Revelation 9:9 - Catholic Public Domain Version

And they had breastplates like iron breastplates. And the noise of their wings was like the noise of many running horses, rushing to battle.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Their breastplates (scales) resembled breastplates made of iron, and the [whirring] noise made by their wings was like the roar of a vast number of horse-drawn chariots going at full speed into battle. [Joel 2:5.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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 rushing to war.

Common English Bible

In front they had what seemed to be iron armor upon their chests, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of many chariots and horses racing into battle.