Revelation 6:7
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
Revelation 6:7 in other translations
| BSB | And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” |
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| WEB | When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see!” |
| ASV | And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come. |
| YLT | And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, ‘Come and behold!' |
| DARBY | And when it opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come and see. |
| BBE | And when the fourth stamp was undone, the voice of the fourth beast came to my ears, saying, Come and see. |
| Webster | And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living being say, Come and see. |
What does Revelation 6:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
I heard the voice of the fourth beast say. The flying eagle. Rev 4:7. As in the other cases, there does not appear to have been any particular reason why the fourth of the living creatures should have made this proclamation rather than either of the others. It was poetic and appropriate to represent each one in his turn as making proclamation.
Come and see. Rev 6:1.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Revelation 6:1-8
Christ, the Lamb, opens the first seal: observe what appeared. A rider on a white horse. By the going forth of this white horse, a time of peace, or the early progress of the Christian religion, seems to be intended; its going forth in purity, at the time when its heavenly Founder sent his apostles to teach all nations, adding, Lo! I am with you always, even to the end of the world. The Divine religion goes out…
Revelation 6:7 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Revelation 6:7
- Revelation 4:7
And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
- Revelation 6:3
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
- Revelation 6:5
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
- Revelation 6:1
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
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Context
- Revelation 6:6
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
- Revelation 6:7
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
- Revelation 6:8
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
Revelation 6:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y cuando él abrió el cuarto sello, oí la voz del cuarto animal, que decía: Ven y ve. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et lorsqu’il ouvrit le quatrième sceau, j’entendis la voix du quatrième animal, disant: Viens et vois. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und als es das vierte Siegel öffnete, hörte ich die Stimme des vierten lebendigen Wesens sagen: Komm und sieh! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et cum aperuisset sigillum quartum, audivi vocem quarti animalis dicentis: Veni, et vide. |