Revelation 11:14

Revelation 11:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.
• New International Version (NIV)The second woe has passed; the third woe is coming soon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The second woe has passed; behold, the third woe is soon to come.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly.

Context of Revelation 11:14

12And the two witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” Then they ascended into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies watched them. 13And in that [very] hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell and was destroyed; seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest [who survived] were overcome with terror, and they glorified the God of heaven [as they recognized His awesome power]. The second woe is past; behold, the third woe is coming quickly. 15Then the seventh angel sounded [his trumpet]; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom (dominion, rule) of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever.” 16And the twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God, fell face downward and worshiped God,

Revelation 11:14 word by word

ἡ οὐαὶ ἡ δευτέρα ἀπῆλθεν· ἰδοὺ ἡ οὐαὶ ἡ τρίτη ἔρχεται ταχύ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Theοὐαίouai · woe!G3759
• secondδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208
• is pastἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• thirdτρίτοςtritos · thirdG5154
• comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• quicklyταχύtachu · quicklyG5035

Cross-references for Revelation 11:14

• Revelation 8:13Then I looked, and I heard a solitary eagle flying in midheaven [for all to see], saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe [great wrath is coming] to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpets which the three angels are about to sound [announcing ever greater judgments]!”
• Revelation 9:12The first woe has passed; behold, two woes are still coming after these things.
• Revelation 15:1Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and wonderful [a warning of terrifying and horrible events]: seven angels who had seven plagues (afflictions, calamities), which are the last, because with them the wrath of God is finished [that is, it is completely expressed and reaches its zenith].
• Revelation 16:1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath and indignation of God.”

Commentaries on Revelation 11:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The seconds wo is past - That which took place under the sixth trumpet, and has been already described. The third wo cometh - Is about to be described under the seventh trumpet, which the angel is now prepared to sound. Of the three woes which were denounced, Revelation 8:13, the first is described, Revelation 9:1-12; the second, Revelation 9:13-21. These woes are supposed by many learned men to refer to the destruction of Jerusalem. The first wo - the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The second woe is past - That is, the second of the three that were announced as yet to come, Revelation 8:13; compare Revelation 9:12. And, behold, the third woe cometh quickly - The last of the series. The meaning is, that what was signified by the third “woe” would be the next, and final event, in order. On the meaning of the word “quickly,” see the notes on Revelation 1:1; compare Revelation 2:5, Revelation 2:16; Revelation 3:11; Revelation 22:7…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-19Verses 14-19 Before the sounding of the seventh and last trumpet, there is the usual demand of attention. The saints and angels in heaven know the right of our God and Saviour to rule over all the world. But the nations met God's wrath with their own anger. It was a time in which he was beginning to reward his people's faithful services, and sufferings; and their enemies fretted against God, and so increased their guilt, and hastened their destruction. By…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-14This interlude between the sixth and seventh trumpets has two parts: the seven thunders and the small scroll (Revelation 10:1–11), and the two witnesses (Revelation 11:1–13). The interlude ends with the announcement that the second terror is over (Revelation 11:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. The second woe--that under the sixth trumpet (Re 9:12-21), including also the prophecy, Re 11:1-13: Woe to the world, joy to the faithful, as their redemption draweth nigh. the third woe cometh quickly--It is not mentioned in detail for the present, until first there is given a sketch of the history of the origination, suffering, and faithfulness of the Church in a time of apostasy and persecution. Instead of the third woe being detailed, the grand…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Revelation 11

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings