And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
Parallel translations
- WEB They told the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb,
- BSB And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
- NKJV and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!
- NASB and they *said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the sight of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb;
- NLT And they cried to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb.
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Quick answer
They beg the mountains to fall on them to hide them from the One on the throne and the wrath of the Lamb. Even the gentle Lamb is revealed as a fearsome Judge of the impenitent.
Overview
Their cry echoes Hosea 10:8, preferring to be crushed rather than face God's presence. Strikingly, they dread 'the wrath of the Lamb'; the One who died to save also judges those who reject Him. The paradox warns that the Savior's mercy spurned becomes righteous wrath.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- Luke 23:30Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
- Hos 10:8The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.
- Rev 4:2And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
- Rev 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
- Matt 26:64Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
- 2 Th 1:7–9And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
- Jer 8:3And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.
- Ps 110:5–6The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
- Ps 14:5There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
- Ps 2:9–12Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
- Rev 4:5And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
- Rev 19:15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
- Rev 4:9And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
- Rev 10:6And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:
- Zech 1:14–15So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
- Ps 21:8–12Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
- Rev 6:10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
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