Revelation 10:3

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Modern

Then he cried out in a loud voice like the roar of a lion. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices.

Traditional

And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.

Literal

And he cried out in a loud voice as a lion roars. And when he cried out, the seven thunders spoke their voices.

Latin

…et clamavit voce magna, quemadmodum cum leo rugit. Et cum clamasset, locuta sunt septem tonitrua voces suas.

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English

Then he cried out in a loud voice like the roar of a lion. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices.

Notes

Revelation 10:2–3

Although the scroll is small, it is still very important. It reveals a small but critical part of God’s purposes for events that will happen before eternity begins.
he cried out in a loud voice: Compare Job 37:2–5; Psalm 18:13; Psalm 29:3–4.

Revelation 10:1–11:14

This interlude between the sixth and seventh trumpets has two parts:

the seven thunders and the small scroll (Revelation 10:1–11), and
the two witnesses (Revelation 11:1–13).

The interlude ends with the announcement that the second terror is over (Revelation 11:14).

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Isaiah 31:4
For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.
Revelation 4:5
From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.
Joel 3:16
The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
Amos 1:2
He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”
Isaiah 5:29
Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away, and no one can rescue it.
Jeremiah 25:30
So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth.
Revelation 14:2
And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.
Amos 3:8
The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy?
Revelation 15:1
Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.
Isaiah 42:13
The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
Proverbs 19:12
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Revelation 8:5
Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

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