Revelation 1:15

Revelation 1:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
• New International Version (NIV)His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters;

Context of Revelation 1:15

13In the midst of the menorot, I saw One like a Son of Man, clothed in a robe down to His feet, with a golden belt wrapped around His chest. 14His head and His hair were white like wool, white like snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire. His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of rushing waters. 16In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came forth a sharp, two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at full strength. 17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid! I am the First and the Last,

Revelation 1:15 word by word

καὶ οἱ πόδες αὐτοῦ ὅμοιοι χαλκολιβάνῳ ὡς ἐν καμίνῳ πεπυρωμένης καὶ ἡ φωνὴ αὐτοῦ ὡς φωνὴ ὑδάτων πολλῶνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• feetὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• feetπούςpous · footG4228
• likeὅμοιοςhomoios · likeG3664
• unto fine brassχαλκολίβανοςchalkalibanon · bronzeG5474
• as ifὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• they burnedπυρόωpuroō · to burnG4448
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• a furnaceκάμινοςkaminos · furnace/ovenG2575
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• ofὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183

Cross-references for Revelation 1:15

• Revelation 2:18To the angel of Messiah’s community in Thyatira write: “Thus says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire and feet like polished bronze:
• Ezekiel 1:7Their legs were straight and the soles of their feet were like the hoof of a calf. They sparkled like the color of burnished bronze.
• Ezekiel 40:3He brought me there, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like bronze. He had a linen cord in his hand and a measuring rod. He was standing in the gateway.
• Daniel 10:6His body was like yellow jasper, his face like a flash of lightning, his eyes like fiery torches, his arms and his feet like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the roar of a multitude.
• Revelation 14:2And I heard a voice from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and the booming of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like harpists playing on their harps.
• Revelation 19:6Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude—like the roar of rushing waters or like the rumbling of powerful thunder—saying, “Halleluyah! For Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot reigns!
• Psalms 93:4More than the sounds of many waters— more majestic than the breakers of the sea— so majestic is Adonai on high!
• Isaiah 17:13The nations will rush in like the rumbling of many waters, but He will rebuke them so they will flee far away, chased like chaff on the hills before the wind, like whirling dust before the storm.
• Ezekiel 43:2and behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. His voice was like the sound of many waters. The earth was radiant with His glory.

Commentaries on Revelation 1:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15His feet like unto fine brass - An emblem of his stability and permanence, brass being considered the most durable of all metallic substances or compounds. The original word, , means the famous aurichalcum, or factitious metal, which, according to Suidas, was , , "a kind of amber, more precious than gold." It seems to have been a composition of gold, silver, and brass, and the same with the Corinthian brass, so highly famed and valued; for when Lucius…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And his feet like unto fine brass - Compare Daniel 10:6, “And his arms and his feet like in color to polished brass.” See also Ezekiel 1:7, “and they” (the feet of the living creatures) “sparkled like the color of burnished brass.” The word used here - ́ chalkolibanō- occurs in the New Testament only here and in Revelation 2:18. It is not found in the Septuagint. The word properly means “white brass” (probably compounded of ́ chalkosbrass, and ́…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-20Verses 12-20 The churches receive their light from Christ and the gospel, and hold it forth to others. They are golden candlesticks; they should be precious and pure; not only the ministers, but the members of the churches; their light should so shine before men, as to engage others to give glory to God. And the apostle saw as though of the Lord Jesus Christ appeared in the midst of the golden candlesticks. He is with his churches always, to the end of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Refined or hardened bronze feet suggest stability, firmness, and security (compare Daniel 10:6). The thundering voice shows God's power. When God speaks, people will listen (compare Ezekiel 43:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. fine brass--Greek, "chalcolibanus," derived by some from two Greek words, "brass" and "frankincense"; derived by Bochart from Greek, "chalcos," "brass," and Hebrew, "libbeen," "to whiten"; hence, "brass," which in the furnace has reached a white heat. Thus it answers to "burnished (flashing, or glowing) brass," Eze 1:7; Re 10:1, "His feet as pillars of fire." Translate, "Glowing brass, as if they had been made fiery (red-hot) in a furnace." The feet…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Revelation 1

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings