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17 And [a]this is how I saw (A)in the vision the horses and those who sit on them: the riders had breastplates the color of fire and of hyacinth and of [b](B)brimstone; and the heads of the horses are like the heads of lions; and (C)out of their mouths come fire and smoke and [c](D)brimstone. 18 A (E)third of [d]mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the (F)fire and the smoke and the [e]brimstone which came out of their mouths. 19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads, and with them they do harm.

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  1. Revelation 9:17 Lit thus I saw
  2. Revelation 9:17 Burning sulfur
  3. Revelation 9:17 Burning sulfur
  4. Revelation 9:18 Gr anthropoi
  5. Revelation 9:18 Burning sulfur

17 The horses and riders I saw in my vision looked like this: Their breastplates were fiery red, dark blue, and yellow as sulfur. The heads of the horses resembled the heads of lions, and out of their mouths(A) came fire, smoke and sulfur.(B) 18 A third(C) of mankind was killed(D) by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur(E) that came out of their mouths. 19 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.

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