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Rev. 4:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the four beasts had each of them six wingsh about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they γrest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.*

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Isa. 6:2• ²Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. (Isa. 6:2)

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have no rest.

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six.

Isa. 6:2‑13• ²Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
³And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
⁴And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
⁵Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.
⁶Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
⁷And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
⁸Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
⁹And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
¹⁰Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
¹¹Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,
¹²And the Lord have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.
¹³But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof. (Isa. 6:2‑13)

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Ezek. 1:6• ⁶And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. (Ezek. 1:6)

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Ezek. 10:21‑22• ²¹Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
²²And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward. (Ezek. 10:21‑22)

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2 Tim. 4:2• ²Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. (2 Tim. 4:2)

full.

Rev. 4:6• ⁶And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. (Rev. 4:6)

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1 Tim. 4:16• ¹⁶Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. (1 Tim. 4:16)

and they.

Rev. 7:15• ¹⁵Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. (Rev. 7:15)

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Isa. 62:1,6‑7• ¹For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
⁶I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence,
⁷And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. (Isa. 62:1,6‑7)

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Acts 20:31• ³¹Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. (Acts 20:31)

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1 Thess. 2:9• ⁹For ye remember, brethren, our labor and travail: for laboring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. (1 Thess. 2:9)

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2 Thess. 3:8‑9• ⁸Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labor and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
⁹Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. (2 Thess. 3:8‑9)

rest not.

Gr. have no rest.

Holy.

Rev. 3:7• ⁷And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; (Rev. 3:7)

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Ex. 15:11• ¹¹Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? (Ex. 15:11)

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Isa. 6:3• ³And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. (Isa. 6:3)

Lord God Almighty.

Rev. 1:8• ⁸I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. (Rev. 1:8)

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Rev. 11:17• ¹⁷Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. (Rev. 11:17)

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Rev. 15:3• ³And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. (Rev. 15:3)

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Rev. 16:7,14• ⁷And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
¹⁴For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. (Rev. 16:7,14)

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Rev. 19:15• 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. 19:15)

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Rev. 21:22• ²²And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. (Rev. 21:22)

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Gen. 17:1• ¹And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. (Gen. 17:1)

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Psa. 91:1• ¹He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. (Psa. 91:1)

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Isa. 13:6• ⁶Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. (Isa. 13:6)

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Joel 1:15• ¹⁵Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come. (Joel 1:15)

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2 Cor. 6:18• ¹⁸And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. (2 Cor. 6:18)

which.

Rev. 4:4• ⁴And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. (Rev. 4:4)

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Heb. 13:8• ⁸Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. (Heb. 13:8)

• The four living creatures, having each of them six wings, denoted supernatural rapidity, and the eyes within intrinsic discernment (article #56648)

• The reason, as it seems, why the living creatures are thus near, is because they are the judicial executive, and providential judgments will then be in progress. They characterize the action of the throne. (“Lectures on Revelation 4” by W. Kelly)

• It is not occupation with evil; but when God shows us the means or agencies by which He executes judgment, we have one unceasing cry as regards Him — "Holy, holy, holy." (“Lectures on Revelation 4” by W. Kelly)

• Six Wings: Supernatural swiftness (Ezek. 1). (“Revelation 4 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)

• Full of Eyes: Perfect intelligence. (“Revelation 4 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the four living creaturesa, each one of them having respectively six wings; roundb and within they are full of eyes; and they cease notc day and night saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord Godd Almighty, who wase, and who is, and who is to come.

JND Translation Notes

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a

See Isa. 6.2,3.

b

I judge that Ezek. 10.12 shows that "round" belongs to the eyes.

c

I prefer "cease not" to "have no rest," because in English "having no rest" means constant fatigue. The Greek here means "no intermission of action."

d

See Note l, ch. 1.8.

e

On the throne, "who was" comes first. It is in time. see Note, ch. 1.4.

W. Kelly Translation

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And the four living creatures, having each of them six wings, round about and withina are full of eyes; and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holyb, the Lord God the Almighty that was and that is and that is to come.

WK Translation Notes

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a

Some editors read, "are full round about and within."

b

Some MSS. repeat the word holy three times, others six times or nine times.