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Revelation 15:4

“Who will ever fail to fear you, Lord, and to glorify your name? For you alone are holy; for all the nations will come and worship before you, because your righteous acts have been revealed.””

Revelation 15:4 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Psalms 86:9

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Both texts say that all the nations will come, will worship before the Lord, and will glorify his name.

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

  • ἔθνηethnēG1484גּוֹיִםgoyimH1471“nation”
  • προσκυνήσουσινproskynēsousinG4352יִשְׁתַּחֲווּyishtajavuH7812“worship, bow down”
  • δοξάσειdoxaseiG1392יכַבְּדוּyjabduH3513“glorify”
  • ὄνομάonomaG3686שְׁמֶshemeH8034“name”

Revelation 15:4, word by word

to fear youφοβηθῇphobēthēi

revere

To honor God with reverence.

Where else “phobēthēi” appears
Lordκύριεkyrie

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

Where else “kyrie” appears
to glorifyδοξάσειdoxasei

glorify

Glorify: honor, give glory.

Where else “doxasei” appears
nameὄνομάonoma

name

The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.

Where else “onoma” appears
aloneμόνοςmonos

alone

With no one else.

Where else “monos” appears
holyὅσιοςhosios

holy, devout

Holy, devout, faithful to God; of God, the Holy One; "the holy things" promised.

Where else “hosios” appears
the nationsἔθνηethnē

Gentile

The peoples who are not Israel.

Where else “ethnē” appears
will comeἥξουσινhēxousin

have come

Come, arrive, be here.

Where else “hēxousin” appears
worshipπροσκυνήσουσινproskynēsousin

worship

To give honor and devotion to God, or other gods.

Where else “proskynēsousin” appears
beforeἐνώπιόνenōpion

before, in front of

In front of, in the presence of.

Where else “enōpion” appears
righteous actsδικαιώματάdikaiōmata

righteous act

A good deed, something right that is done.

Where else “dikaiōmata” appears
have been revealedἐφανερώθησανephanerōthēsan

reveal, make known

Reveal, show, make known.

Where else “ephanerōthēsan” appears

Translation note

It recalls Jeremiah 10:7 and Psalm 86:9.

The context

3And they sing the song of Moses, the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and amazing are your works, Lord God the Almighty; righteous and true are your ways, King of the ages.

4 · This verse (above)

5And after these things I looked, and the sanctuary of the tent of testimony in heaven was opened,

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