Revelation 9:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
During those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them.

New Living Translation
In those days people will seek death but will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them!

English Standard Version
And in those days people will seek death and will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them.

Berean Study Bible
In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.

New American Standard Bible
And in those days people will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death will flee from them!

NASB 1995
And in those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them.

NASB 1977
And in those days men will seek death and will not find it; and they will long to die and death flees from them.

Amplified Bible
And in those days people will seek death and will not find it; and they will long to die [to escape the pain], but [will discover that] death evades them.

Christian Standard Bible
In those days people will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will flee from them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In those days people will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will flee from them.

Contemporary English Version
In those days people will want to die, but they will not be able to. They will hope for death, but it will escape from them.

Good News Translation
During those five months they will seek death, but will not find it; they will want to die, but death will flee from them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
At that time people will look for death and never find it. They will long to die, but death will escape them.

International Standard Version
In those days people will seek death, but never find it. They will long to die, but death will escape them.

NET Bible
In those days people will seek death, but will not be able to find it; they will long to die, but death will flee from them.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

New King James Version
In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

King James 2000 Bible
And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

New Heart English Bible
In those days people will seek death, and will in no way find it. They will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

World English Bible
In those days people will seek death, and will in no way find it. They will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

American King James Version
And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

American Standard Version
And in those days men shall seek death, and shall in no wise find it; and they shall desire to die, and death fleeth from them.

A Faithful Version
And in those days men will seek death but will not find it; and they will desire to die, but death will flee from them.

Darby Bible Translation
And in those days shall men seek death, and shall in no way find it; and shall desire to die, and death flees from them.

English Revised Version
And in those days men shall seek death, and shall in no wise find it; and they shall desire to die, and death fleeth from them.

Webster's Bible Translation
And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Therefore in those dayes shall men seeke death, and shall not finde it, and shall desire to die, and death shall flie from them.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And in those dayes shall men seke death, and shall not fynde it, and shall desire to dye, and death shall flee from them.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And in those dayes shal me seke deeth, and shal not fynde it: and shal desyre to dye, and death shal flye from them.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And in those dayes shall men seke deeth and shall not fynde it and shall desyre to dye and deeth shall flye fro the.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and in those days men will seek death and they will not find it, and they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

Berean Literal Bible
And in those days, men will seek death, and will not find it; and they will long to die, and death shall flee from them.

Young's Literal Translation
and in those days shall men seek the death, and they shall not find it, and they shall desire to die, and the death shall flee from them.

Smith's Literal Translation
And in those days shall men seek death, and not find it; and shall eagerly desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And in those days, men will seek death, and will not find it; and they will passionately long to die, and death shall flee away from them.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And in those days men shall seek death, and shall not find it: and they shall desire to die, and death shall fly from them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And in those days, men will seek death and they will not find it. And they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And in those days people will seek death and will not find it, and they will long to die and death will flee from them.

Lamsa Bible
So in those days men shall seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And in those days men will seek for death, and shall not find it; and they will desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

Godbey New Testament
And in those days men will seek death, and will not find it; and they will desire to die, and death flies from them.

Haweis New Testament
And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall earnestly desire to die, and death shall fly from them.

Mace New Testament
in those days shall men seek for death, but shall not find it; they will desire to die, and death will shun them.

Weymouth New Testament
And at that time people will seek death, but will by no possibility find it, and will long to die, but death evades them.

Worrell New Testament
And in those days will men seek death, and shall in no wise find it; and they will desire to die, and death flees from them.

Worsley New Testament
And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it: and they shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
















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