Revelation 19:3
in Revelation 19And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And a second time they say, Hallelujah. And her smoke goeth up for ever and ever.
KJV
And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
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This verse in Revelation 19
Commentary
13 notes on this verseThe words that the "smoke from the city goes up forever and ever" show either the unforgettable nature of the punishment that has come upon the city, or that although she meted out punishments in part and to some extent, she will, nonetheless, be punished …
This site's exposition
Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power
on Revelation 19:1-3
Heaven answers Babylon's fall with the book's first Alleluia, the Hebrew hallelujah untranslated and given four times in this chapter alone, its only appearances anywhere in the New Testament. The praise is grounded in justice, not mere relief, true and righteous are his judgments, because he hath judged the great whore and avenged the blood of his servants, chapter 18's long lament from earth now answered from heaven in a single verdict. Her smoke rose up for ever and ever states the finality of the judgment already described, the same phrase used of the beast worshippers' own torment at 14:11, showing that both the system and its followers meet the same unending end.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers4 voices
The saints exult over the destruction of the traitorous city, and they praise God with the jubilation of praise. What does this describe other than the coming of the retribution of the evildoers and the rewarding of the good? This is that of which Daniel …
A commentator
Caesarius of ArlesEXPOSITION ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:1-3, HOMILY 18 · Written before 542.
proposed
This is the voice of the church when the separation has already occurred and when all wicked persons have gone out of her to be consumed with eternal fire. "And their smoke goes up for ever and ever." Hear, O brothers, and fear and know …
Concerning the harlot it says, "The smoke from her goes up forever and ever." That is to say, while the church remains in her joyful praise, the smoke of the destruction of the wicked also remains. Just as the beginning of fire is in smoke, …
And a second time they raised the same hymn, and again he uttered it even more softly, that with the three times repeated alleluia the holy and much-praised Trinity might be glorified by them (see Rev 19:1, 3, 4); for this is God. He says, …
The Medieval Church1 voice
And again they said: Alleluia. The Church praises the Lord with an unceasing affection over His judgments. For Alleluia means Praise the Lord. Indeed, the psalms that begin with Praise the Lord start with Alleluia among the Hebrews.
6 more voices on this verse
The Medieval Church1 voice
And her smoke rises forever and ever. He said ascends, not will ascend. Babylon always goes into perdition and is already burning in part, just as Jerusalem passes into paradise, with the Lord manifesting it in the poor man and the rich man.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The surest way to have our deliverances continued and completed is to give God the glory of what he has done for us. Praising God for what we have is praying in the most effectual manner for what is yet further to be done for us; the praises of the saints blow up the fire of God's wrath against the common enemy.
And again they said, Alleluia,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And again they said, Alleluia - See the notes on Rev 19:1. The event was so glorious and so important; the final destruction of the great enemy of the church was of so much moment in its bearing on the welfare of the world, as to call forth repeated expressions of praise. And her smoke rose up forever and ever - See the notes on Rev 14:11. This is an image of final ruin; the image being derived probably from the description in Genesis of the smoke that ascended from the cities of the plain, Gen 19:
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
again--Greek, "a second time." rose up--Greek, "goeth up." for ever and ever--Greek, "to the ages of the ages."
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Her smoke rose up - There was, and shall be, a continual evidence of God’s judgments executed on this great whore or idolatrous city; nor shall it ever be restored.
The words behind it
14 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| δεύτερον | deuteron | a second time | G1208 → | 43 times |
| εἴρηκαν· | eirekan | they have said: | G2046 → | 47 times |
| ἁλληλουϊά· | hallelouia | Hallelujah! | G239 → | 4 times |
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| καπνὸς | kapnos | smoke | G2586 → | 13 times |
| αὐτῆς | autes | of her | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἀναβαίνει | anabainei | goes up | G305 → | 82 times |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| αἰῶνας | aionas | ages | G165 → | 121 times |
| τῶν | ton | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| αἰώνων. | aionon | ages. | G165 → | 121 times |
ΚαὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
δεύτερονa second time
deuteronG1208 →43 times
εἴρηκαν·they have said:
eirekanG2046 →47 times
ἁλληλουϊά·Hallelujah!
hallelouiaG239 →4 times
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ὁthe
hoG3588 →19766 times
καπνὸςsmoke
kapnosG2586 →13 times
αὐτῆςof her
autesG846 →5565 times
ἀναβαίνειgoes up
anabaineiG305 →82 times
εἰςto
eisG1519 →1755 times
τοὺςthe
tousG3588 →19766 times
αἰῶναςages
aionasG165 →121 times
τῶνof the
tonG3588 →19766 times
αἰώνων.ages.
aiononG165 →121 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 19:1After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
it leads to
- Revelation 7:10–12
And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
- Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign…
- 1 Chronicles 29:11
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom,…
- Matthew 6:13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
- Revelation 5:9–13
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and…
- Revelation 7:10–12
Through
Revelation 18:9Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
it leads to
- Revelation 18:18
and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 18:3
All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance…
- Revelation 18:18
Through
Revelation 14:11And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of…
it leads to
- Isaiah 34:10
It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it.
- Isaiah 34:10
Where this verse is studied
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- The Scarlet Thread
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- The Bride & the Jewish Wedding
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About Revelation
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:1-4; Apringius of Beja, TRACTATE ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:1-3; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Caesarius of Arles, EXPOSITION ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:1-3, HOMILY 18; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation and Ticonius, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:3.