Revelation 19:6

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“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Revelation 19:6 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 40:9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
  2. Psalms 29:3The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
  3. Psalms 47:2How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
  4. Psalms 47:7For God is King of all the earth; sing profound praises to Him.
  5. Psalms 77:18Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
  6. Psalms 93:1The 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.
  7. Psalms 97:1The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.
  8. Psalms 97:12Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.
  9. Psalms 99:1The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
  10. Isaiah 52:7How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
  11. Jeremiah 51:48Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon because the destroyers from the north will come against her,” declares the LORD.
  12. Ezekiel 1:24When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
  13. 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.
  14. Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
  15. Revelation 1:15His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
  16. Revelation 4:5From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven Spirits of God.
  17. 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!”
  18. Revelation 8:5Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, and rumblings, and flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
  19. Revelation 11:15Then 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 forever and ever.”
  20. Revelation 12:10And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down— he who accuses them day and night before our God.
  21. Revelation 14:2And 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.
  22. 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!
  23. Revelation 21:22But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

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