.
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Revelation 9:5
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Revelation 9:5
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5 They were allowed to torment them (A)for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone.
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Revelation 9:5
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Revelation 9:5
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5 They were not allowed to kill them but only to torture them for five months.(A) And the agony they suffered was like that of the sting of a scorpion(B) when it strikes.
Revelation 9:5
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Revelation 9:5
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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.
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Joel 2:25
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Joel 2:25
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Footnotes
- Joel 2:25 The precise meaning of the four Hebrew words used here for locusts is uncertain.
Joel 2:25
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Joel 2:25
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25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
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Revelation 9:10-11
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Revelation 9:10-11
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10 They have tails and stings like scorpions, and their power to hurt people (A)for five months is in their tails. 11 They have (B)as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit. His name in Hebrew is (C)Abaddon, and in Greek he is called Apollyon.[a]
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- Revelation 9:11 Abaddon means destruction; Apollyon means destroyer
Revelation 9:10-11
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Revelation 9:10-11
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10 They had tails with stingers, like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months.(A) 11 They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss,(B) whose name in Hebrew(C) is Abaddon(D) and in Greek is Apollyon (that is, Destroyer).
Revelation 9:10-11
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Revelation 9:10-11
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10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
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Nahum 3:15
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Nahum 3:15
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15 There will the fire devour you;
the sword will cut you off.
It will (A)devour you (B)like the locust.
Multiply yourselves (C)like the locust;
multiply (D)like the grasshopper!
Nahum 3:15
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Nahum 3:15
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Nahum 3:15
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Nahum 3:15
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15 There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.
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Ezekiel 2:6
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Ezekiel 2:6
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6 And you, son of man, (A)be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, (B)though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on (C)scorpions.[a] Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.
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- Ezekiel 2:6 Or on scorpion plants
Ezekiel 2:6
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Ezekiel 2:6
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6 And you, son of man, do not be afraid(A) of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns(B) are all around you and you live among scorpions. Do not be afraid of what they say or be terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people.(C)
Ezekiel 2:6
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Ezekiel 2:6
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6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
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Isaiah 33:4
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Isaiah 33:4
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4 and your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers;
(A)as locusts leap, it is leapt upon.
Isaiah 33:4
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Isaiah 33:4
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Isaiah 33:4
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Isaiah 33:4
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4 And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
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1 Kings 12:11
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1 Kings 12:11
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11 And now, whereas (A)my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’”
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1 Kings 12:11
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1 Kings 12:11
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11 My father laid on you a heavy yoke; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.’”
1 Kings 12:11
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1 Kings 12:11
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11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
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