And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
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Verse 10 is found in chapter 9 of Revelation. The creatures resemble horses prepared for battle, with crowns like gold, human faces, hair like women’s hair, and teeth like lions. Their king is the angel of the abyss, called Abaddon in Hebrew and Apollyon in Greek, names associated with destruction. The language is deliberately symbolic and need not be reduced to a specific technological or historical identification. The fifth trumpet ends with the first woe, but two more remain.
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und hatten Schwänze gleich den Skorpionen, und es waren Stacheln an ihren Schwänzen; und ihre Macht war, zu beschädigen die Menschen fünf Monate lang.
Y tenían colas semejantes a las de los escorpiones, y tenían en sus colas aguijones; y su poder era de hacer daño a los hombres cinco meses.
Tienen colas semejantes a escorpiones y aguijones; en sus colas está su poder para dañar a las personas durante cinco meses.
Elles avaient des queues semblables à des scorpions et des aiguillons, et c'est dans leurs queues qu'était le pouvoir de faire du mal aux hommes pendant cinq mois.
Ed aveano delle code simili a quelle degli scorpioni, e v’erano delle punte nelle lor code; e il poter loro era di danneggiar gli uomini lo spazio di cinque mesi.
E tinham caudas semelhantes às dos escorpiões, e aguilhões nas suas caudas; e o seu poder era para danificar os homens por cinco meses.
牠們有尾巴像蠍子,長著毒刺,尾巴上的毒刺有能力傷害人五個月。
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