New American Standard Bible 1995
Revelation 19:6
6Then I heard something like 1the voice of a great multitude and like 2the sound of many waters and like the 3sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying,
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!” 5And a voice came from the throne, saying, “Give praise to our God, all you His bond-servants, you who fear Him, the small and the great.” Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns. 7Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready.” 8It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
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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
- Thenκαίkai · andG2532
- I heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- likeὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- the voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
- of a greatπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- multitudeὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
- watersὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
- of mightyἰσχυρόςischuros · strongG2478
- pealsβροντήbrontē · thunderG1027
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Hallelujahἀλληλουϊαallēlouia · hallelujahG239
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- our Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- the Almightyπαντοκράτωρpantokratōr · almightyG3841
- reignsβασιλεύωbasileuō · to reignG936
Cross-references for Revelation 19:6
- Revelation 1:15His feet were like burnished bronze, when it has been made to glow in a furnace, and His voice was like the sound of many waters.
- Revelation 14:2And I heard a voice from heaven, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder, and the voice which I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps.
- Ezekiel 1:24I also heard the sound of their wings like the sound of abundant waters as they went, like the voice of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of an army camp; whenever they stood still, they dropped their wings.
- Ezekiel 43:2and behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the way of the east. And His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with His glory.
- Revelation 4:5Out from the throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;
- Revelation 6:1Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, “Come.”
- Revelation 8:5Then the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar, and threw it to the earth; and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake.
- Job 40:9Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?
- Psalms 29:3The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; The God of glory thunders, The Lord is over many waters.
- Psalms 77:18The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook.
- Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever.”
- Revelation 12:10Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, he who accuses them before our God day and night.
- Revelation 21:22I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
- Psalms 47:2For the Lord Most High is to be feared, A great King over all the earth.
- Psalms 93:1The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; The Lord has clothed and girded Himself with strength; Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.
- Psalms 97:1The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice; Let the many islands 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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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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