Revelation 9:8

Revelation 9:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
• New International Version (NIV)Their hair was like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)their hair like women's hair, and their teeth like lions' teeth;
• New King James Version (NKJV)They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth.

Context of Revelation 9:8

6And in those days shall men seek death, and shall in no way find it; and shall desire to die, and death flees from them. 7And the likenesses of the locusts [were] like to horses prepared for war; and upon their heads as crowns like gold, and their faces as faces of men; and they had hair as women's hair, and their teeth were as of lions, 9and they had breastplates as breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings [was] as the sound of chariots of many horses running to war; 10and they have tails like scorpions, and stings; and their power [was] in their tails to hurt men five months.

Revelation 9:8 word by word

καὶ εἶχον τρίχας ὡς τρίχας γυναικῶν, καὶ οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτῶν ὡς λεόντων ἦσαν.Read the interlinear

• hairθρίξthrix trichos · hairG2359
• teethὀδούςodous · toothG3599
• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• lionsλέωνleōn · lionG3023

Cross-references for Revelation 9:8

• 2 Kings 9:30And Jehu came to Jizreel; and Jezebel heard of it, and she put paint to her eyes, and decked her head, and looked out at the window.
• Isaiah 3:24And it shall come to pass, instead of perfume there shall be rottenness; and instead of a girdle, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a robe of display, a girding of sackcloth; brand instead of beauty.
• 1 Corinthians 11:14Does not even nature itself teach you, that man, if he have long hair, it is a dishonour to him?
• 1 Timothy 2:9In like manner also that the women in decent deportment and dress adorn themselves with modesty and discretion, not with plaited [hair] and gold, or pearls, or costly clothing,
• 1 Peter 3:3whose adorning let it not be that outward one of tressing of hair, and wearing gold, or putting on apparel;
• Psalms 57:4My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down [among] them that breathe out flames, the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
• Joel 1:6For a nation is come up upon my land, strong and without number: his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a lioness.

Commentaries on Revelation 9:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Hair as the hair of women - No razor passes upon their flesh. Their hair long, and their beards unshaven. Their teeth were as the teeth of lions - They are ferocious and cruel.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And they had hair as the hair of women - Long hair; not such as men commonly wear, but such as women wear. See the notes on 1 Corinthians 11:14. This struck John as a peculiarity, that, though warriors, they should have the appearance of effeminacy indicated by allowing their hair to grow long. It is clear from this, that John regarded their appearance as unusual and remarkable. Though manifestly designed to represent an army, yet it was not the usual…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. 88. hair of women--long and flowing. An Arabic proverb compares the antlers of locusts to the hair of girls. Ewald in Alford understands the allusion to be to the hair on the legs or bodies of the locusts: compare "rough caterpillars," Jr 51:27. as the teeth of lions--(Joe 1:6, as to locusts).Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 9:8

• Lion
• Locust
• Trumpet
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Abaddon
• Angel
• Apollyon
• Authority in Religion
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Government
• Revelation of John
• Scorpion
• breastplate, breastpiece

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