Revelation 6:16

“and they say to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb;”
Revelation 6:16 · direct translation from the Greek

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andκαὶthey sayλέγουσινto the mountainsτοῖς ὄρεσινandκαὶto the rocks,ταῖς πέτραις“FallΠέσετεonἐφ’usἡμᾶςandκαὶhideκρύψατεusἡμᾶςfromἀπὸthe faceπροσώπουof the one who sitsτοῦ καθημένουonἐπὶthe throneτοῦ θρόνουandκαὶfromἀπὸthe wrathτῆς ὀργῆςof the Lamb;τοῦ ἀρνίου

Allusion · Hosea 10:8

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Both texts say to the mountains: “Fall on us.”

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

λέγουσινlegousinG3004אָמְרוּamruH559“say”
ὄρεσινoresinG3735הָרִיםharimH2022“mountain”
ΠέσετεPeseteG4098נִפְלוּnifluH5307“fall”

Revelation 6:16, word by word

they sayλέγουσινlegousin

say

To express something in words to others.

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to the mountainsὄρεσινoresin

mountain

Mountain, hill.

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to the rocksπέτραιςpetrais

rock

Rock, bedrock.

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“FallΠέσετεPesete

fall

To go from above down to the ground.

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hideκρύψατεkrypsate

hide

Hide, conceal.

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the faceπροσώπουprosōpou

face

The front of the head, where the eyes and the expression are seen.

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of the one who sitsκαθημένουkathēmenou

reign

To be on the throne, to reign.

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the throneθρόνουthronou

throne

Throne: the seat of a king or a judge; hence royal power.

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the wrathὀργῆςorgēs

wrath

God's anger against evil, his punishment.

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of the Lambἀρνίουarniou

Lamb

Jesus, slain like a young sheep, who lives.

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Translation note

It recalls Hosea 10:8 and Luke 23:30.

The context

15And the kings of the earth and the great ones and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free person hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;

16 · This verse (above)

17for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”

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