Revelation 9:7

The shapes of the locusts were like horses prepared for war. On their heads were something like golden crowns, and their faces were like people’s faces.

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WEBBE

The shapes of the locusts were like horses prepared for war. On their heads were something like golden crowns, and their faces were like people’s faces.

BSB

And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men.

KJV

And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

ASV

And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared for war; and upon their heads as it were crowns like unto gold, and their faces were as men’s faces.

BBE

And the forms of the locusts were like horses made ready for war; and on their heads they had crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

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καὶ kai And G2532 τὰ ta the G3588 ὁμοιώματα homoiōmata appearance G3667 τῶν tōn of the G3588 ἀκρίδων akridōn locusts [was] G200 ὅμοια homoia like G3664 ἵπποις ippois as horses G2462 ἡτοιμασμένοις hētoimasmenois prepared G2090 εἰς eis for G1519 πόλεμον polemon battle G4171 καὶ kai and G2532 ἐπὶ epi upon G1909 τὰς tas the G3588 κεφαλὰς kephalas heads G2776 αὐτῶν autōn of them G846 ὡς hōs [were something] like G5613 στέφανοι stephanoi crowns G4735 ὅμοιοι homoioi like G3664 χρυσῷ chrusō as gold G5557 καὶ kai and G2532 τὰ ta the G3588 πρόσωπα prosōpa faces G4383 αὐτῶν autōn of them G846 ὡς hōs like G5613 πρόσωπα prosōpa [the] faces G4383 ἀνθρώπων anthrōpōn of men G444

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–12

Upon sounding the fifth trumpet, a star fell from heaven to the earth. Having ceased to be a minister of Christ, he who is represented by this star becomes the minister of the devil; and lets loose the powers of hell against the churches of Christ. On the opening of the bottomless pit, there arose a great smoke. The devil carries on his designs by blinding the eyes of men, by putting out light and knowledge, and promoting ignorance and error. Out of this smoke there came a swarm of locusts, emblems of the devil's agents, who promote superstition, idolatry, error, and cruelty. The trees and the grass, the true believers, whether young or more advanced, should be untouched. But a secret poison and infection in the soul, should rob many others of purity, and afterwards of peace. The locusts had no power to hurt those who had the seal of God. God's all-powerful, distinguishing grace will keep his people from total and final apostacy. The power is limited to a short season; but it would be very sharp. In such events the faithful share the common calamity, but from the pestilence of error they might and would be safe. We collect from Scripture, that such errors were to try and prove the Christians, 1Co 11:19. And early writers plainly refer this to the first great host of corrupters who overspread the Christian church.

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