Exodus 19:16

14 And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.

15 And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.

And 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.

17 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.

18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
On 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.
KJV
And 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.
WEB
On the third day, when it was morning, there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain, and the sound of an exceedingly loud trumpet; and all the people who were in the camp trembled.
ASV
And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of a trumpet exceeding loud; and all the people that were in the camp trembled.
DARBY
And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and lightnings and a heavy cloud on the mountain, and the sound of the trumpet exceeding loud; and the whole people that was in the camp trembled.
BLB
And it came to pass on the third day, when it was the morning, that there were voices and lightnings, and a heavy cloud on the mountain, and the voice of the shofar [was] very mighty. And all the people who [were] in the camp trembled.
ÅB
Så skjedde det den tredje dag da morgenen brøt fram, da tok det til å tordne og lyne, og det la seg en tung sky over fjellet, og det hørtes en sterk basunlyd; da skalv alt folket som var i leiren.
OTB
Om morgenen den tredje dagen var det torden og lyn, med en tykk sky over fjellet og et meget høyt trompetstøt, som fikk alle i leiren til å skjelve.
B1930
Så skjedde det den tredje dag da morgenen brøt frem, da tok det til å tordne og lyne, og det la sig en tung sky over fjellet, og det hørtes en sterk basunlyd; da skalv alt folket som var i leiren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hebrews 12:18–19

    For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,

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  • Psalms 18:11–14

    He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

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  • Revelation 4:1

    After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

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  • Hebrews 12:21

    And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)

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  • Revelation 4:5

    And 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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  • Psalms 77:18

    The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.

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  • Revelation 8:5

    And 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.

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  • Revelation 11:19

    And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

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