New Living Translation
Revelation 19:6
6Then I heard again what sounded like the shout of a vast crowd or the roar of mighty ocean waves or the crash of loud thunder: “Praise the Lord! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.
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
4Then the twenty-four elders and the four living beings fell down and worshiped God, who was sitting on the throne. They cried out, “Amen! Praise the Lord!” 5And from the throne came a voice that said, “Praise our God, all his servants, all who fear him, from the least to the greatest.” Then I heard again what sounded like the shout of a vast crowd or the roar of mighty ocean waves or the crash of loud thunder: “Praise the Lord! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns. 7Let us be glad and rejoice, and let us give honor to him. For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself. 8She has been given the finest of pure white linen to wear.” For the fine linen represents the good deeds of God’s holy people.
Read all of Revelation 19Revelation 19:6 word by word
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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- I heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- as it wereὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- the voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
- of a greatπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- multitudeὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
- watersὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
- of mightyἰσχυρόςischuros · strongG2478
- thunderingsβροντήbrontē · thunderG1027
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Alleluiaἀλληλουϊαallēlouia · hallelujahG239
- forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- omnipotentπαντοκράτωρpantokratōr · almightyG3841
- reignethβασιλεύωbasileuō · to reignG936
Cross-references for Revelation 19:6
- Revelation 1:15His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice thundered like mighty ocean waves.
- Revelation 14:2And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of mighty ocean waves or the rolling of loud thunder. It was like the sound of many harpists playing together.
- Ezekiel 1:24As they flew, their wings sounded to me like waves crashing against the shore or like the voice of the Almighty or like the shouting of a mighty army. When they stopped, they let down their wings.
- Ezekiel 43:2Suddenly, the glory of the God of Israel appeared from the east. The sound of his coming was like the roar of rushing waters, and the whole landscape shone with his glory.
- Revelation 4:5From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is the sevenfold Spirit of God.
- Revelation 6:1As I watched, the Lamb broke the first of the seven seals on the scroll. Then I heard one of the four living beings say with a voice like thunder, “Come!”
- Revelation 8:5Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar and threw it down upon the earth; and thunder crashed, lightning flashed, and there was a terrible earthquake.
- Job 40:9Are you as strong as God? Can you thunder with a voice like his?
- Psalms 29:3The voice of the Lord echoes above the sea. The God of glory thunders. The Lord thunders over the mighty sea.
- Psalms 77:18Your thunder roared from the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world! The earth trembled and shook.
- 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 12:10Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, “It has come at last— salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth— the one who accuses them before our God day and night.
- Revelation 21:22I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
- Psalms 47:2For the Lord Most High is awesome. He is the great King of all the earth.
- Psalms 93:1The Lord is king! He is robed in majesty. Indeed, the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength. The world stands firm and cannot be shaken.
- Psalms 97:1The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice! Let the farthest coastlands 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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