KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Revelation 19:6
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
I heard something like the voice of a great multitude, and like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of mighty thunders, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns!
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I heard as the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, ‘Alleluia! because reign did the Lord God—the Almighty!
Surrounding context — Revelation 19
3 And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
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.
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed [are] they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings 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 hearὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenφωνὴνG5456 · phōnēvoice/sound: voiceὄχλουG3793 · ochloscrowdπολλοῦG4183 · polusmuchκαὶG2532 · kaiandὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenφωνὴνG5456 · phōnēvoice/sound: voiceὑδάτωνG5204 · hudōr, hudatoswaterπολλῶνG4183 · polusmuchκαὶG2532 · kaiandὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenφωνὴνG5456 · phōnēvoice/sound: voiceβροντῶνG1027 · brontēthunderἰσχυρῶνG2478 · ischurosstrongλεγόντων·G3004 · legōto sayἁλληλουϊά·G239 · allēlouiahallelujahὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἐβασίλευσενG936 · basileuōto reignκύριοςG2962 · kurioslord: GodὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸςG2316 · theosGodὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαντοκράτωρ.G3841 · pantokratōralmighty
Cross-references
Psalm 97:1The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad [thereof].Revelation 14:2And 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:Psalm 93:1The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, [wherewith] he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.Psalm 99:1The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth [between] the cherubims; let the earth be moved.Psalm 29:3-9The voice of the LORD [is] upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD [is] upon many waters.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 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 19:1And 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:Ezekiel 1:24And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.Psalm 97:12Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.Revelation 11:15-18And 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 21:22And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.Revelation 12:10And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.Isaiah 52:7How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!Revelation 8:5And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast [it] into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.Psalm 77:18The voice of thy thunder [was] in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.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 4:5And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and [there were] seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
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