Revelation 8:6

“And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Revelation 8:6

And the seuen Angels which had the seuen trumpets, prepared themselues to sound.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And the seven angels that had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And the seven angels who had the seven horns made ready for sounding them.
- Basic English Bible

And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves that they might sound with [their] trumpets.
- Darby Bible

And the seven angels, who had the seven trumpets, prepared themselves to sound the trumpet.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
- English Revised Version

The seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Revelation 8:6

Wesley's Notes for Revelation 8:6


8:6 And the seven angels prepared themselves to sound - That each, when it should come to his turn, might sound without delay. But while they do sound, they still stand before God.



People's Bible Notes for Revelation 8:6


Re 8:6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets. See Re 8:2. There is the utmost deliberation. All must be made ready. The four angels hold back the winds (Re 7:1), then there was the silence of half an hour (Re 8:1); now the seven angels prepared themselves to sound. This implies that all things were being made ready for the great events to follow. Trumpets. The trumpet is used to give a signal. Usually it implied the march or charge of armies. See Joe 2:1,15; Jer 4:5 Eze 33:1-6. Sometimes it calls the people to worship. See Nu 31:6 1Ch 15:24. The reader will see that the first is likely to be the significance here.

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