Revelation 19:3

And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	Καὶ Kai	G2532	and · conjunction
again	δεύτερον deuteron	G1208	(ordinal) second (in time · adjective — accusative singular neuter
said	εἴρηκαν· eirēkan	G2046	an alternate for G2036 (ἔπω) in certain tenses · verb — perfect active indicative, 3rd person plural
Alleluia	ἁλληλουϊά· hallēlouia	G239	praise ye Jah! · particle
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
her	αὐτῆς autēs	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular feminine
smoke	καπνὸς kapnos	G2586	smoke · noun — nominative singular masculine
up	ἀναβαίνει anabainei	G305	to go up (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
for	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
ever	αἰῶνας aiōnas	G165	properly · noun — accusative plural masculine
ever	αἰώνων. aiōnōn	G165	properly · noun — genitive plural masculine

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Cross-references

Isaiah 34:10 It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall…
Revelation 18:18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
Jude 1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh,…
Revelation 14:11 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…
Revelation 18:9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they s…
Genesis 19:28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the…
Revelation 19:1 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto t…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 19:1-4

The fall of Babylon being fixed, finished, and declared to be irrecoverable in the foregoing chapter, this begins with a holy triumph over her, in pursuance of the order given forth: Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, Rev 18:20. They now gladly answer the call; and here you have, 1. The form of their thanksgiving, in that heavenly and most comprehensive word, Alleluia, praise you the Lord: with this they begin, with this they go on, and with this they end (Rev 19:4); their prayers are now turned into praises, their hosannas end in halleluias. 2. The matter of their thanksgiving: they praise him for the truth of his word, and the righteousness of his providenti…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 19:3

again--Greek, "a second time." rose up--Greek, "goeth up." for ever and ever--Greek, "to the ages of the ages."

Adam Clarke on Revelation 19:3

Her smoke rose up - There was, and shall be, a continual evidence of God's judgments executed on this great whore or idolatrous city; nor shall it ever be restored.

John Gill on Revelation 19:3

And again they said, Alleluia,.... Or a "second time" they said it; they began and ended their solemn worship and service with it; so some psalms begin and end with this word, translated in the Old Testament by the words "Praise ye the LORD", as in Psalm 106:1 &c. and the repeating of the word shows how hearty, arnest, and constant they were in the work of praise on this account: and her smoke rose up for ever and ever; they repeated their hallelujah, or gave one spiritual "huzza" more at the burning of Rome, and this followed: or the words may be rendered, "for her smoke rose", &c. and so are a reason for the second "hallelujah": it looks as if Rome, like another Sodom and Gomorrah, would…

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The Church Fathers

And again they said: Alleluia. The Church praises the Lord with an unceasing affection over His judgments. For Alleluia means Praise the Lord. Indeed, the psalms that begin with Praise the Lord start with Alleluia among the Hebrews.
— Bede, Commentary on Revelation

And her smoke rises forever and ever. He said ascends, not will ascend. Babylon always goes into perdition and is already burning in part, just as Jerusalem passes into paradise, with the Lord manifesting it in the poor man and the rich man.
— Bede, Commentary on Revelation

The words that the "smoke from the city goes up forever and ever" show either the unforgettable nature of the punishment that has come upon the city, or that although she meted out punishments in part and to some extent, she will, nonetheless, be punished eternally in the coming age.
— Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:1-4

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Dictionary and topics

Alleluia — The Greek form (Rev. 19:1, 3, 4, 6) of the Hebrew Hallelujah = Praise ye Jehovah, which begins or ends several of the psalms (106, 111, 112, 113, etc.).
Antichrist — Against Christ, or an opposition Christ, a rival Christ. The word is used only by the apostle John. Referring to false teachers, he says (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 1:7), “Even now are there many…
Hallelujah — Praise ye Jehovah, frequently rendered “Praise ye the LORD,” stands at the beginning of ten of the psalms (106, 111-113, 135, 146-150), hence called “hallelujah psalms.” From its frequent occurrence…
Songs — Of Moses (Ex. 15; Num. 21:17; Deut. 32; Rev. 15:3), Deborah (Judg. 5), Hannah (1 Sam. 2), David (2 Sam. 22, and Psalms), Mary (Luke 1:46-55), Zacharias (Luke 1:68-79), the angels (Luke 2:13), Simeon…

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 19:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 19:3

Adam Clarke on Revelation 19:3

John Gill on Revelation 19:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 19:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 19:3

Adam Clarke on Revelation 19:3

John Gill on Revelation 19:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Revelation 19:3