Berean Standard Bible
Revelation 19:6
6And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out:
“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God1 the Almighty reigns.
Revelation 19:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
- New International Version (NIV)Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: “Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!
Context of Revelation 19:6
4And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!” 5Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!” And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. 7Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. 8She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
Read all of Revelation 19Revelation 19:6 word by word
καὶ ἤκουσα ὡς φωνὴν ὄχλου πολλοῦ καὶ ὡς φωνὴν ὑδάτων πολλῶν καὶ ὡς φωνὴν βροντῶν ἰσχυρῶν λεγόντων· ἁλληλουϊά· ὅτι ἐβασίλευσεν κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν ὁ παντοκράτωρ.Read the interlinear
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- I heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- likeὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- roarφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
- of a greatπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- multitudeὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
- watersὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
- a mightyἰσχυρόςischuros · strongG2478
- of thunderβροντήbrontē · thunderG1027
- crying outλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Hallelujahἀλληλουϊαallēlouia · hallelujahG239
- Forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- Almightyπαντοκράτωρpantokratōr · almightyG3841
- reignsβασιλεύωbasileuō · to reignG936
Cross-references for Revelation 19:6
- Revelation 1:15His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
- Revelation 14:2And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.
- Ezekiel 1:24When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
- Ezekiel 43:2and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
- Revelation 4:5From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.
- Revelation 6:1Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”
- Revelation 8:5Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
- Job 40:9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
- Psalms 29:3The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
- Psalms 77:18Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
- Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
- Revelation 12:10And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down— he who accuses them day and night before our God.
- Revelation 21:22But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
- Psalms 47:2How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
- Psalms 93:1The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
- Psalms 97:1The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.
Commentaries on Revelation 19:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The voice of a great multitude - This is the catholic or universal Church of God gathered from among the Gentiles. The Lord God Omnipotent reigneth - ̔ ̔ . Many excellent MSS., most of the versions, with Andreas and Arethas, the two most ancient commentators on this book, add ̔, our, after ̔ · and according to this the text reads emphatically thus: Our Lord God, the Almighty, reigneth. What consolation to every genuine Christian that His Lord and God is…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude - In Revelation 19:1 he says that he “heard a great voice of much people”; here he says he “heard as it were a voice of a great multitude.” That is, in the former case he heard a shout that he at once recognized as the voice of a great multitude of persons; here he says that he heard a sound not distinctly recognized at first as such, but which resembled such a shout of a multitude. In the former case…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8The final loud Hallelujah emphasizes that God rules as the all-powerful being (see Revelation 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7, 14; 19:15; 21:22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. many waters--Contrast the "many waters" on which the whore sitteth (Re 17:1). This verse is the hearty response to the stirring call, "Alleluia! Praise our God" (Re 19:4, 5). the Lord God omnipotent--Greek, "the Omnipotent." reigneth--literally, "reigned": hence reigneth once for all. His reign is a fact already established. Babylon, the harlot, was one great hindrance to His reign being recognized. Her overthrow now clears the way for His advent to…Read the comment
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- 1. Revelation 19:6 SBL, BYZ, and TR the Lord God ↩
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
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