Revelation 9:7 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And the likenesses of the locusts [are] like to horses made ready to battle, and upon their heads as crowns like gold, and their faces as faces of men,

English 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 mens faces.

English Amplified

The locusts resembled horses equipped for battle. On their heads was something like golden crowns. Their faces resembled the faces of people. [Joel 2:4.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

The locusts resembled horses equipped for battle. On their heads was something like golden crowns. Their faces resembled the faces of people. [Joel 2:4.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. Something like golden crowns was on their heads; their faces were like human faces;

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the likenesses of the locusts [were] like to horses prepared for war; and upon their heads as crowns like gold, and their faces as faces of men;

English EASY 2024

The locusts were like horses that were ready to fight in a war. They wore something on their heads that seemed to be gold crowns. Their faces looked like human faces.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. On their heads they wore something that looked like a gold crown. Their faces looked like human faces.

In appearance the locusts were like horses prepared for battle: on their heads were what looked like crowns of gold; their faces were like human faces,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The locusts looked like horses ready for battle; on their heads they had what seemed to be crowns of gold, and their faces were like human faces.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. They seemed to have crowns that looked like gold on their heads. Their faces were like human faces.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The appearance of the locusts was like horses equipped for battle. On their heads were something like gold crowns; their faces were like men's faces;

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

And the appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. And on their heads appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. On their heads were something like crowns of gold, and their faces were like faces of men.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The appearance of the locusts was like that of horses ready for battle. On their heads they wore what looked like crowns of gold; their faces were like human faces,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Now the locusts looked like horses equipped for battle. On their heads were something like crowns similar to gold, and their faces looked like men’s faces.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The locusts looked like horses ready for battle. On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold. Their faces looked like human faces.

English NIV

The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces resembled human faces.

English NKJ 1982

The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. On their heads were crowns of something like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.

English NLT

The locusts looked like horses armed for battle. They had gold crowns on their heads, and they had human faces.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

In appearance the locusts were like horses equipped for battle. On their heads were what looked like crowns of gold; their faces were like human faces,

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

The locusts had the appearance of horses equipped for battle. On their heads were what seemed like golden crowns. And their faces were like human faces.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

In appearance the locusts were like horses arrayed for battle; on their heads were what looked like crowns of gold; their faces were like human faces,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The locusts looked like horses armored for battle. They had what looked like golden crowns on their heads, and their faces looked like men's.

English Tyndale 1537

And the similitude of the locusts was like unto horses prepared unto battle, and on their heads were as it were crowns, like unto gold: and their faces were as it had been the faces of men.