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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 him stood the seraphim 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 him stood the seraphim 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] Jehovah of hosts: the whole earth [is] full of his glory.
⁴And the foundations of the thresholds were moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
⁵Then said I, Woe to me! for I am undone; for 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, Jehovah of hosts.
⁶And there flew one of the seraphim to me, having a live coal in his hand, [which] he had taken with 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 is expiated.
⁸Also I heard the voice of Jehovah, 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 indeed, but understand not; and see indeed, but perceive not.
¹⁰Make the heart of this people fat, and make its ears heavy, and smear its eyes: lest it see with its eyes, and hear with its ears, and its heart understand, and it be converted, and be healed.
¹¹Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted for want of an inhabitant, and the houses for want of man, and the land be utter desolation;
¹²and Jehovah have removed men far away, and have multiplied forsaking's in the midst of the land.
¹³But yet in it [shall be] a tenth, and it shall return and be for consuming; as the terebinth and the oak, whose stock [remaineth] when cut down: the holy seed [shall be] the stock 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; convict, rebuke, encourage with all long-suffering and doctrine. (2 Tim. 4:2)

full.

Rev. 4:6• ⁶and before the throne as a sea of glass like crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes before and behind: (Rev. 4:6)

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1 Tim. 4:16• ¹⁶Take heed to thyself and the teaching; continue in them; for in doing this thou shalt save thyself and those 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 tabernacle over 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; they shall never hold their peace all day and all night: ye that put Jehovah in remembrance, take ye no rest,
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• ³¹Wherefore watch, remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not admonishing each one night and day with tears. (Acts 20:31)

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1 Thess. 2:9• ⁹For ye remember, brethren, our labour and our toil; working night and day that we might not burden any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. (1 Thess. 2:9)

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2 Thess. 3:8‑9• ⁸nor did we eat bread for nought from anyone, but in toil and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you:
⁹not because we have not title, but to make ourselves an example to you that ye should imitate us. (2 Thess. 3:8‑9)

rest not.

Gr. have no rest.

Holy.

Rev. 3:7• ⁷And to the angel of the church that is 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 one shall shut, and that shutteth and no one shall open: (Rev. 3:7)

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Ex. 15:11• ¹¹{i}Who is like unto thee, Jehovah, among the gods?{HR}Who is like unto thee, glorifying thyself in holiness,{HR}Fearful in praises, doing wonders?{HR}{/i} (Ex. 15:11)

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

Lord God Almighty.

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

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Rev. 11:17• ¹⁷saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God the Almighty, that art and that wast; because thou hast taken thy great power and 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 wonderful {i}are{/i} thy works, O Lord God the Almighty; just and true {i}are{/i} thy ways, thou King of the nations. (Rev. 15:3)

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Rev. 16:7,14• ⁷And I heard the altar say, Yea, O Lord God the Almighty, true and righteous {i}are{/i} thy judgments.
¹⁴For they are spirits of demons working signs, who go forth unto the kings of the whole habitable {i}world{/i} to gather them together unto the war of [that] great day of God the Almighty. (Rev. 16:7,14)

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Rev. 19:15• ¹⁵And out of his mouth proceeded a [two-edged] sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with an iron rod: and he treadeth the winepress of the wine of the indignation of the wrath of God the Almighty. (Rev. 19:15)

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

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Gen. 17:1• ¹When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Jehovah 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 covert of the Most High{HR}Abideth in the shadow of the Almighty. (Psa. 91:1)

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

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Joel 1:15• ¹⁵Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah 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 to you for Father, and ye shall be to me for sons and daughters, saith [the] Lord Almighty. (2 Cor. 6:18)

which.

Rev. 4:4• ⁴And round about the throne {i}were{/i} twenty-four thrones: and upon the twenty-four thrones {i}I saw{/i} elders sitting clothed in white garments, and upon their heads golden crowns. (Rev. 4:4)

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Heb. 13:8• ⁸Jesus Christ [is] the same yesterday and today, and unto the ages. (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.