Revelation 9:8 “They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.”

Revelation 9:8

They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.

World English Bible

They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like those of lions.

American Standard Version

And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they had heare as the heare of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lyons.

Darby Translation

and they had hair as women's hair, and their teeth were as of lions,

Young's Literal Translation

and they had hair as hair of women, and their teeth were as [those] of lions,

Bible in Basic English

And they had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.

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Cross references

“hair”

1 Peter 3:3 2 Kings 9:30 Isaiah 3:24 1 Timothy 2:9 1 Corinthians 11:14 1 Corinthians 11:15

1 Peter 3:3 · BSB

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,

2 Kings 9:30 · BSB

Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.

Isaiah 3:24 · BSB

Instead 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.

1 Timothy 2:9 · BSB

Likewise, 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,

1 Corinthians 11:14 · BSB

Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,

1 Corinthians 11:15 · BSB

but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.

“and their”

Joel 1:6 Psalm 57:4

Joel 1:6 · BSB

For 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.

Psalm 57:4 · BSB

My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men.

9They also had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.

Read Revelation 9