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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Gill's Exposition
And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude,.... Even of all the servants of the Lord, and them that fear him, small and great; a vast multitude of converted Jews and Gentiles, in the…
Barnes' Notes
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude - In Rev 19:1 he says that he “heard a great voice of much people”; here he says he “heard as it were a voice of a great multitude.” That is, in…
Adam Clarke
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…
The triumphant song being ended, and epithalamium, or marriage-song, begins, Rev 19:6. Here observe,
I. The concert of heavenly music. The chorus was large and loud, as the voice of many waters and of…
Cambridge Bible
great multitude Rev 19:19, where the words rendered "much people" are the same.
many waters Rev 1:15; Rev 14:2.
mighty thunderings Rev 6:1; Rev 14:2.
the Lord God Omnipotent Read, the Lord our God:…
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