Revelation 9:19
Modern Translations
New International Version
The power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails were like snakes, having heads with which they inflict injury.

New Living Translation
Their power was in their mouths and in their tails. For their tails had heads like snakes, with the power to injure people.

English Standard Version
For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails are like serpents with heads, and by means of them they wound.

Berean Study Bible
For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.

New American Standard Bible
For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads, and with them they do harm.

NASB 1995
For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads, and with them they do harm.

NASB 1977
For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads; and with them they do harm.

Amplified Bible
For the power of the horses [to do harm] is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads, and it is with them that they do harm.

Christian Standard Bible
For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, because their tails, which resemble snakes, have heads that inflict injury.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails, which resemble snakes, have heads, and they inflict injury with them.

Contemporary English Version
The horses had powerful mouths, and their tails were like poisonous snakes that bite and hurt.

Good News Translation
For the power of the horses is in their mouths and also in their tails. Their tails are like snakes with heads, and they use them to hurt people.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The power of these horses is in their mouths and their tails. (Their tails have heads like snakes which they use to hurt people.)

International Standard Version
For the power of these horses is in their mouths and their tails. Their tails have heads like snakes, which they use to inflict pain.

NET Bible
For the power of the horses resides in their mouths and in their tails, because their tails are like snakes, having heads that inflict injuries.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

New King James Version
For their power is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they do harm.

King James 2000 Bible
For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, with heads, and with them they do hurt.

New Heart English Bible
For the power of the horses is in their mouths, and in their tails. For their tails are like serpents, and have heads, and with them they harm.

World English Bible
For the power of the horses is in their mouths, and in their tails. For their tails are like serpents, and have heads, and with them they harm.

American King James Version
For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like to serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

American Standard Version
For the power of the horses is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails are like unto serpents, and have heads; and with them they hurt.

A Faithful Version
For their power is in their mouths; for their tails are like serpents, and have heads, and with them they inflict wounds.

Darby Bible Translation
For the power of the horses is in their mouth and in their tails: for their tails [are] like serpents, having heads, and with them they injure.

English Revised Version
For the power of the horses is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails are like unto serpents, and have heads; and with them they do hurt.

Webster's Bible Translation
For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like to serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For their power is in their mouths, and in their tailes: for their tailes were like vnto serpents, and had heades, wherewith they hurt.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For their power was in their mouthes, & in their tayles: for their tayles were lyke vnto serpentes, and had heades, & with them they dyd hurt.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For their power was in their mouthes and in their tayles: for their tayles were like vnto serpetes, and had heades, and with the they dyd hurt:

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For their power was in their mouthes and in their tayles: for their tayles were lyke vnto serpetes and had heedes and with them they dyd hurt:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for the power of the horses are in their mouth, and in their tails, for their tails [are] like serpents, having heads, and they injure with them.

Berean Literal Bible
For the powers of the horses are in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents having heads, and with them they injure.

Young's Literal Translation
for their authorities are in their mouth, and in their tails, for their tails are like serpents, having heads, and with them they do injure;

Smith's Literal Translation
For their powers are in their month, and in their tails: for their tails like serpents, having heads, and with them they injure.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For the authority of the horses is in their mouths; and in their tails; for their tails are similar to serpents having heads and with them they do harm.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For the power of the horses is in their mouths, and in their tails. For, their tails are like to serpents, and have heads: and with them they hurt.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For the power of these horses is in their mouths and in their tails. For their tails resemble serpents, having heads; and it is with these that they cause harm.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because the power of the horses was in their mouths, and also in their tails.

Lamsa Bible
For the power of the horses was in their mouths, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents and had heads, and with them they do harm.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For their power was in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails were like serpents, and had heads, and with them they do injury.

Godbey New Testament
For the power of the horses is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails are like serpents, having heads, and with them they do hurt.

Haweis New Testament
For their powers are in their mouth, and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads, and with them they do hurt.

Mace New Testament
for the power of these horses is in their mouths, and in their tails: for their tails were like serpents, and had heads, with which they do mischief.

Weymouth New Testament
For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; their tails being like serpents, and having heads, and it is with them that they inflict injury.

Worrell New Testament
For the power of the horses is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads, and with them they hurt.

Worsley New Testament
For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails also; for their tails are like serpents, having heads: and with these likewise they do mischief.
















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