Revelation 9:10

They have ¹  tails and stingers like scorpions, and their ability ²  to injure people for five months is in their tails.

biblegateway Rev 9:10

They had tails and stings like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months.

biblegateway Rev 9:10

They have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months.

biblegateway Rev 9:10

They had tails that stung like scorpions, with power to torture people. This power was given to them for five months.

biblegateway Rev 9:10

Their tails were equipped with stings, like scorpion tails. With those tails they were ordered to torture the human race for five months.

SABDAweb Rev 9:10

And they have pointed tails like scorpions; and in their tails is their power to give men wounds for five months.

bibleoremus Rev 9:10

They have tails like scorpions, with stingers, and in their tails is their power to harm people for five months.

biblegateway Rev 9:10

They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. Their power was to hurt men five months.

biblegateway Rev 9:10

They have ¹  tails and stingers like scorpions, and their ability ²  to injure people for five months is in their tails.

¹ tn In the Greek text there is a shift to the present tense here; the previous verbs translated “had” are imperfects.

² tn See BDAG 352 s.v. ἐξουσία 2, “potential or resource to command, control, or govern, capability, might, power.”