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The Fifth Trumpet

Revelation 9:8

In 9 translations

BSB
They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.
KJV
And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
WEB
They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like those of lions.
ASV
And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
LSV
and they had hair as hair of women, and their teeth were as [those] of lions,
YLT
and they had hair as hair of women, and their teeth were as [those] of lions,
DBY
and they had hair as women's hair, and their teeth were as of lions,
DRC
And they had hair as the hair of women; and their teeth were as lions:
GNV
And they had heare as the heare of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lyons.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of εἶχον: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: εἶχαν.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ εἶχον τρίχας ὡς τρίχας γυναικῶν, καὶ οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτῶν ὡς λεόντων ἦσαν,
RP2018
Καὶ εἶχον τρίχας ὡς τρίχας γυναικῶν, καὶ οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτῶν ὡς λεόντων ἦσαν.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ εἶχον τρίχας ὡς τρίχας γυναικῶν, καὶ οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτῶν ὡς λεόντων ἦσαν.
SCR1894
και ειχον τριχας ως τριχας γυναικων και οι οδοντες αυτων ως λεοντων ησαν

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Joel 1:6For a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness.
  • 1 Peter 3:3Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
  • 1 Corinthians 11:14–15Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.
  • 1 Timothy 2:9Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
  • Isaiah 3:24Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.
  • 2 Kings 9:30Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.
  • Psalms 57:4My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

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