Revelation 9:9

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7 ^aThe shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. ^bOn their heads were crowns of something like gold, ^cand their faces were like the faces of men.

8 They had hair like women’s hair, and ^atheir teeth were like lions’ teeth.

9 And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was ^alike the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle.

10 They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. Their power was to hurt men five months.

11 And they had as king over them ^athe angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is¹ Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name² Apollyon.

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Adam Clarke

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Revelation 9:9

They 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.

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