Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. New Living Translation The sky was rolled up like a scroll, and all of the mountains and islands were moved from their places. English Standard Version The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. Berean Standard Bible The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. Berean Literal Bible And heaven departed like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. King James Bible And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. New King James Version Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. New American Standard Bible The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. NASB 1995 The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. NASB 1977 And the sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. Legacy Standard Bible And the sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. Amplified Bible The sky was split [separated from the land] and rolled up like a scroll, and every mountain and island were dislodged and moved out of their places. Christian Standard Bible the sky was split apart like a scroll being rolled up; and every mountain and island was moved from its place. Holman Christian Standard Bible the sky separated like a scroll being rolled up; and every mountain and island was moved from its place. American Standard Version And the heaven was removed as a scroll when it is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. Contemporary English Version Then the sky was rolled up like a scroll, and all mountains and islands were moved from their places. English Revised Version And the heaven was removed as a scroll when it is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. GOD'S WORD® Translation The sky vanished like a scroll being rolled up. Every mountain and island was moved from its place. Good News Translation The sky disappeared like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. International Standard Version The sky vanished like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. Majority Standard Bible The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. NET Bible The sky was split apart like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. New Heart English Bible The sky was removed like a scroll when it is rolled up. Every mountain and island were moved out of their places. Webster's Bible Translation And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and isle were moved out of their places. Weymouth New Testament The sky too passed away, as if a scroll were being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. World English Bible The sky was removed like a scroll when it is rolled up. Every mountain and island was moved out of its place. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the sky departed as a scroll rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places; Berean Literal Bible And heaven departed like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. Young's Literal Translation and heaven departed as a scroll rolled up, and every mountain and island -- out of their places they were moved; Smith's Literal Translation And the heaven was separated as a book turned round; and every mount and isle were moved from their places. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the heaven departed as a book folded up: and every mountain, and the islands were moved out of their places. Catholic Public Domain Version And heaven receded, like a scroll being rolled up. And every mountain, and the islands, were moved from their places. New American Bible Then the sky was divided like a torn scroll curling up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. New Revised Standard Version The sky vanished like a scroll rolling itself up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the heavens separated, as a scroll when it is rolled separately; and every mountain and island shifted from its resting place. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the Heavens were parted like scrolls being rolled up, and every hill and all the islands were moved from their places. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentand the heaven departed as a volume when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place: Godbey New Testament and the heaven rolled away as a book is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. Haweis New Testament and the heaven was removed away as a volume rolled up and every mountain and island were removed out of their places: Mace New Testament every mountain and island were moved out of their places: the kings of the earth, the great men, Weymouth New Testament The sky too passed away, as if a scroll were being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. Worrell New Testament And the heaven was removed, as a scroll rolled up; and every mountain and island were removed out of their places. Worsley New Testament and the heaven passed away as a book rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Sixth Seal: Terror…13and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. 14 The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. 15Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.… Cross References Isaiah 34:4 All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree. Matthew 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ 2 Peter 3:10 But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. Joel 2:31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. Isaiah 13:10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. Mark 13:25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ Luke 21:26 Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Hebrews 12:26-27 At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.” / The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain. Nahum 1:5 The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers. Isaiah 24:19-20 The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently. / The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again. Jeremiah 4:23-24 I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light. / I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. Ezekiel 32:7-8 When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light. / All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness upon your land,’ declares the Lord GOD. Haggai 2:6 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. Psalm 102:25-26 In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. / They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on. Isaiah 51:6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail. Treasury of Scripture And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. the heaven. Psalm 102:26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: Isaiah 34:4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. Hebrews 1:11-13 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; … and every. Revelation 16:20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. Isaiah 2:14-17 And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, … Jeremiah 3:23 Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel. Jump to Previous Apart Book Departed Heaven Island Islands Isle Mountain Mountains Moved Passed Places Receded Removed Roll Rolled Rolling Scroll Sky Split TogetherJump to Next Apart Book Departed Heaven Island Islands Isle Mountain Mountains Moved Passed Places Receded Removed Roll Rolled Rolling Scroll Sky Split TogetherRevelation 6 1. The First Seal: Rider on White Horse3. The Second Seal: War 5. The Third Seal: Famine 7. The Fourth Seal: Death 9. The Fifth Seal: Martyrs 12. The Sixth Seal: Terror The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up This phrase evokes a powerful image of cosmic transformation. The Greek word for "sky" here is "οὐρανός" (ouranos), which can refer to the heavens or the firmament. In ancient Jewish cosmology, the sky was seen as a solid dome over the earth, and the imagery of it "receding" suggests a dramatic unveiling or revelation of divine realities. The metaphor of a "scroll being rolled up" is significant; scrolls were the primary medium for written communication in the ancient world, and rolling them up signified the conclusion of a message or the concealment of its contents. This imagery suggests the end of an era or the completion of God's revelation, aligning with the apocalyptic nature of Revelation. It signifies the transition from the current world order to the new creation promised in Scripture. and every mountain and island was moved from its place Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Theὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sky οὐρανὸς (ouranos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. receded ἀπεχωρίσθη (apechōristhē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 673: To separate from; mid: I part; pass: To be swept aside. From apo and chorizo; to rend apart; reflexively, to separate. like ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. a scroll βιβλίον (biblion) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 975: A papyrus roll. A diminutive of biblos; a roll. being rolled up, ἑλισσόμενον (helissomenon) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 1667: To roll, roll up, fold up. A form of heilisso; to coil or wrap. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. every πᾶν (pan) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. mountain ὄρος (oros) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3735: A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain). and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. island νῆσος (nēsos) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3520: An island. Probably from the base of naus; an island. was moved ἐκινήθησαν (ekinēthēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2795: To set in motion, move, remove, excite, stir up. From kio; to stir, literally or figuratively. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. its αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. place. τόπων (topōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 5117: Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard. Links Revelation 6:14 NIVRevelation 6:14 NLT Revelation 6:14 ESV Revelation 6:14 NASB Revelation 6:14 KJV Revelation 6:14 BibleApps.com Revelation 6:14 Biblia Paralela Revelation 6:14 Chinese Bible Revelation 6:14 French Bible Revelation 6:14 Catholic Bible NT Prophecy: Revelation 6:14 The sky was removed like a scroll (Rev. Re Apocalypse) |
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