6 During those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them.

Other Translations of Revelation 9:6

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

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

The Message

6 When this happens, people are going to prefer death to torture, look for ways to kill themselves. But they won't find a way - death will have gone into hiding.

New King James Version

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

New Living Translation

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

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Revelation 9:6

Commentary on Revelation 9:1-12

(Read Revelation 9:1-12)

Upon sounding the fifth trumpet, a star fell from heaven to the earth. Having ceased to be a minister of Christ, he who is represented by this star becomes the minister of the devil; and lets loose the powers of hell against the churches of Christ. On the opening of the bottomless pit, there arose a great smoke. The devil carries on his designs by blinding the eyes of men, by putting out light and knowledge, and promoting ignorance and error. Out of this smoke there came a swarm of locusts, emblems of the devil's agents, who promote superstition, idolatry, error, and cruelty. The trees and the grass, the true believers, whether young or more advanced, should be untouched. But a secret poison and infection in the soul, should rob many others of purity, and afterwards of peace. The locusts had no power to hurt those who had the seal of God. God's all-powerful, distinguishing grace will keep his people from total and final apostacy. The power is limited to a short season; but it would be very sharp. In such events the faithful share the common calamity, but from the pestilence of error they might and would be safe. We collect from Scripture, that such errors were to try and prove the Christians, 1 Corinthians 11:19. And early writers plainly refer this to the first great host of corrupters who overspread the Christian church.