Rev 9:17 | NET2full | STEP | Now this is what the horses and their riders looked like in my vision : The riders had breastplates that were fiery red , dark blue , and sulfurous yellow in color. The heads of the horses looked like lions’ heads , and fire , smoke , and sulfur came out of their mouths .

Revelation of John 9:17

17 Now ^{▼▼tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of the description of the horses and riders, which is somewhat parenthetical in the narrative.} this is what the horses and their riders ^{▼▼tn Grk “and those seated on them.”} looked like in my ^{▼▼tn Grk “the vision”; the Greek article has been translated as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).} vision: The riders had breastplates that were fiery red, ^{▼▼tn L&N 79.33 states, “‘fiery red’…. One may also render ‘fiery red’ as ‘red like fire’ or ‘the color of fire.’”} dark blue, ^{▼▼tn On this term BDAG 1022 s.v. ὑακίνθινος states, “hyacinth-colored, i.e., dark blue (dark red?) w. πύρινος Rv 9:17.”} and sulfurous ^{▼▼tn On this term BDAG 446 s.v. θειώδης states, “sulphurous Rv 9:17.”} yellow in color. ^{▼▼sn The colors of the riders’ breastplates parallel the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur in v. 18.} The ^{▼▼tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.} heads of the horses looked like lions’ heads, and fire, smoke, and sulfur ^{▼▼tn Traditionally, “brimstone.”} came out of their mouths.