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

17You know that afterwards, when he wanted to receive the blessing that the firstborn son was to receive, he was rejected. Even though he begged and cried for the blessing, he couldn’t do anything to change what had happened. 18You have not come to something that you can feel, to a blazing fire, to darkness, to gloom, to a storm, to a trumpet’s blast, and to a voice. When your ancestors heard that voice, they begged not to hear it say another word. 20They couldn’t obey the command that was given, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.” 21The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said he was trembling and afraid.

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 second day, there was thunder and lightning with a heavy cloud over the mountain, and a very loud blast from a ram’s horn ⌞was heard⌟. All the people in the camp shook with fear.
• 1 Corinthians 15:52It will happen in an instant, in a split second at the sound of the last trumpet. Indeed, that trumpet will sound, and then the dead will come back to life. They will be changed so that they can live forever.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:16The Lord will come from heaven with a command, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet ⌞call⌟ of God. First, the dead who believed in Christ will come back to life.
• Exodus 20:1Then God spoke all these words:
• Deuteronomy 4:12The Lord spoke to you from the fire. You heard a voice speaking but saw no one. There was only a voice.
• Deuteronomy 5:3He didn’t make this promise to our ancestors, but to all of us who are alive here today.
• Exodus 20:18All the people heard the thunder and saw the lightning. They heard the blast of the ram’s horn and saw the mountain covered with smoke. So they shook with fear and stood at a distance.
• Deuteronomy 5:24You said, “The Lord our God has let us see how great and glorious he is. We’ve heard his voice come from the fire. Today we’ve seen that people can live even if God speaks to them.
• Deuteronomy 18:16This is what you asked the Lord your God to give you on the day of the assembly at Mount Horeb. You said, “We never want to hear the voice of the Lord our God or see this raging fire again. If we do, we’ll 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
• Aside
• 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