properly · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
loud
μεγάλῃmegalē
G3173
big (literally or figuratively · adjective — dative singular feminine
voice
φωνῇphōnēa
G5456
a tone (articulate · noun — dative singular feminine
as
ὥσπερhōsper
G5618
just as · conjunction
lion
λέωνleōn
G3023
a "lion" · noun — nominative singular masculine
roareth
μυκᾶται.mukatai
G3455
to bellow (roar) · verb — present middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
and
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
when
ὅτεhote
G3753
at which (thing) too · conjunction
cried
ἔκραξεν,ekraxen
G2896
properly · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
seven
ἑπτὰhepta
G2033
seven · adjective — numeral, indeclinable
thunders
βρονταὶbrontai
G1027
thunder · noun — nominative plural feminine
uttered
ἐλάλησανelalēsan
G2980
to talk · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
their
ἑαυτῶνhe'autōn
G1438
him- (her- · reflexive pronoun
voices
φωνάς.phōnas
G5456
a tone (articulate · noun — accusative plural feminine
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Cross-references
Isaiah 31:4 For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called fort…
Joel 3:16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be th…
Amos 1:2 And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top…
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 a…
Proverbs 19:12 The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
Isaiah 5:29 Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it awa…
Isaiah 42:13 The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his…
Jeremiah 25:30 Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy…
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Commentary
Matthew Henry on Revelation 10:1-7
Here we have an account of another vision the apostle was favoured with, between the sounding of the sixth trumpet and that of the seventh. And we observe,
I. The person who was principally concerned in communicating this discovery to John - an angel from heaven, another mighty angel, who is so set forth as would induce one to think it could be no other than our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! 1. He was clothed with a cloud: he veils his glory, which is too great for mortality to behold; and he throws a veil upon his dispensations. Clouds and darkness are round about him. 2. A rainbow was upon his head; he is always mindful of his covenant, and, when his conduct is most mysterious, yet it is…
as . . . lion--Christ, whom the angel represents, is often so symbolized (Rev 5:5, "the Lion of the tribe of Juda").
seven thunders--Greek, "the seven thunders." They form part of the Apocalyptic symbolism; and so are marked by the article as well known. Thus thunderings marked the opening of the seventh seal (Rev 8:1, Rev 8:5); so also at the seventh vial (Rev 16:17-18). WORDSWORTH calls this the prophetic use of the article; "the thunders, of which more hereafter." Their full meaning shall be only known at the grand consummation marked by the seventh seal, the seventh trumpet (Rev 11:19), and the seventh vial.
uttered their--Greek, "spake their own voices"; that is, voices peculiarly t…
Seven thunders - Seven being a number of perfection, it may here mean many, great, loud, and strong peals of thunder, accompanied with distinct voices; but what was said, St. John was not permitted to reveal, Rev 10:4.
John Gill on Revelation 10:3
And cried with a loud voice,.... That all might hear, and to show earnestness and affection, and that it was a matter of great importance, as well as to denote the certainty of it; what he said is not expressed, but seems to be the book of prophecy, or what regarded the state of his church and kingdom, in the several periods of time to the blowing of the seventh trumpet, when the kingdoms of this world shall become his: and this voice of his was
as when a lion roareth; loud and terrible; and indeed it was the voice of the lion of the tribe of Judah, which was heard far and near, throughout the whole world, by his people, and is terrible to his enemies:
and when he had cried, seven thunders…
The Church Fathers
And when he cried out, the seven thunders uttered their voices. When the Lord preaches mightily, the Church, also full of sevenfold grace, raises its voices to preach. For the lion roars, who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken, who will not prophesy (Amos III)? For the seven thunders are the same as the seven trumpets of which he speaks.
[The loud voice] indicates that through his servants he was proclaimed faithfully and with strength. As the prophet says, "And he made firm the glory of his strength." "When he called out, the seven thunders sounded." Because of the known use of the number seven, I think that the seven thunders signify the various manners of the church's preaching. The apostle Paul spoke of this concerning his service to others, "As babes in Christ, I fed you with milk, not solid food," however to others, "solid food is for the perfect," yet also to others, "avoid the heretical man after the first and second admonition." Therefore, the church is said to proclaim rightly through its usual offices of preaching.
And he cried out with a loud voice, as when a lion roars. And it is said that the holy angel of wrath was symbolically represented as having roared like a lion, signifying the judgment against the impious. And when he said, "he cried out," the seven thunders uttered their voices. The seven thunders refer to the seven ministering spirits whose memory has been mentioned earlier; therefore, it is placed after the article. He says, "the seven thunders," referring to those seven spirits to which the reference pertains. What then is the meaning of the seven spirits crying out? It is that they also fully correspond with the punishments inflicted upon sinners, offering a grateful hymn of praise to God, acknowledging that all things have been done justly. At the same time, the one who cried out clarified the various forms of punishments.
The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).
Although the scroll is small, it is not unimportant. It reveals a small yet critical part of God’s purposes in events still to come before eternity begins. • he gave a great shout: Cp. Job 37:2-5; Ps 18:13; 29:3-4.