Revelation 19:5

And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	Καὶ Kai	G2532	and · conjunction
voice	φωνὴ phōnē	G5456	a tone (articulate · noun — nominative singular feminine
out	ἐξῆλθεν exēlthen	G1831	to issue (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
of	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative
throne	θρόνου thronou	G2362	a stately seat ("throne") · noun — genitive singular masculine
saying	λέγουσα· legousa	G3004	properly · verb — present active participle, nominative singular feminine
Praise	αἰνεῖτε aineite	G134	to praise (God) · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person plural
our	ἡμῶν hēmōn	G2257	of (or from) us
God	θεῷ theō	G2316	figuratively · noun — dative singular masculine, a title
all	πάντες pantes	G3956	all · adjective — vocative plural masculine
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
servants	δοῦλοι douloi	G1401	a slave (literal or figurative · noun — vocative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
that	τοῦ tou	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — genitive singular masculine
fear	φοβούμενοι phoboumenoi	G5399	to frighten · verb — present middle or passive deponent participle, vocative plural masculine
him	αὐτόν, auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
both	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
small	μικροὶ mikroi	G3398	small (in size · adjective — vocative plural masculine
and	καί kaí	G2532	and
great	μεγάλοι. megaloi	G3173	big (literally or figuratively · adjective — vocative plural masculine

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Psalms 134:1 Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
Psalms 148:11-13 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
Psalms 150:6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms 135:1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD.
Revelation 7:15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among…
Revelation 11:18-19 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward…
Psalms 22:23 Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
Psalms 103:20-22 Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 19:5-10

The triumphant song being ended, and epithalamium, or marriage-song, begins, Rev 19:6. Here observe, I. The concert of heavenly music. The chorus was large and loud, as the voice of many waters and of mighty thunderings. God is fearful in praises. There is no discord in heaven; the morning stars sing together; no jarring string, nor key untuned, but pure and perfect melody. II. The occasion of this song; and that is the reign and dominion of that omnipotent God who has redeemed his church by his own blood, and is now in a more public manner betrothing her to himself: The marriage of the Lamb has come, Rev 19:7. Some think this refers to the conversion of the Jews, which they suppose will suc…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 19:5

out of--Greek, "out from the throne" in A, B, C. Praise our God--Compare the solemn act of praise performed by the Levites, Ch1 16:36; Ch1 23:5, especially when the house of God was filled with the divine glory (Ch2 5:13). both--omitted in A, B, C, Vulgate, Coptic, and Syriac. Translate as Greek, "the small and the great."

Adam Clarke on Revelation 19:5

Praise our God, etc. - Let all, whether redeemed from among Jews or Gentiles, give glory to God.

John Gill on Revelation 19:5

And a voice came out of the throne,.... Not from God the Father, that sat upon it, for the phrase, praise our God, could not be said by him with propriety and pertinence; but rather from Christ, the Lamb, in the midst of the throne, who as Mediator could say of him to his people, my God and your God, and my Father and your Father, John 20:17 though it seems best to understand it of the voice of one of the angels about the throne, since one of these is afterwards spoken of, whom John would have worshipped, but was forbid, Revelation 19:9 and which may design either one of the ministering spirits, or a preacher of the Gospel, and a set of such, calling upon the saints to the discharge of thei…

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The Church Fathers

"Praise our God," it says, "you small and you great"; for he calls small those greater in sanctification, and great those who reign.
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation

And a voice came from the throne, saying: Praise our God, etc. When He commands this to be done and recalls it being done, He indicates the approved praise of the servants of the elect. He says, small and great, because the smallness of the mind does not harm, whose heart and tongue are filled with the praise of the Lord.
— Bede, Commentary on Revelation

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

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…
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…
Praise · Is obligatory upon: Small and great — Is obligatory upon: Small and great
Reverence · 4:10;5:29;6:2,13;10:12,20,21;13:4;14:23;28:49,58; — 4:10;5:29;6:2,13;10:12,20,21;13:4;14:23;28:49,58;

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 19:5-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 19:5

Adam Clarke on Revelation 19:5

John Gill on Revelation 19:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 19:5-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 19:5

Adam Clarke on Revelation 19:5

John Gill on Revelation 19:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Revelation 19:4