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Revelation 9:9
New English Translation
Revelation 9:9
New English Translation
9 They had breastplates[a] like iron breastplates, and the sound of their wings was like the noise of many horse-drawn chariots charging into battle.
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- Revelation 9:9 tn Or perhaps, “scales like iron breastplates” (RSV, NRSV) although the Greek term θώραξ (thōrax) would have to shift its meaning within the clause, and elsewhere in biblical usage (e.g., Eph 6:14; 1 Thess 5:8) it normally means “breastplate.” See also L&N 8.38.
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