Hebrews 12:19
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:
Hebrews 12:19 in other translations
| BSB | to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken. |
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| WEB | the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them, |
| ASV | and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that no word more should be spoken unto them; |
| YLT | and a sound of a trumpet, and a voice of sayings, which those having heard did entreat that a word might not be added to them, |
| DARBY | and trumpet's sound, and voice of words; which they that heard, excusing themselves, declined the word being addressed to them any more: |
| BBE | And to the sound of a horn, and the voice of words, the hearers of which made request that not a word more might be said to them: |
| Webster | And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard, entreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more: |
What does Hebrews 12:19 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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Barnes' Notes
And the voice of words. Spoken by God, Ex 19:19. It is easy to conceive what must have been the awe produced by a voice uttered from the midst of the tempest so distinct as to be heard by the hundreds of thousands of Israel, when the speaker was invisible.
Which voice they that heard, etc. Ex 20:18,19. It was so fearful and overpowering, that the people earnestly prayed that if they must be addressed it might be by the familiar voice of Moses, and not by the awful voice of the Deity.
(*) "voice" "sound" (a) "voice" Ex 20:18,19
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hebrews 12:18-29
Mount Sinai, on which the Jewish church state was formed, was a mount such as might be touched, though forbidden to be so, a place that could be felt; so the Mosaic dispensation was much in outward and earthly things. The gospel state is kind and condescending, suited to our weak frame. Under the gospel all may come with boldness to God's presence. But the most holy must despair, if judged by the holy law given from…
Hebrews 12:19 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Hebrews 12:19
- Deuteronomy 18:16
According to all that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.
- 1 Corinthians 15:52
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
- Deuteronomy 4:12
And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.
- Exodus 20:1-19
And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: …
- Deuteronomy 5:3-22
The Lord made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day. The Lord talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire, (I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to shew you the word of the Lord: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying, I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. …
- Deuteronomy 4:33
Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
- Exodus 20:22
And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
- Exodus 19:16-19
And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled. And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
- Deuteronomy 5:24-27
And ye said, Behold, the Lord our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth. Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any more, then we shall die. For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived? Go thou near, and hear all that the Lord our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the Lord our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.
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Ex 19:16-19; 1Co 15:52; 1Th 4:16
and the voice.
Ex 20:1-17,22; De 4:12,33; 5:3-22
they that.
Ex 20:18,19; De 5:24-27; 18:16
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Context
- Hebrews 12:18
For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
- Hebrews 12:19
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:
- Hebrews 12:20
(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
Hebrews 12:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y al sonido de la trompeta, y á la voz de las palabras, la cual los que la oyeron rogaron que no se les hablase más; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | ni au son de la trompette, ni à la voix de paroles, voix telle que ceux qui l’entendaient prièrent que la parole ne leur soit plus adressée; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und dem Posaunenschall, und der Stimme der Worte, deren Hörer baten, daß das Wort nicht mehr an sie gerichtet würde, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et tubæ sonum, et vocem verborum, quam qui audierunt, excusaverunt se, ne eis fieret verbum. |