Revelation 1:15

Revelation 1:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
• New International Version (NIV)His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters;

Context of Revelation 1:15

13and in the midst of the lampstands I saw someone like the Son of Man, dressed in a robe reaching to His feet, and with a golden sash wrapped around His chest. 14His head and His hair were white like white wool, [glistening white] like snow; and His [all-seeing] eyes were [flashing] like a flame of fire [piercing into my being]. His feet were like burnished [white-hot] bronze, refined in a furnace, and His voice was [powerful] like the sound of many waters. 16In His right hand He held seven stars, and from His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword [of judgment]; and His face [reflecting His majesty and the Shekinah glory] was like the sun shining in [all] its power [at midday]. 17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. And He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last [absolute Deity, the Son of God],

Revelation 1:15 word by word

καὶ οἱ πόδες αὐτοῦ ὅμοιοι χαλκολιβάνῳ ὡς ἐν καμίνῳ πεπυρωμένης καὶ ἡ φωνὴ αὐτοῦ ὡς φωνὴ ὑδάτων πολλῶνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• feetὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• feetπούςpous · footG4228
• likeὅμοιοςhomoios · likeG3664
• unto fine brassχαλκολίβανοςchalkalibanon · bronzeG5474
• as ifὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• they burnedπυρόωpuroō · to burnG4448
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• a furnaceκάμινοςkaminos · furnace/ovenG2575
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• ofὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183

Cross-references for Revelation 1:15

• Revelation 2:18“And to the angel (divine messenger) of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, who has eyes [that flash] like a flame of fire [in righteous judgment], and whose feet are like burnished [white-hot] bronze:
• Ezekiel 1:7Their legs were straight and the soles of their feet were like a calf’s hoof, and they sparkled and gleamed like shiny bronze.
• Ezekiel 40:3So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man [an angel] whose appearance was like bronze, with a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway.
• Daniel 10:6His body also was like beryl [with a golden luster], his face had the appearance of lightning, his eyes were like flaming torches, his arms and his feet like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words was like the noise of a multitude [of people or the roaring of the sea].
• Revelation 14:2And I heard a voice from heaven, like the sound of great waters and like the rumbling of mighty thunder; and the voice that I heard [seemed like music and] was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps.
• Revelation 19:6Then I heard something like the shout of a vast multitude, and like the boom of many pounding waves, and like the roar of mighty peals of thunder, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all] reigns.
• Psalms 93:4More than the sounds of many waters, More than the mighty breakers of the sea, The Lord on high is mighty.
• Isaiah 17:13The nations roar on like the roaring of many waters, But God will rebuke them and they will flee far away, And be chased like chaff on the mountains before the wind, Or like whirling dust before the storm.
• Ezekiel 43:2And behold, the glory and brilliance of the God of Israel was coming from the way of the east; and His voice was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.

Commentaries on Revelation 1:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15His feet like unto fine brass - An emblem of his stability and permanence, brass being considered the most durable of all metallic substances or compounds. The original word, , means the famous aurichalcum, or factitious metal, which, according to Suidas, was , , "a kind of amber, more precious than gold." It seems to have been a composition of gold, silver, and brass, and the same with the Corinthian brass, so highly famed and valued; for when Lucius…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And his feet like unto fine brass - Compare Daniel 10:6, “And his arms and his feet like in color to polished brass.” See also Ezekiel 1:7, “and they” (the feet of the living creatures) “sparkled like the color of burnished brass.” The word used here - ́ chalkolibanō- occurs in the New Testament only here and in Revelation 2:18. It is not found in the Septuagint. The word properly means “white brass” (probably compounded of ́ chalkosbrass, and ́…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-20Verses 12-20 The churches receive their light from Christ and the gospel, and hold it forth to others. They are golden candlesticks; they should be precious and pure; not only the ministers, but the members of the churches; their light should so shine before men, as to engage others to give glory to God. And the apostle saw as though of the Lord Jesus Christ appeared in the midst of the golden candlesticks. He is with his churches always, to the end of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Refined or hardened bronze feet suggest stability, firmness, and security (compare Daniel 10:6). The thundering voice shows God's power. When God speaks, people will listen (compare Ezekiel 43:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. fine brass--Greek, "chalcolibanus," derived by some from two Greek words, "brass" and "frankincense"; derived by Bochart from Greek, "chalcos," "brass," and Hebrew, "libbeen," "to whiten"; hence, "brass," which in the furnace has reached a white heat. Thus it answers to "burnished (flashing, or glowing) brass," Eze 1:7; Re 10:1, "His feet as pillars of fire." Translate, "Glowing brass, as if they had been made fiery (red-hot) in a furnace." The feet…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Revelation 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings