Revelation 9:6
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And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.
In other translations
And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.
Greek words
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