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:
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For they heard an awesome trumpet blast and a voice so terrible that they begged God to stop speaking.

Context of Hebrews 12:19

17Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. Even though he sought the blessing with tears, he could not change what he had done. 18You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm; 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, 20because they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.” 21The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with 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, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled.
• 1 Corinthians 15:52in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:16For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
• Exodus 20:1And God spoke all these words:
• Deuteronomy 4:12Then the Lord spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of words but saw no form; there was only a voice.
• Deuteronomy 5:3It was not with our ancestors that the Lord made this covenant, but with us, with all of us who are alive here today.
• Exodus 20:18When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance
• Deuteronomy 5:24And you said, “The Lord our God has shown us his glory and his majesty, and we have heard his voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a person can live even if God speaks with them.
• Deuteronomy 18:16For this is what you asked of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the Lord our God nor see this great fire anymore, or 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
• 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