Revelation 6:17
15 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.
For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”
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- BSB
- For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”
- KJV
- For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
- WEB
- for the great day of his wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
- ASV
- for the great day of their wrath is come; and who is able to stand?
- DARBY
- because the great day of his wrath is come, and who is able to stand?
- BLB
- because the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
- ÅB
- For deres vredes store dag er kommet, og hvem kan holde stand?
- OTB
- For den store dagen for Deres vrede er kommet, og hvem kan stå seg?"
- B1930
- For deres vredes store dag er kommet, og hvem kan holde stand?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Malachi 3:2
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
Read in contextPsalms 76:7
You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
Read in contextJoel 2:11
The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?
Read in contextJoel 2:31
The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
Read in contextJeremiah 30:7
How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.
Read in contextRevelation 16:14
These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
Read in contextZephaniah 1:14–18
The great Day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.
Read in contextIsaiah 13:6–22
Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
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