Revelation 1:15

“and his feet were like burnished bronze, as if refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of many waters.”
Revelation 1:15 · direct translation from the Greek

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andκαὶhis feetοἱ πόδες αὐτοῦwerelikeὅμοιοιburnished bronze,χαλκολιβάνῳasὡςifrefinedπεπυρωμένηςinἐνa furnace,καμίνῳandκαὶhis voiceἡ φωνὴ αὐτοῦwaslikeὡςthe soundφωνὴof manyπολλῶνwaters.ὑδάτων

Allusion · Ezekiel 43:2

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Both texts say that his voice was like the sound of many waters.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

φωνὴphōnēG5456קוֹלkolH6963“voice, sound”
ὑδάτωνhydatōnG5204מַיִםmayimH4325“water”
πολλῶνpollōnG4183רַבִּיםrabimH7227“much”

Revelation 1:15, word by word

his feetπόδεςpodes

foot

Foot.

Where else “podes” appears

likeὅμοιοιhomoioi

Like, similar.

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burnished bronzeχαλκολιβάνῳchalkolibanōi

burnished bronze

Burnished bronze: a shining metal whose exact identity is uncertain.

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refinedπεπυρωμένηςpepyrōmenēs

refine

Purified in the fire, like metal.

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a furnaceκαμίνῳkaminōi

furnace

Furnace, a large oven for fire.

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his voiceφωνὴphōnē

voice

Someone's voice, or a shout.

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of manyπολλῶνpollōn

many

A great number of people or things.

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watersὑδάτωνhydatōn

water

The liquid of rivers, wells and rain, for drinking and washing.

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Translation note

“Burnished bronze”: a shining metal whose exact identity is not known. It recalls Ezekiel 43:2.

The context

14His head and hair were white like white wool, like snow, and his eyes were like a flame of fire,

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16and he had in his right hand seven stars, and from his mouth came out a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun when it shines in its strength.

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