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The Army of Locusts

Joel 2:4

In 11 translations

BSB
Their appearance is like that of horses, and they gallop like swift steeds.Or like charioteers or like cavalry
KJV
The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.
WEB
Their appearance is as the appearance of horses, and they run as horsemen.
ASV
The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so do they run.
LSV
As the appearance of horses [is] its appearance, || And as horsemen, so they run.
YLT
As the appearance of horses [is] its appearance, And as horsemen, so they run.
DBY
The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so they run.
DRC
The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses, and they shall run like horsemen.
GNV
The beholding of him is like the sight of horses, and like the horsemen, so shall they runne.
JPS
The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so do they run.
LXXE
Their appearance is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they pursue.

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Original-language editions

WLC
כְּמַרְאֵ֥ה סוּסִ֖ים מַרְאֵ֑הוּ וּכְפָרָשִׁ֖ים כֵּ֥ן יְרוּצֽוּן׃
LXX-Br
Ὡς ὅρασις ἵππων ἡ ὅρασις αὐτῶν, καὶ ὡς ἱππεῖς οὕτως καταδιώξονται.

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  • Revelation 9:7And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.

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