KJV King James Version
And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Revelation 14:2
And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.
WEB World English Bible
I heard a sound from heaven, like the sound of many waters, and like the sound of a great thunder. The sound which I heard was like that of harpists playing on their harps.
ASV American Standard Version
And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and the voice which I heard was as the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I heard a voice out of the heaven, as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of great thunder, and a voice I heard of harpers harping with their harps,
Surrounding context — Revelation 14
1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty [and] four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.
2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred [and] forty [and] four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, [being] the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandἤκουσαG191 · akouōto hearφωνὴνG5456 · phōnēvoice/sound: voiceἐκG1537 · ekout fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανοῦG3772 · ouranosheavenὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenφωνὴνG5456 · phōnēvoice/sound: voiceὑδάτωνG5204 · hudōr, hudatoswaterπολλῶνG4183 · polusmuchκαὶG2532 · kaiandὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenφωνὴνG5456 · phōnēvoice/sound: voiceβροντῆςG1027 · brontēthunderμεγάλης,G3173 · megasgreatκαὶG2532 · kaiandἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoφωνὴG5456 · phōnēvoice/sound: voiceἣνG3739 · hos, hēwhichἤκουσαG191 · akouōto hearὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenκιθαρῳδῶνG2790 · kitharōdosharpistκιθαριζόντωνG2789 · kitharizōto play the harpἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoκιθάραιςG2788 · kitharaharpαὐτῶν.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Revelation 5:8And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four [and] twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.Ezekiel 43:2And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice [was] like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.Revelation 1:15And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.Revelation 11:15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become [the kingdoms] of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.Revelation 15:2And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, [and] over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.Psalm 93:4The LORD on high [is] mightier than the noise of many waters, [yea, than] the mighty waves of the sea.2 Samuel 6:5And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of [instruments made of] fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.Revelation 1:10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,Psalm 33:2Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery [and] an instrument of ten strings.Psalm 150:3-6Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.Exodus 19:16And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that [was] in the camp trembled.Revelation 6:1And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.Revelation 10:3-4And cried with a loud voice, as [when] a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.Psalm 57:8Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I [myself] will awake early.1 Chronicles 25:1-7Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:Revelation 19:1-7And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:Revelation 11:12And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.Revelation 18:22And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft [he be], shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
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