Hebrews 12:19

Hebrews 12:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:
• New International Version (NIV)to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore.

Context of Hebrews 12:19

17As you know, after that, he still wanted to receive those good things from his father. He wanted his father to ask God to bless him. But his father refused to do that. Esau cried very much when he asked his father to give him those good things. But there was no way that Esau could change what he had done. 18You have come near to God. But you have not come to a place that you can touch, like Sinai mountain. That mountain burned with fire. But where the people stood, it was completely dark. They could not see at all. There was also a very strong wind and a storm. There was the loud sound of a trumpet. There was a powerful voice that spoke to them. When the people heard that voice, they were very afraid. So they asked that the voice would not speak to them any more. 20They were very afraid of what God had told them. God had said, ‘If even an animal touches the mountain, you must kill it with stones.’ 21Even Moses was very afraid when he saw God's great power. He said, ‘I am full of fear!’

Hebrews 12:19 word by word

καὶ σάλπιγγος ἤχῳ καὶ φωνῇ ῥημάτων, ἧς οἱ ἀκούσαντες παρῃτήσαντο μὴ προστεθῆναι αὐτοῖς λόγον·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the soundἦχοςēchos · soundG2279
• of a trumpetσάλπιγξsalpigx · trumpetG4536
• the voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• of wordsῥῆμαrhēma · declarationG4487
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• they that heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• intreatedπαραιτέομαιparaiteomai · to refuse/excuseG3868
• thatμήmē · notG3361
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• shouldπροστίθημιprostithēmi · to add (to)G4369
• to themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Hebrews 12:19

• Exodus 19:16On the morning of the third day, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was there over the mountain. The people heard the noise of a loud trumpet. They were so afraid that their bodies were shaking.
• 1 Corinthians 15:52It will happen in a short moment, when the last trumpet makes a sound. When that trumpet makes its sound, God will raise up the believers who have died. He will give them bodies that can never die. In that way, he will change all of us.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:16On that day, the Lord himself will come down from heaven. He will shout with authority. People will hear the voice of the leader of God's angels. They will hear the sound of God's trumpet. Then those people who have died as Christians will become alive again. They will be the first people to rise up.
• Exodus 20:1Then God spoke all these words:
• Deuteronomy 4:12Then the Lord spoke to you from the middle of the fire. You heard him as he spoke, but you did not see him. You only heard a voice.
• Deuteronomy 5:3He did not make this agreement with our ancestors. He made it with all of us who are alive here today.
• Exodus 20:18The people heard the loud thunder and they saw the bright lightning. They heard the noise of the trumpet. They saw the smoke on the mountain. They were so afraid that their bodies were shaking. They would not come near.
• Deuteronomy 5:24They said, ‘The Lord our God has shown us how great and how powerful he is. We have heard his voice from the middle of the fire. We have learned this: People can continue to live, even after God has spoken to them.
• Deuteronomy 18:16Remember what happened when you all met together at Sinai mountain. You said to the Lord your God, ‘Please do not let us hear your voice again. Do not let us see this great fire again. If we do, we will die!’

Commentaries on Hebrews 12:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19And the voice of a trumpet - Exodus 19:19. The sound of the trumpet amidst the tempest was suited to increase the terror of the scene. And the voice of words - Spoken by God; Exodus 19:19. It is easy to conceive what must have been the awe produced by a voice uttered from the midst of the tempest so distinct as to be heard by the hundreds of thousands of Israel, when the speaker was invisible. Which voice they that heard … - Exodus 20:18-19. It was so…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-29Verses 18-29 Mount Sinai, on which the Jewish church state was formed, was a mount such as might be touched, though forbidden to be so, a place that could be felt; so the Mosaic dispensation was much in outward and earthly things. The gospel state is kind and condescending, suited to our weak frame. Under the gospel all may come with boldness to God's presence. But the most holy must despair, if judged by the holy law given from Sinai, without a Saviour…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19The loud trumpet sound and a voice scared the people (see Exodus 19:16, 19; 20:18; Deuteronomy 4:12) so much that they asked God to stop speaking (Exodus 20:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. trumpet--to rouse attention, and herald God's approach (Ex 19:16). entreated that the word should not be spoken--literally, "that speech should not be added to them"; not that they refused to hear the word of God, but they wished that God should not Himself speak, but employ Moses as His mediating spokesman. "The voice of words" was the Decalogue, spoken by God Himself, a voice issuing forth, without any form being seen: after which "He added no more"…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 12:19

• Covenant
• Fear of God
• God
• Law
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Thunder
• Trumpet
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Acceptably
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• Birthright
• Bitterness
• Carefully
• Chastening
• Cloud
• Contradiction
• Endure
• Finisher

Commentaries on Hebrews 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• 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