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

6During that time of great pain, people will want to kill themselves. They will want to die, but they will not find any way to die. 7The locusts were like horses that were ready to fight in a war. They wore something on their heads that seemed to be gold crowns. Their faces looked like human faces. Their hair was like women's hair. Their teeth were like lions' teeth. 9They had shields over the front of their bodies, like shields made from iron. Their wings made a very loud noise. The sound was like many horses that are pulling chariots into a battle. 10They had poison in their tails, like scorpions. They had power to attack people with their tails and to cause them pain for five months.

Revelation 9:8 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• hairθρίξthrix trichos · hairG2359
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• of womenγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• teethὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• teethὀδούςodous · toothG3599
• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• of lionsλέωνleōn · lionG3023

Cross-references for Revelation 9:8

• 2 Kings 9:30After that, Jehu went to Jezreel. Jezebel heard what had happened. So she made her eyes and her hair look beautiful. Then she looked out of a window in the palace.
• Isaiah 3:24Instead of a nice smell of perfume, there will be a smell of dead animals. Instead of a beautiful belt, they will tie a rope round themselves. Instead of lovely hair, they will be bald. They will wear rough sackcloth instead of beautiful dresses. They will have the mark of a prisoner on their skin, instead of beauty.
• 1 Corinthians 11:14If a man has long hair, that should make him ashamed. That is clear.
• 1 Timothy 2:9I also want the women to dress themselves properly in a way that is right. They should not bring shame on themselves. What makes a woman beautiful? It is not the special way that she prepares her hair. It is not the gold things or jewels that she wears. It is not her expensive clothes.
• 1 Peter 3:3Think about what makes you beautiful. The way that you prepare your hair does not really make you beautiful. Gold things or beautiful clothes do not make you beautiful.
• Psalms 57:4My enemies are all round me, like hungry lions! I must lie down among wild animals, that want to eat me! They are men who use spears and arrows to bite like teeth. They use their tongues to hurt people, like sharp swords.
• Joel 1:6A strong army has marched into my land. It is powerful, and great in numbers. It has the teeth of a strong animal. And the teeth are long and dangerous.

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