Revelation 19:5

Revelation 19:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
• New International Version (NIV)Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, both great and small!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And from the throne came a voice saying, "Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then a voice came from the throne, saying, “Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!”

Context of Revelation 19:5

3And a second time they shouted, “Halleluyah! The smoke from her goes up forever and ever!” 4Then the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who is seated on the throne, saying, “Amen! Halleluyah!” Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you His servants and all who fear Him, both the small and the great!” 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! 7Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready,

Revelation 19:5 word by word

Καὶ φωνὴ ἀπὸ τοῦ θρόνου ἐξῆλθεν λέγουσα· αἰνεῖτε τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν πάντες οἱ δοῦλοι αὐτοῦ καὶ οἱ φοβούμενοι αὐτόν, οἱ μικροὶ καὶ οἱ μεγάλοι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• a voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• came outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Praiseαἰνέωaineō · to praiseG134
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• ye hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• servantsδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• fearφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• smallμικρόςmikros mikroteros · smallG3398
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173

Cross-references for Revelation 19:5

• Revelation 7:15For this reason, they are before the throne of God, and they serve Him day and night in His Temple. The One seated on the throne will shelter them.
• Revelation 11:19Then the Temple of God in heaven was opened, and the Ark of His Covenant appeared in His Temple. And there were flashes of lightning and rumblings and clashes of thunder and an earthquake and heavy hail.
• Revelation 16:17The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came out of the Temple from the throne, saying, “It is done!”
• Psalms 103:20Bless Adonai, you angels of His: mighty in strength, performing His word, upon hearing the utterance of His word.
• Psalms 134:1A Song of Ascents. Behold, bless Adonai, all servants of Adonai, who stand by night in the House of Adonai.
• Psalms 135:1Halleluyah! Praise the Name of Adonai. Give praise, O servants of Adonai—
• Psalms 148:11kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of earth,
• Psalms 150:6Let every thing that has breath praise Adonai. Halleluyah!
• Revelation 11:18The nations were enraged, but Your wrath has come and the time for the dead to be judged— to reward Your servants, the prophets and kedoshim, and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy the destroyers of the earth.”
• Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead—the great and the small—standing before the throne. The books were opened, and another book was opened—the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what was written in the books, according to their deeds.

Commentaries on Revelation 19:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Praise our God, etc. - Let all, whether redeemed from among Jews or Gentiles, give glory to God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And a voice came out of the throne - A voice seemed to come from the very midst of the throne. It is not said by whom this voice was uttered. It cannot be supposed, however, that it was uttered by God himself, for the command which it gave was this: “Praise our God,” etc. For the same reason it seems hardly probable that it was the voice of the Messiah, unless it be supposed that he here identifies himself with the redeemed church, and speaks of God as…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10This section expands on the message of the sixth song of response (Revelation 18:20; see study note on Revelation 18:1–24), which called for rejoicing. Various groups offer praises to the Lord. The praises can be divided into two sections: thankfulness for the destruction of evildoers (Revelation 19:1–4) and thankfulness for the reward of God’s people (19:5–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. out of--Greek, "out from the throne" in A, B, C. Praise our God--Compare the solemn act of praise performed by the Levites, 1Ch 16:36; 23:5, especially when the house of God was filled with the divine glory (2Ch 5:13). both--omitted in A, B, C, Vulgate, Coptic, and Syriac. Translate as Greek, "the small and the great."Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 19:5

• Fear of God
• Praise
• Vision

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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