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Revelation 9:9

“and they had breastplates like iron breastplates, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses rushing into battle.”

Revelation 9:9 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Joel 2:4-5

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Both texts compare the noise to that of chariots and horses running into battle.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • φωνὴphōnēG5456קוֹלkolH6963“voice, sound”
  • ἁρμάτωνharmatōnG716מַרְכָּבוֹתmarkavotH4818“chariot”
  • ἵππωνhippōnG2462סוּסִיםsusimH5483“horse”
  • τρεχόντωνtrechontōnG5143יְרוּצוּyerutsuH7323“run”
  • πόλεμονpolemonG4171מִלְחָמָהmiljamaH4421“war”

Revelation 9:9, word by word

they hadεἶχονeichon

have

To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.

Where else “eichon” appears
breastplatesθώρακαςthōrakas

breastplate

Breastplate, the armor that protects the chest.

Where else “thōrakas” appears
ironσιδηροῦςsidērous

iron

Made of iron.

Where else “sidērous” appears
the soundφωνὴphōnē

sound

What is heard, like a trumpet or wind.

Where else “phōnē” appears
of their wingsπτερύγωνpterygōn

wing

Wing.

Where else “pterygōn” appears
of chariotsἁρμάτωνharmatōn

chariot

Chariot.

Where else “harmatōn” appears
with manyπολλῶνpollōn

many

A great number of people or things.

Where else “pollōn” appears
horsesἵππωνhippōn

horse

Horse.

Where else “hippōn” appears
rushingτρεχόντωνtrechontōn

run

To move quickly on one's feet.

Where else “trechontōn” appears
battleπόλεμονpolemon

war, battle

War; battle.

Where else “polemon” appears

Translation note

It recalls Joel 2:4-5.

The context

8and they had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth;

9 · This verse (above)

10And they have tails like scorpions’ and stingers, and in their tails is their authority to harm people for five months.

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