Revelation 4:8–11
In John's vision, the song "Holy, holy, holy" goes on without rest
Study it word by word8And the four living creatures, each of them having six wings apiece, are full of eyes all around and within; and they have no rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God the Almighty, who was and who is and who is coming.”
9And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives to the ages of the ages,
10the twenty-four elders will fall down before the one who sits on the throne and will worship the one who lives to the ages of the ages, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
11“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, for you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created.”
In its context
6and before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the middle of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.
7And the first living creature was like a lion, and the second living creature like a calf, and the third living creature had the face as of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight.
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Its words in the original
- τέσσαραtessara· four
Four.
- ζῷαzōia· living creature, animal
Living creature, animal.
- ἓνhen· one
One.
- ἔχωνechōn· have
Have, possess, hold.
- ἀνὰana· each, among
In the midst of; with numbers, "each".
- πτέρυγαςpterygas· wing
Wing.
- ἕξhex· six
Six.
- κυκλόθενkyklothen· all around
All around, on every side.
- ἔσωθενesōthen· inside
From within, on the inside.
- γέμουσινgemousin· be full
Be full.
- ὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōn· eye
Eye.
- ἀνάπαυσινanapausin· rest
Rest, relief, refreshment.
- ἡμέραςhēmeras· day
Day. "In the days of" someone: in their time.
- νυκτὸςnyktos· night
Night. "By night".
- λέγοντεςlegontes· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- ἍγιοςHagios· holy
Holy: set apart for God, pure, belonging to him.
- κύριοςkyrios· Lord, lord
Lord, master, owner. Said of God, the Lord; in Old Testament quotations it stands for the name YHWH.
- θεόςtheos· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- παντοκράτωρpantokratōr· Almighty
Almighty: the one who has power over all things.
- ἦνēn· be
Be, exist.
- ἐρχόμενοςerchomenos· come, go
Come, arrive; go.
- ὅτανhotan· when, whenever
When, whenever.
- δώσουσινdōsousin· give
Give.
- δόξανdoxan· glory
Glory: splendor, honor, the weight of God's presence.
- τιμὴνtimēn· honor, price
Price; also honor.
- εὐχαριστίανeucharistian· thanksgiving, gratitude
Thanksgiving, giving thanks; gratitude.
- καθημένῳkathēmenōi· sit
Be sitting; dwell.
- θρόνῳthronōi· throne
Throne: the seat of a king or a judge; hence royal power.
- ζῶντιzōnti· live
Live, be alive.
- αἰῶναςaiōnas· age
Age: a long period of the world's time; "forever", literally "into the ages".
- πεσοῦνταιpesountai· fall
Fall; fall to the ground.
- εἴκοσιeikosi· twenty
Twenty.
- πρεσβύτεροιpresbyteroi· elder
Elder: an older man; also the leaders of a people or of a community.
- ἐνώπιονenōpion· before, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
- προσκυνήσουσινproskynēsousin· worship, bow down
Bow down before someone, bend to the ground as a sign of reverence; when it is before God, worship.
- βαλοῦσινbalousin· throw, put
Throw, cast; also put.
- στεφάνουςstephanous· crown
Crown, wreath.
- ἌξιοςAxios· worthy
Worthy, fitting.
- λαβεῖνlabein· take, receive
Take, receive.
- δύναμινdynamin· power, mighty work
Power, strength, ability. In the plural, works of power: miracles.
- ἔκτισαςektisas· create
Create.
- θέλημάthelēma· will
Will: what someone wants and decides.