Revelation 9:6

“And in those days people will seek death and will never find it; and they will long to die, and death flees from them.”

Revelation 9:6 · direct translation from the Greek
Study it in the app

With the Greek beneath

6

Revelation 9:6, word by word

those daysἡμέραιςhēmerais

lifetime

The time or the years of someone's life.

Where else “hēmerais” appears
peopleἄνθρωποιanthrōpoi

person

A person, man or woman.

Where else “anthrōpoi” appears
will seekζητήσουσινzētēsousin

seek

To go after something or someone until it is found.

Where else “zētēsousin” appears
deathθάνατονthanaton

death

The end of the body's life.

Where else “thanaton” appears
findεὑρήσουσινheurēsousin

find

To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.

Where else “heurēsousin” appears
they will longἐπιθυμήσουσινepithymēsousin

long for

To have one's heart set on something and want it strongly.

Where else “epithymēsousin” appears
to dieἀποθανεῖνapothanein

die

To stop living: the end of life in the body.

Where else “apothanein” appears
fleesφεύγειpheugei

flee

Flee, escape.

Where else “pheugei” appears

The context

5And it was granted to them not to kill them, but to torment them for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a person.

6 · This verse (above)

7And the appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads were what looked like crowns like gold, and their faces were like human faces;

Read all of Revelation 9

How to use it