1. Revelation 9:8 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why is the locusts’ hair described as “like women’s hair”?

Revelation 9:8 (ESV)

8 their hair like women’s hair, and their teeth like lions’ teeth;

The soldiers of the army are men. That their hair looks like that of women evokes a picture of their hair blowing loose in the wind, unkempt. That picture in turn speaks of wildness, unruliness—and hence a message of, “Do not mess with us.” This comparison serves to enhance the terror that comes from this demonic army.