Revelation 10:3

Revelation 10:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
• New International Version (NIV)and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and called out with a loud voice, like a lion roaring. When he called out, the seven thunders sounded.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars. When he cried out, seven thunders uttered their voices.

Context of Revelation 10:3

1Then I saw another powerful angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud with a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun and his feet like pillars of fire. 2He had in his hand a little scroll that was open. He set his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, and he cried out with a loud voice, just as a lion roars. When he cried out, the seven thunders spoke. 4And when the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said. Do not write it down!” 5Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand toward heaven

Revelation 10:3 word by word

καὶ ἔκραξεν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ ὥσπερ λέων μυκᾶται. καὶ ὅτε ἔκραξεν, ἐλάλησαν αἱ ἑπτὰ βρονταὶ τὰς ἑαυτῶν φωνάς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• criedκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• with a loudμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• asὥσπερhōsper · just asG5618
• a lionλέωνleōn · lionG3023
• roarethμυκάομαιmukaomai · to roarG3455
• whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033
• thundersβροντήbrontē · thunderG1027
• utteredλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• theirἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438

Cross-references for Revelation 10:3

• Proverbs 19:12A king’s wrath is like a roaring lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
• Isaiah 5:29Their roaring will be like a lion. They will growl like young lions— yes, they will roar, seize their prey and carry it away safely— and there will be none to rescue.
• Isaiah 31:4For thus says Adonai to me: “As a lion or a young lion growls over its prey, though a company of shepherds is called out against him —their voice does not disturb him, nor does their noise upset him— so Adonai-Tzva’ot will come down to fight on Mount Zion, on its hill.
• Isaiah 42:13Adonai goes out as a mighty one. He stirs up His zeal like a man of war. He will shout, yes, raise a war cry! He will prevail over His enemies.
• Jeremiah 25:30Therefore you are to prophesy against them all these words, and say to them: “Adonai is roaring from on high, giving voice from His holy dwelling. He roars mightily over His sheepfold. He shouts like those who tread grapes, against all who dwell on the earth.
• Amos 1:2He said: Adonai roars from Zion, From Jerusalem He gives His voice. The shepherds’ pastures mourn, and the top of Mount Carmel withers.
• Amos 3:8A lion has roared, who will not fear? My Lord Adonai has spoken, who shall not prophesy?
• Revelation 8:5Then the angel took the incense burner and filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth; and there were clashes of thunder and rumblings and flashes of lightning and earthquakes.
• 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 15:1Then I saw another great and wonderful sign in heaven: seven angels who have seven plagues—the last ones, for with them God’s wrath is finished.

Commentaries on Revelation 10:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Seven thunders - Seven being a number of perfection, it may here mean many, great, loud, and strong peals of thunder, accompanied with distinct voices; but what was said, St. John was not permitted to reveal, Revelation 10:4.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth - The lion is the monarch of the woods, and his roar is an image of terror. The point of the comparison here seems to be the loudness with which the angel cried, and the power of what he said to awe the world - as the roar of the lion keeps the dwellers of the forest in awe. What he said is not stated; nor did John attempt to record it. Prof. Stuart supposes that it was “a loud note of woe, some…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Although the scroll is small, it is still very important. It reveals a small but critical part of God’s purposes for events that will happen before eternity begins. he cried out in a loud voice: Compare Job 37:2–5; Psalm 18:13; Psalm 29:3–4.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. as ... lion--Christ, whom the angel represents, is often so symbolized (Re 5:5, "the Lion of the tribe of Juda"). seven thunders--Greek, "the seven thunders." They form part of the Apocalyptic symbolism; and so are marked by the article as well known. Thus thunderings marked the opening of the seventh seal (Re 8:1, 5); so also at the seventh vial (Re 16:17, 18). Wordsworth calls this the prophetic use of the article; "the thunders, of which more…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 10:3

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Seven
• Vision

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Commentaries on Revelation 10

• 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