Revelation 14:2

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“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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 heardwasasthe voiceof harpers harping with their harps:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Revelation 14:2 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 19:16On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
  2. Exodus 20:18When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.
  3. 2 Samuel 6:5David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.
  4. 1 Chronicles 25:1Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
  5. 2 Chronicles 20:28So they entered Jerusalem and went into the house of the LORD with harps, lyres, and trumpets.
  6. Psalms 33:2Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.
  7. Psalms 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.
  8. Psalms 57:8Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
  9. Psalms 92:3with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.
  10. Psalms 93:4Above the roar of many waters— the mighty breakers of the sea— the LORD on high is majestic.
  11. Psalms 98:5Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, in melodious song with the harp.
  12. Psalms 147:7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
  13. Psalms 149:3Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
  14. Psalms 150:3Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.
  15. Isaiah 17:13The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale.
  16. Ezekiel 43:2and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
  17. Zechariah 9:14Then the LORD will appear over them,and His arrow will go forth like lightning.The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s hornand advance in the whirlwinds of the south.
  18. Revelation 1:10On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
  19. Revelation 1:15His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
  20. Revelation 5:8When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
  21. Revelation 6:1Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a thunderous voice, “Come!”
  22. Revelation 8:7Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.
  23. Revelation 10:3Then he cried out in a loud voice like the roar of a lion. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices.
  24. Revelation 11:12And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.

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