Revelation 19:3

“And a second time they said, “Hallelujah! And her smoke goes up to the ages of the ages.””

Revelation 19:3 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Isaiah 34:10

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Both texts say that her smoke goes up forever.

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

  • καπνὸςkapnosG2586עֲשָׁנָashanaH6227“smoke”
  • ἀναβαίνειanabaineiG305יַעֲלֶהyaaleH5927“go up”

Revelation 19:3, word by word

a second timeδεύτερονdeuteron

second

Second.

Where else “deuteron” appears
they saidεἴρηκανeirēkan

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “eirēkan” appears
“HallelujahἉλληλουϊάHallēlouia

hallelujah

Hallelujah: a Hebrew word meaning "praise Yah", a call to praise God.

Where else “Hallēlouia” appears
smokeκαπνὸςkapnos

smoke

Smoke.

Where else “kapnos” appears
goes upἀναβαίνειanabainei

go up

To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.

Where else “anabainei” appears
the agesαἰῶναςaiōnas

forever

Time without end.

Where else “aiōnas” appears

Translation note

It recalls Isaiah 34:10.

The context

2because true and righteous are his judgments; because he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his slaves at her hand.”

3 · This verse (above)

4And the twenty four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying, “Amen! Hallelujah!”

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