Revelation 19:5-7
New English Translation
5 Then[a] a voice came from the throne, saying:
“Praise our God
all you his servants,
and all you who fear him,
both the small and the great!”
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6 Then[b] I heard what sounded like the voice of a vast throng, like the roar of many waters and like loud crashes of thunder. They were shouting:[c]
“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God,[d] the All-Powerful,[e] reigns!
7 Let us rejoice[f] and exult
and give him glory,
because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready.
Footnotes
- Revelation 19:5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
- Revelation 19:6 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
- Revelation 19:6 tn Grk “like the voice of a large crowd…saying.” Because of the complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the words “They were.”
- Revelation 19:6 tc Several mss (א2 P 1611 2053 2344 MK lat) read “the Lord our God” (κύριος ὁ θεός ἡμῶν, kurios ho theos hēmōn). Other significant mss (A 1006 1841), however, omit the “our” (ἡμῶν). Further, certain mss (051 MA) omit “Lord” (κύριος), while others (including א*) change the order of the statement to “God our Lord” (ὁ θεός ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν). The expression “the Lord God, the All-Powerful” occurs in 6 other places in Revelation (1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22) and the pronoun “our” is never used. Scribes familiar with the expression in this book, and especially with the frequent κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ (kurios ho theos ho pantokratōr; “the Lord God, the All-Powerful”) in the OT Prophets (LXX; cf. Jer 39:19; Hos 12:6; Amos 3:13; 4:13; 5:8, 14, 15, 16, 27; 9:5, 6, 15; Nah 3:5; Zech 10:3), would naturally omit the pronoun. Its presence may have arisen due to liturgical motivations or to conform to the expression “our God” in 19:1, 5, but this seems much less likely than an aversion to using the pronoun here and only here in the Greek Bible in the fuller title κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ.
- Revelation 19:6 tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π.…Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22…κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν ὁ π. Rv 19:6.”
- Revelation 19:7 tn This verb and the next two verbs are hortatory subjunctives (giving exhortations).
Revelation 19:5-7
King James Version
5 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.
6 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.
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
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Revelation 19:5-7
New King James Version
5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying, (A)“Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, (B)both[a] small and great!”
6 (C)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 (D)the[b] Lord God Omnipotent reigns! 7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for (E)the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.”
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- Revelation 19:5 NU, M omit both
- Revelation 19:6 NU, M our
Revelation 19:5-7
English Standard Version
5 And from the throne came a voice saying,
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6 Then I heard what seemed to be (C)the voice of a great multitude, like (D)the roar of many waters and (E)like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,
“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
the Almighty (F)reigns.
7 Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
for (G)the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and (H)his Bride has made herself ready;
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