^{9 Ref} and they had breastplates as breastplates of iron, and the noise of their wings `is' as the noise of chariots of many horses running to battle;

^{9 Ref} 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.

^{9 Ref} They had breastplates, like breastplates of iron. The sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, or of many horses rushing to war.