Revelation 10:7

“but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to blow his trumpet, then the mystery of God is completed, as he announced it as good news to his slaves the prophets.”
Revelation 10:7 · direct translation from the Greek

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butἀλλ’inἐνthe daysταῖς ἡμέραιςof the voiceτῆς φωνῆςof the seventhτοῦ ἑβδόμουangel,ἀγγέλουwhenὅτανhe is aboutμέλλῃto blow his trumpet,σαλπίζεινthenκαὶthe mysteryτὸ μυστήριονof Godτοῦ θεοῦis completed,ἐτελέσθηasὡςhe announced it as good newsεὐηγγέλισενto hisτοὺς ἑαυτοῦslavesδούλουςthe prophets.τοὺς προφήτας

Allusion · Amos 3:7

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Both texts speak of the mystery or plan of God announced to his servants the prophets.

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

θεοῦtheouG2316יְהוִהyehviH3069“God”
δούλουςdoulousG1401עֲבָדָיavadayH5650“servant, slave”
προφήταςprophētasG4396נְּבִיאִיםneviimH5030“prophet”

Revelation 10:7, word by word

the daysἡμέραιςhēmerais

lifetime

The time or the years of someone's life.

Where else “hēmerais” appears

of the voiceφωνῆςphōnēs

voice

Someone's voice, or a shout.

Where else “phōnēs” appears

of the seventhἑβδόμουhebdomou

seventh

Seventh.

Where else “hebdomou” appears

angelἀγγέλουangelou

angel

A messenger from heaven who serves God.

Where else “angelou” appears

whenὅτανhotan

when, whenever

When, whenever.

Where else “hotan” appears

he is aboutμέλλῃmellēi

be about to

Something on the point of happening.

Where else “mellēi” appears

to blow his trumpetσαλπίζεινsalpizein

sound a trumpet

Sound a trumpet; announce with a trumpet.

Where else “salpizein” appears

the mysteryμυστήριονmystērion

mystery

Mystery: what was hidden and God makes known.

Where else “mystērion” appears

of Godθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theou” appears

is completedἐτελέσθηetelesthē

carry out

To complete what was said or commanded.

Where else “etelesthē” appears

he announced it as good newsεὐηγγέλισενeuēngelisen

proclaim good news

Announce the good news; in the passive, have the good news announced or be announced as good news.

Where else “euēngelisen” appears

slavesδούλουςdoulous

slave

A person who belongs to a master and serves him.

Where else “doulous” appears

the prophetsπροφήταςprophētas

prophet

Someone who speaks for God.

Where else “prophētas” appears

Translation note

It recalls Amos 3:7.

The context

6and swore by the one who lives to the ages of the ages, who created heaven and what is in it, and the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, that there will be no more time,

7 · This verse (above)

8And the voice that I heard from heaven was again speaking with me and saying, “Go, take the scroll that is open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”

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