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Revelation 19:2-4
New English Translation
Revelation 19:2-4
New English Translation
2 because his judgments are true and just.[a]
For he has judged[b] the great prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality,
and has avenged the blood of his servants[c] poured out by her own hands!”[d]
3 Then[e] a second time the crowd shouted, “Hallelujah!” The smoke rises from her forever and ever.[f] 4 The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures threw themselves to the ground[g] and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne, saying: “Amen! Hallelujah!”
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- Revelation 19:2 tn Compare the similar phrase in Rev 16:7.
- Revelation 19:2 tn Or “has punished.” See BDAG 568 s.v. κρίνω 5.b.α, describing the OT background which involves both the vindication of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty.
- Revelation 19:2 tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.
- Revelation 19:2 tn Grk “from her hand” (referring to her responsibility in causing the blood of God’s followers to be shed).
- Revelation 19:3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
- Revelation 19:3 tn Or “her smoke ascends forever and ever.”
- Revelation 19:4 tn Grk “creatures fell down.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”
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