Revelation 19:5

Revelation 19:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
• New International Version (NIV)Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, both great and small!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And from the throne came a voice saying, "Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then a voice came from the throne, saying, “Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!”

Context of Revelation 19:5

3And a second time they said, “Hallelujah! Her smoke shall ascend forever and ever.” 4Then the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures also fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah (praise the Lord)!” Then from the throne there came a voice, saying, “Praise our God, all you bond-servants of His, you who fear Him, the small (common) and the great (distinguished).” 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. 7Let us rejoice and shout for joy! Let us give Him glory and honor, for the marriage of the Lamb has come [at last] and His bride (the redeemed) has prepared herself.”

Revelation 19:5 word by word

Καὶ φωνὴ ἀπὸ τοῦ θρόνου ἐξῆλθεν λέγουσα· αἰνεῖτε τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν πάντες οἱ δοῦλοι αὐτοῦ καὶ οἱ φοβούμενοι αὐτόν, οἱ μικροὶ καὶ οἱ μεγάλοι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• a voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• came outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Praiseαἰνέωaineō · to praiseG134
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• ye hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• servantsδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• fearφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• smallμικρόςmikros mikroteros · smallG3398
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173

Cross-references for Revelation 19:5

• Revelation 7:15For this reason, they are [standing] before the throne of God; and they serve Him [in worship] day and night in His temple; and He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them and shelter and protect them [with His presence].
• Revelation 11:19And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning, loud rumblings and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a great hailstorm.
• Revelation 16:17Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne [of God], saying, “It is done. [It is all over, it is all accomplished, it has come.]”
• Psalms 103:20Bless the Lord, you His angels, You mighty ones who do His commandments, Obeying the voice of His word!
• Psalms 134:1Behold, bless and praise the Lord, all servants of the Lord (priests, Levites), Who stand and serve by night in the house of the Lord.
• Psalms 135:1Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) Praise the name of the Lord; Praise Him, O servants of the Lord (priests, Levites),
• Psalms 148:11Kings of the earth and all people; Princes and all judges of the earth;
• Psalms 150:6Let everything that has breath and every breath of life praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
• Revelation 11:18And the nations (Gentiles) became enraged, and Your wrath and indignation came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and [the time came] to reward Your bond-servants the prophets and the saints (God’s people) and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and [the time came] to destroy the destroyers of the earth.”
• Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the Book of Life; and the dead were judged according to what they had done as written in the books [that is, everything done while on earth].

Commentaries on Revelation 19:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Praise our God, etc. - Let all, whether redeemed from among Jews or Gentiles, give glory to God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And a voice came out of the throne - A voice seemed to come from the very midst of the throne. It is not said by whom this voice was uttered. It cannot be supposed, however, that it was uttered by God himself, for the command which it gave was this: “Praise our God,” etc. For the same reason it seems hardly probable that it was the voice of the Messiah, unless it be supposed that he here identifies himself with the redeemed church, and speaks of God as…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10This section expands on the message of the sixth song of response (Revelation 18:20; see study note on Revelation 18:1–24), which called for rejoicing. Various groups offer praises to the Lord. The praises can be divided into two sections: thankfulness for the destruction of evildoers (Revelation 19:1–4) and thankfulness for the reward of God’s people (19:5–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. out of--Greek, "out from the throne" in A, B, C. Praise our God--Compare the solemn act of praise performed by the Levites, 1Ch 16:36; 23:5, especially when the house of God was filled with the divine glory (2Ch 5:13). both--omitted in A, B, C, Vulgate, Coptic, and Syriac. Translate as Greek, "the small and the great."Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 19:5

• Fear of God
• Praise
• Vision

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Commentaries on Revelation 19

• 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