Revelation 9:20

Revelation 9:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
• New International Version (NIV)The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood—idols that cannot see or hear or walk.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands nor give up worshiping demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk,
• New Living Translation (NLT)But the people who did not die in these plagues still refused to repent of their evil deeds and turn to God. They continued to worship demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood—idols that can neither see nor hear nor walk!

Context of Revelation 9:20

18By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed—by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths. 19For their power is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they do harm. But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. 21And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.

Revelation 9:20 word by word

καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, οἳ οὐκ ἀπεκτάνθησαν ἐν ταῖς πληγαῖς ταύταις, οὐδὲ μετενόησαν ἐκ τῶν ἔργων τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν, ἵνα μὴ προσκυνήσουσιν τὰ δαιμόνια καὶ τὰ εἴδωλα τὰ χρυσᾶ καὶ τὰ ἀργυρᾶ καὶ τὰ χαλκᾶ καὶ τὰ λίθινα καὶ τὰ ξύλινα, ἃ οὔτε βλέπειν δύνανται οὔτε ἀκούειν οὔτε περιπατεῖν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the restὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the restλοιπόςloipoi · remainingG3062
• of the menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• wereἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
• notοὐou · noG3756
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• plaguesπληγήplēgē · plague/blow/woundG4127
• repentedμετανοέωmetanoeō · to repentG3340
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the worksἔργονergon · workG2041
• of theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• they shouldπροσκυνέωproskuneō · to worshipG4352
• notμήmē · notG3361
• devilsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
• idolsεἴδωλονeidōlon · idolG1497
• of goldχρύσεοςchruseos · goldenG5552
• silverἀργύρεοςargureos · silverG693
• brassχάλκεοςchalkeos · bronzeG5470
• stoneλίθινοςlithinos · stoneG3035
• of woodξύλινοςxulinos · woodenG3585
• neitherοὔτεoute · neitherG3777
• canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• seeβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• walkπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043

Cross-references for Revelation 9:20

• Revelation 9:21And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.
• Revelation 2:21And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.
• Revelation 16:8Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire.
• Deuteronomy 31:29For I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you. And evil will befall you in the latter days, because you will do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger through the work of your hands.”
• 2 Chronicles 28:22Now in the time of his distress King Ahaz became increasingly unfaithful to the Lord. This is that King Ahaz.
• Jeremiah 5:3O Lord, are not Your eyes on the truth? You have stricken them, But they have not grieved; You have consumed them, But they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to return.
• Jeremiah 8:4“Moreover you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Will they fall and not rise? Will one turn away and not return?
• Matthew 21:32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward relent and believe him.
• 2 Corinthians 12:21lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and I shall mourn for many who have sinned before and have not repented of the uncleanness, fornication, and lewdness which they have practiced.
• Leviticus 17:7They shall no more offer their sacrifices to demons, after whom they have played the harlot. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations.” ’
• Deuteronomy 32:17They sacrificed to demons, not to God, To gods they did not know, To new gods, new arrivals That your fathers did not fear.
• 2 Kings 22:17because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore My wrath shall be aroused against this place and shall not be quenched.’ ” ’
• 2 Chronicles 34:25because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore My wrath will be poured out on this place, and not be quenched.’ ” ’
• Psalms 106:37They even sacrificed their sons And their daughters to demons,
• Isaiah 2:8Their land is also full of idols; They worship the work of their own hands, That which their own fingers have made.
• Jeremiah 25:6Do not go after other gods to serve them and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands; and I will not harm you.’

Commentaries on Revelation 9:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Yet repented not - The commission which these horsemen had was against idolaters; and though multitudes of them were destroyed, yet the residue continued their senseless attachment to dumb idols, and therefore heavier judgments might be expected. These things are supposed to refer to the desolation brought upon the Greek Church by the Ottomans, who entirely ruined that Church and the Greek empire. The Church which was then remaining was the Latin or…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues … - One third part is represented as swept off, and it might have been expected that a salutary effect would have been produced on the remainder, in reforming them, and restraining them from error and sin. The writer proceeds to state, however, that these judgments did not have the effect which might reasonably have been anticipated. No reformation followed; there was no abandonment of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-21Verses 13-21 The sixth angel sounded, and here the power of the Turks seems the subject. Their time is limited. They not only slew in war, but brought a poisonous and ruinous religion. The antichristian generation repented not under these dreadful judgments. From this sixth trumpet learn that God can make one enemy of the church a scourge and a plague to another. The idolatry in the remains of the eastern church and elsewhere, and the sins of professed…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-21Even when faced with plagues and death, people do not automatically repent. They often continue their evil actions and worship demons and idols (things from the created world) instead of worshiping the Creator (see Revelation 13:4; 14:9–10; Romans 1:25; 1 Corinthians 8:4; 10:19–22). murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft: What people worship reflects how they live (see Revelation 21:8; 22:15; Romans 1:23, 29–32). Revelation shows how strongly sin…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. the rest of the men--that is, the ungodly. yet--So A, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic. B and Aleph read, "did not even repent of," namely, so as to give up "the works," &c. Like Pharaoh hardening his heart against repentance notwithstanding the plagues. of their hands--(De 31:29). Especially the idols made by their hands. Compare Re 13:14, 15, "the image of the beast" Re 19:20. that they should not--So B reads. But A, C, and Aleph read "that they shall…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 9:20

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Brass
• Demons
• Idolatry
• Impenitence
• Obduracy (Hardness)

In the dictionaries

• Abaddon
• Angel
• Authority in Religion
• Gold
• Government
• Revelation of John
• sorcerer, sorceress, sorcery, sorceries, witchcraft, magician

Commentaries on Revelation 9

• 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