Revelation 14:11
9 And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image, and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,
10 he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
12 Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
13 And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
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
- And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
- KJV
- And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
- WEB
- The smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever. They have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.
- ASV
- and the smoke of their torment goeth up for ever and ever; and they have no rest day and night, they that worship the beast and his image, and whoso receiveth the mark of his name.
- DARBY
- And the smoke of their torment goes up to ages of ages, and they have no respite day and night who do homage to the beast and to its image, and if any one receive the mark of its name.
- BLB
- And the smoke of their torment goes up to ages of ages; and those worshiping the beast and its image have no rest day and night, and if anyone receives the mark of its name.”
- ÅB
- og røyken av deres pine stiger opp i all evighet, og de har ikke hvile dag eller natt de som tilber dyret og dets bilde, og hver den som tar dets navns merke.
- OTB
- Og røyken av deres pine stiger opp i all evighet; de har ingen hvile dag eller natt, de som tilber dyret og dets bilde, og enhver som mottar merket av dets navn.”
- B1930
- og røken av deres pine stiger op i all evighet, og de har ikke hvile dag eller natt de som tilbeder dyret og dets billede, og hver den som tar dets navns merke.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 34:10
It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it.
Read in contextRevelation 19:3
And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.”
Read in contextMatthew 25:46
And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Read in contextMatthew 25:41
Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Read in contextRevelation 20:10
And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Read in contextRevelation 18:18
and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim.
Read in contextRevelation 14:9
And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image, and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,
Read in contextLuke 16:23–24
In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
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