Revelation 9:9

Revelation 9:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
• New International Version (NIV)They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.
• English Standard Version (ESV)they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the noise of their wings was like the noise of many chariots with horses rushing into battle.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle.

Context of Revelation 9:9

7The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. Something like golden crowns was on their heads; their faces were like human faces; 8they had hair like women’s hair; their teeth were like lions’ teeth; they had chests like iron breastplates; the sound of their wings was like the sound of many chariots with horses rushing into battle; 10and they had tails with stingers like scorpions, so that with their tails they had the power to harm people for five months. 11They had as their king the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he has the name Apollyon.

Revelation 9:9 word by word

καὶ εἶχον θώρακας ὡς θώρακας σιδηροῦς, καὶ ἡ φωνὴ τῶν πτερύγων αὐτῶν ὡς φωνὴ ἁρμάτων ἵππων πολλῶν τρεχόντων εἰς πόλεμον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• breastplatesθώραξthōrax · breastplateG2382
• as it wereὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• of ironσιδήρεοςsidēreos · ironG4603
• the soundὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the soundφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: noiseG5456
• of theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wingsπτέρυξpterux · wingG4420
• of chariotsἅρμαharma · chariotG716
• of manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• horsesἵπποςhippos · horseG2462
• runningτρέχωtrechō · to runG5143
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• battleπόλεμοςpolēmos · warG4171

Cross-references for Revelation 9:9

• Revelation 9:17This is how I saw the horses and their riders in the vision: They had breastplates that were fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and from their mouths came fire, smoke, and sulfur.
• Job 40:18His bones are bronze tubes; his limbs are like iron rods.
• Job 41:23The folds of his flesh are joined together, solid as metal and immovable.
• Joel 2:8They do not push each other; each proceeds on his own path. They dodge the arrows, never stopping.
• Job 39:25When the ram’s horn blasts, he snorts defiantly. He smells the battle from a distance; he hears the officers’ shouts and the battle cry.
• Isaiah 9:5For every trampling boot of battle and the bloodied garments of war will be burned as fuel for the fire.
• Joel 2:5They bound on the tops of the mountains. Their sound is like the sound of chariots, like the sound of fiery flames consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for war.
• Nahum 2:4The chariots dash madly through the streets; they rush around in the plazas. They look like torches; they dart back and forth like lightning.

Commentaries on Revelation 9:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9They had breastplates - of iron - They seemed to be invulnerable, for no force availed against them. The sound of their wings - Their hanging weapons and military trappings, with the clang of their shields and swords when they make their fierce onsets. This simile is borrowed from Joel 2:5-7.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron - Hard, horny, impenetrable, as if they were made of iron. The locust has a firm and hard cuticle on the forepart of the breast, which serves for a shield or defense while it moves in the thorny and furzy vegetation. On those which John saw this was especially hard and horny, and would thus be well adapted to be an emblem of the breastplates of iron commonly worn by ancient warriors. The meaning…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-10Some people view these locusts as symbols of attack helicopters, missiles, or other modern weapons. However, they originate from the Abyss, not from human creation. The description of these creatures, based on the appearance of locusts, is intended to cause fear and disgust. Their gold crowns show that their torment affects much of the earth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. as it were breastplates of iron--not such as forms the thorax of the natural locust. as ... chariots--(Joe 2:5-7). battle--Greek, "war."Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 9:9

• Breastplate
• Chariot
• Iron
• Locust
• Trumpet
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Abaddon
• Angel
• Armour
• Apollyon
• Authority in Religion
• Chariot
• Government
• Iron (1)
• Revelation of John
• Scorpion

Commentaries on Revelation 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings