Hebrews 12:19

Translations

Modern

…to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.

Traditional

And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:

Literal

…and to the sound of a trumpet, and to a voice of sayings which those having heard begged that the word not be addressed to them,

Latin

…et tubæ sonum, et vocem verborum, quam qui audierunt, excusaverunt se, ne eis fieret verbum.

Original

Greek

English

…to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.

Notes

Hebrews 12:19

The loud trumpet sound and a voice scared the people (see Exodus 19:16, 19; 20:18; Deuteronomy 4:12) so much that they asked God to stop speaking (Exodus 20:19).

Hebrews 12:18–24

This passage compares the old covenant with the new one. The old covenant is represented by Mount Sinai (12:18 –21). It was impersonal, frightening, and unapproachable. The mountain shook with loud sounds, flashes of light, and fearful power. The new covenant is represented by Mount Zion (12:22 –24). It is personal, welcoming, and joyful.

Theme notes and profiles

Moses God’s New Covenant The Church as God’s Temple The Law and the Spirit The New Order The Old Realm and the New Worship in Jerusalem

Related verses

Deuteronomy 18:16
This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, so that we will not die!”
1 Corinthians 15:52
…in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
Deuteronomy 4:12
And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words but saw no form; there was only a voice.
Exodus 20:1–19
And God spoke all these words:
Deuteronomy 4:33
Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?
Deuteronomy 5:3–22
He did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with all of us who are alive here today.
Exodus 20:22
Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.
1 Thessalonians 4:16
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
Exodus 19:16–19
On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
Deuteronomy 5:24–27
…and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with him.

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