Revelation 14:11

Revelation 14:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
• New International Version (NIV)And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”

Context of Revelation 14:11

9Then a third angel followed them, shouting, “Anyone who worships the beast and his statue or who accepts his mark on the forehead or on the hand 10must drink the wine of God’s anger. It has been poured full strength into God’s cup of wrath. And they will be tormented with fire and burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb. The smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever, and they will have no relief day or night, for they have worshiped the beast and his statue and have accepted the mark of his name.” 12This means that God’s holy people must endure persecution patiently, obeying his commands and maintaining their faith in Jesus. 13And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this down: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them!”

Revelation 14:11 word by word

καὶ ὁ καπνὸς τοῦ βασανισμοῦ αὐτῶν εἰς αἰῶνας αἰώνων ἀναβαίνει, καὶ οὐκ ἔχουσιν ἀνάπαυσιν ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτὸς οἱ προσκυνοῦντες τὸ θηρίον καὶ τὴν εἰκόνα αὐτοῦ καὶ εἴ τις λαμβάνει τὸ χάραγμα τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the smokeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the smokeκαπνόςkapnos · smokeG2586
• of theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• tormentβασανισμόςbasanismos · tormentG929
• ascendeth upἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• everαἰώνaiōn · an age: eternityG165
• they haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• noοὐou · noG3756
• restἀνάπαυσιςanapausis · restG372
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• worshipπροσκυνέωproskuneō · to worshipG4352
• the beastθηρίονthērion · wild animalG2342
• imageεἰκώνeikōn · imageG1504
• ·εἰei · ifG1487
• whosoeverτιςtis · oneG5100
• receivethλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• the markχάραγμαcharagma · image/markG5480
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686

Cross-references for Revelation 14:11

• Revelation 18:18They will cry out as they watch the smoke ascend, and they will say, “Where is there another city as great as this?”
• Revelation 19:3And again their voices rang out: “Praise the Lord! The smoke from that city ascends forever and ever!”
• Genesis 19:28He looked out across the plain toward Sodom and Gomorrah and watched as columns of smoke rose from the cities like smoke from a furnace.
• Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Jerusalem shake with fear. Terror seizes the godless. “Who can live with this devouring fire?” they cry. “Who can survive this all-consuming fire?”
• Isaiah 34:10This judgment on Edom will never end; the smoke of its burning will rise forever. The land will lie deserted from generation to generation. No one will live there anymore.
• Joel 2:30And I will cause wonders in the heavens and on the earth— blood and fire and columns of smoke.
• Luke 16:23and he went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side.
• Revelation 4:9Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanks to the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever),
• Revelation 5:13And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang: “Blessing and honor and glory and power belong to the one sitting on the throne and to the Lamb forever and ever.”
• Revelation 7:12They sang, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength belong to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
• Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven: “The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.”
• Revelation 20:10Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
• Revelation 22:5And there will be no night there—no need for lamps or sun—for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever and ever.
• Exodus 15:18The Lord will reign forever and ever!”
• Psalms 10:16The Lord is king forever and ever! The godless nations will vanish from the land.
• Psalms 145:1I will exalt you, my God and King, and praise your name forever and ever.

Commentaries on Revelation 14:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11The smoke of their torment - Still an allusion to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrha.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And the smoke of their torment - The smoke proceeding from their place of torment. This language is probably derived from the account of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Genesis 19:28; “And he (Abraham) looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.” The destruction of these cities is regarded as an emblem of the destruction of the wicked, and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-13Verses 6-13 The progress of the Reformation appears to be here set forth. The four proclamations are plain in their meaning; that all Christians may be encouraged, in the time of trial, to be faithful to their Lord. The gospel is the great means whereby men are brought to fear God, and to give glory to him. The preaching of the everlasting gospel shakes the foundations of antichrist in the world, and hastens its downfal. If any persist in being subject to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11The third angel announces God's judgment (Revelation 14:7) on the false worship of the beast and his statue (see Revelation 13:12–18; 19:20; 20:4). God responds to the rebellion against his rule with anger, shown as a cup of bitter wine (see Revelation 16; 19:15). fire and sulfur … smoke: This description of judgment (see also Revelation 19:20; 20:10, 14–15) reminds us of God's judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 18:16–19:28). Those condemned to a…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. for ever and ever--Greek, "unto ages of ages." no rest day nor night--Contrast the very different sense in which the same is said of the four living creatures in heaven, "They rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy"; yet they do "rest" in another sense; they rest from sin and sorrow, weariness and weakness, trial and temptation (Re 14:13); the lost have no rest from sin and Satan, terror, torment, and remorse.Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 14:11

• Anger
• Animals
• Hell
• Punishment
• Torments
• Vision
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Bless
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• Chaldea; Chaldeans
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Etam

Commentaries on Revelation 14

• 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