Revelation 19:6 BSB

Revelation 19:6

And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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 thunders, saying, Hallelujah: for the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigneth.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The voice of a great multitude - This is the catholic or universal Church of God gathered from among the Gentiles. The Lord God Omnipotent reigneth - Εβασιλευσε Κυριος ὁ Θεος ὁ παντοκρατωρ. Many excellent MSS., most of the versions, with Andreas and Arethas, the two most ancient commentators on this book, add ἡμων, our, after ὁ Θεος· and according to this the text reads emphatically thus: Our Lord God, the Almighty, reigneth.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

There is no discord in heaven; the morning stars sing together; no jarring string, nor key untuned, but pure and perfect melody. The occasion of this song; and that is the reign and dominion of that omnipotent God who has redeemed his church by his own blood, and is now in a more public manner betrothing her to himself: The marriage of the Lamb has come,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

This verse is the hearty response to the stirring call, "Alleluia! Praise our God" (Re 19:4, 5). the Lord God omnipotent--Greek, "the Omnipotent." reigneth--literally, "reigned": hence reigneth once for all. His reign is a fact already established.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἤκουσα	ēkousa	I heard	G191 →
ὡς	hōs	[something] like	G5613 →
φωνὴν	phōnēn	[the] voice	G5456 →
ὄχλου	ochlou	of a multitude	G3793 →
πολλοῦ	pollou	great	G4183 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὡς	hōs	like	G5613 →
φωνὴν	phōnēn	[the] sound	G5456 →
ὑδάτων	hudatōn	of waters	G5204 →
πολλῶν	pollōn	many	G4183 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὡς	hōs	like	G5613 →
φωνὴν	phōnēn	a sound	G5456 →
βροντῶν	brontōn	of thunders	G1027 →
ἰσχυρῶν	ischurōn	mighty	G2478 →
λεγόντων·	legontōn	saying:	G3004 →
ἁλληλουϊά·	hallēlouia	Hallelujah!	G239 →
ὅτι	hoti	For	G3754 →
ἐβασίλευσεν	ebasileusen	has reigned	G936 →
κύριος	kurios	[the] Lord	G2962 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
θεὸς	theos	God	G2316 →
ἡμῶν	hēmōn	of us	G3165 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
παντοκράτωρ.	pantokratōr	Almighty.	G3841 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 93:1
The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
leads to
- Psalms 99:1
  The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 96:10
  Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.
- 1 Chronicles 29:12
  Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.
- Psalms 103:19
  The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.
- Psalms 65:6
  You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.
Through
Psalms 99:1
The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
leads to
- Psalms 93:1
  The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 97:1
  The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.
Through
Psalms 97:1
The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.
leads to
- Psalms 96:10–11
  Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.