Revelation 6:15
13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.
14 The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
16 And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
17 For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”
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
- Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
- KJV
- And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
- WEB
- The kings of the earth, the princes, the commanding officers, the rich, the strong, and every slave and free person, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains.
- ASV
- And the kings of the earth, and the princes, and the chief captains, and the rich, and the strong, and every bondman and freeman, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains;
- DARBY
- And the kings of the earth, and the great, and the chiliarchs, and the rich, and the strong, and every bondman and freeman, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains;
- BLB
- And the kings of the earth, and the great ones, and the commanders, and the rich, and the strong, and every slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
- ÅB
- Og kongene på jorden og stormennene og krigshøvdingene og de rike og de veldige og hver slave og hver fri mann gjemte seg i hulene og imellom berghamrene,
- OTB
- Da gjemte jordens konger, stormennene, hærførerne, de rike, de mektige, og alle andre, både slave og fri, seg i huler og blant fjellenes klipper.
- B1930
- Og kongene på jorden og stormennene og krigshøvdingene og de rike og de veldige og hver træl og hver fri mann gjemte sig i hulene og imellem berghamrene,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 2:19
Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
Read in contextIsaiah 2:21
They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
Read in contextIsaiah 24:21–22
In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below.
Read in contextIsaiah 2:10
Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.
Read in contextPsalms 2:10–12
Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.
Read in contextRevelation 19:13–21
He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.
Read in context1 Samuel 13:6
Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
Read in contextRevelation 18:9–11
Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
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