Revelation 1:7

“Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Yes, amen.”
Revelation 1:7 · direct translation from the Greek

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John: he is coming with the clouds and every eye will see himJesus Will Return

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Look,Ἰδοὺhe is comingἔρχεταιwithμετὰthe clouds,τῶν νεφελῶνandκαὶeveryπᾶςeyeὀφθαλμὸςwill seeὄψεταιhim,αὐτὸνevenκαὶthose whoοἵτινεςpiercedἐξεκέντησανhim;αὐτὸνandκαὶallπᾶσαιthe tribesαἱ φυλαὶof the earthτῆς γῆςwill mournκόψονταιoverἐπ’him.αὐτὸνYes,ναίamen.ἀμήν

Allusion · Daniel 7:13

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Both texts speak of one who comes with the clouds (Daniel 7:13); Revelation 1:7 joins it to Zechariah 12:10.

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

νεφελῶνnephelōnG3507עֲנָנֵיananeH6050“cloud”
ἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064אָתֵהateH858“come, go”

Theme · Zechariah 12:10

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Revelation 1:7 says that those who pierced him will see him and will mourn; Zechariah 12:10 says “they will look on me, whom they pierced, and they will mourn for him.”

The same term appears in both passages.

ἐξεκέντησανexekentēsanG1574דָּקָרוּdakaruH1856“pierce”

Revelation 1:7, word by word

he is comingἔρχεταιerchetai

come

To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.

Where else “erchetai” appears

the cloudsνεφελῶνnephelōn

cloud

Cloud.

Where else “nephelōn” appears

eyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmos

eye

The organ of sight, in the face.

Where else “ophthalmos” appears

will seeὄψεταιopsetai

see

To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.

Where else “opsetai” appears

piercedἐξεκέντησανexekentēsan

pierce

Pierce, run through.

Where else “exekentēsan” appears

the tribesφυλαὶphylai

peoples

The peoples of the earth.

Where else “phylai” appears

of the earthγῆςgēs

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

Where else “gēs” appears

will mournκόψονταιkopsontai

mourn

To strike one's chest as a sign of grief, as was done in mourning.

Where else “kopsontai” appears

Yesναίnai

yes

Yes.

Where else “nai” appears

amenἀμήνamēn

amen

"So it is, so be it", at the end of a prayer.

Where else “amēn” appears

Translation note

It recalls Daniel 7:13 and Zechariah 12:10.

The context

6and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be the glory and the might to the ages of the ages. Amen.

7 · This verse (above)

8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, the one who is and who was and who is coming, the Almighty.

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