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Revelation 9:9-11
New King James Version
Revelation 9:9-11
New King James Version
9 And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was (A)like 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 (B)the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is [a]Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name [b]Apollyon.
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- Revelation 9:11 Lit. Destruction
- Revelation 9:11 Lit. Destroyer
Revelation 9:9-11
King James Version
Revelation 9:9-11
King James Version
9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
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Revelation 9:9-11
English Standard Version
Revelation 9:9-11
English Standard Version
9 they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the noise of their wings was (A)like the noise of many chariots with (B)horses rushing into battle. 10 They have tails and stings like scorpions, and their power to hurt people (C)for five months is in their tails. 11 They have (D)as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit. His name in Hebrew is (E)Abaddon, and in Greek he is called Apollyon.[a]
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- Revelation 9:11 Abaddon means destruction; Apollyon means destroyer
Revelation 9:9-11
New American Standard Bible
Revelation 9:9-11
New American Standard Bible
9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron; and the (A)sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to battle. 10 They have tails like (B)scorpions, and stings; and in their (C)tails is their power to hurt people for (D)five months. 11 They have as king over them, the angel of the (E)abyss; his name in (F)Hebrew is [a](G)Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name [b]Apollyon.
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- Revelation 9:11 I.e., destruction
- Revelation 9:11 I.e., destroyer
Revelation 9:9-11
New International Version
Revelation 9:9-11
New International Version
9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.(A) 10 They had tails with stingers, like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months.(B) 11 They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss,(C) whose name in Hebrew(D) is Abaddon(E) and in Greek is Apollyon (that is, Destroyer).
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