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Revelation 9:7

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

Revelation 9:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Revelation 9:7

Theological / Devotional

Shapes. Gr. homoiōmata, “likeness.”

Like unto horses. See on Joel 2:4, of which this passage is reminiscent. Some see in the horses a reference to cavalry, a prominent feature of Arabian military forces.

Crowns. Gr. stephanoi, symbols of victory (see on ch. 2:10). Some see a reference here to the turban, which was long the national headdress of the Arabians.

Faces of men. Perhaps an implication that the agents of this visitation are human beings.

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