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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Revelation 13:5
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And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months.
And there was giuen vnto him a mouth, that spake great things and blasphemies, and power was giuen vnto him, to doe two and fourtie moneths.
The beast was given a mouth to utter boasts and blasphemies. It was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months.
A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to continue for forty-two months was given to him.
And there was given to it a mouth, speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to it authority to pursue its career forty-two months.
The beast was allowed to boast and speak insults against God. It was allowed to use its power for 42 months.
And the beast was given a mouth (the power of speech), uttering great things and arrogant and blasphemous words, and he was given freedom and authority to act and to do as he pleased for forty-two months (three and a half years).
and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority to continue forty and two months.
The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
The beast was allowed to brag and claim to be God, and for forty-two months it was allowed to rule.
It was given a mouth speaking arrogant blasphemies; and it was given authority to act for forty-two months.
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And there was given him a mouth speaking great sayings and blasphemies, and authority was given him to act, MONTHS, FORTY AND TWO.
And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things, and blasphemies: and authority was given him to operate forty and two months.
And there was giuen vnto him a mouth, speaking great things, and blasphemies, and power was giuen vnto him to continue fortie and two moneths.
And there was geuen vnto hym a mouth, that spake great thynges and blasphemies, and power was geuen vnto hym, to do .xlij. monethes.
and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority to continue forty and two months.
And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
And a mouth was given to him speaking great things and blasphemies, and authority to act was given to him for forty-two months.
A mouth was given to him speaking arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him.
The beast was allowed to say proud words and words against God, and it was allowed to use its power for forty-two months.
The beast was given a mouth speaking proud words and blasphemies, and he was permitted to exercise ruling authority for forty-two months.
And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue [fn] for forty-two months.
Then the beast was allowed to speak great blasphemies against God. And he was given authority to do whatever he wanted for forty-two months.
The beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months.
And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies: and power was given to him to do, two and forty months.
And there was given to him a mouth that he might utter great things and blasphemies; and power was given to him to make war for forty and two months.
The beast was allowed to make proud claims which were insulting to God, and it was permitted to have authority for forty-two months.
A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to continue for forty-two months was given to him.
And there was given him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemy, and authority was given him forty and two months.
And there was given him a mouth full of boastful and blasphemous words; and liberty of action was granted him for forty-two months.
And a mouth spekynge grete thingis, and blasfemyes, was youun `to it; and power was youun to it, to do two and fourti monethis.
And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given to him to continue forty [and] two months.
And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months;
And ther was a mouth geve vnto him that spake great thinges and blasphemies and power was geve vnto him to do xlii. Monethes
and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority to continue forty and two months.
And there was given to it a mouth speaking great things, and evil-speakings, and there was given to it authority to make war forty-two months,
And there was given to him a mouth to say words of pride against God; and there was given to him authority to go on for forty-two months.
And a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies was given to it. And authority to act forty two months was given to it.
And there was geuen vnto him a mouth to speake greate thinges & blasphemies, and power was geuen vnto him, to do xlij. monethes.
there was given to him a mouth speaking great things, and blasphemy; and power was given to him for two and forty months.
The Beast had a loud mouth, boastful and blasphemous. It could do anything it wanted for forty-two months. It yelled blasphemies against God, blasphemed his Name, blasphemed his Church, especially those already dwelling with God in Heaven. It was permitted to make war on God's holy people and conquer them. It held absolute sway over all tribes and peoples, tongues and races. Everyone on earth whose name was not written from the world's foundation in the slaughtered Lamb's Book of Life will worship the Beast.
The animal was given a mouth which spoke words full of pride and it spoke very bad things against the Lord. It was given much power for forty-two months.
The beast bellowed its proud claims of invincibility and continually hurled insults at God. It was allowed to strut its pride for forty-two months.
There was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
a mouth: Daniel 7:8, Daniel 7:11, Daniel 7:25, Daniel 11:36
and power: Revelation 11:2, Revelation 11:3, Revelation 12:6, Revelation 12:14
to continue: or, to make war, Revelation 13:7, Revelation 11:7
Reciprocal: Psalms 12:3 - tongue Psalms 17:10 - with Psalms 94:4 - boast Isaiah 36:14 - General Jeremiah 27:7 - until Jeremiah 50:29 - for she hath Ezekiel 4:6 - each day for a year Ezekiel 13:23 - for I Ezekiel 20:27 - Yet Ezekiel 35:13 - with Daniel 5:23 - lifted Daniel 7:21 - General Daniel 8:11 - he magnified Daniel 8:14 - Unto Daniel 12:7 - that it Daniel 12:11 - a thousand Hosea 7:16 - the rage Obadiah 1:12 - spoken proudly Matthew 15:18 - General Mark 5:13 - gave Ephesians 4:29 - no 1 Timothy 1:20 - blaspheme 2 Timothy 3:2 - blasphemers James 2:7 - blaspheme James 3:5 - so 2 Peter 2:18 - they speak Revelation 9:5 - it was Revelation 13:1 - blasphemy
Cross-References
And Adah bare Jabal, - he, was father of such as dwell in tents, and have cattle;
And when the youths grew up, it came to pass that Esau was a man skilled in game a man of the field, - but, Jacob, was a ready man, dwelling in tents.
Their tents and their flocks, shall they take, And their curtains and all their baggage b and their camels, shall they carry off for themselves, - And shall cry out unto them, Terror round about!
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And there was given unto him a mouth,.... The beast is said to have a mouth before, like the mouth of a lion, Revelation 13:2; but now he was moved and stirred up by the dragon, the devil, to open it, not only in a cruel and voracious way, but in a haughty, lying, and blasphemous manner: and this was given him, it was at the instigation of Satan, and by divine permission; his coming, speaking, and acting, were after the working of Satan, but not without the will of God; who, as he gave up many to a judicial blindness, to believe his lies and blasphemies, gave up him to speak them, as follows:
speaking great things, and blasphemies; great swelling words of vanity; calling himself by high and lofty titles, as Christ's vicar, Peter's successor, head of the church, universal bishop, c. promising great things to his followers, riches, honours, pleasures, pardons, and heaven itself and uttering things of a blasphemous kind, or great blasphemies, the particulars of which are mentioned in Revelation 13:6; so the little horn, who is the same with the Romish antichrist, is said to have a mouth speaking great things, very great things, and his look more stout than his fellows, Daniel 7:8.
And power was given unto him to continue forty [and] two months; to continue in being, or to continue blaspheming and speaking great things; and indeed, as long as he continues, he will continue blaspheming; as soon as he arose he had a name of blasphemy on his heads, and his mouth was immediately opened in blasphemy, and so it continues, and will to the end of this date. The Ethiopic version reads it, "and power was given to him to do signs, whatsoever he would"; miracles, lying signs and wonders; see Revelation 13:13. Some copies read, and so the Arabic version, "and power was given him to make war"; but he did not make war as soon as he arose, and so not all the time that is here allotted him; and the word "war" seems to be transcribed from Revelation 13:7. The phrase rather intends his being, and the continuance and duration of it; which is the same period of time in which the holy city is trodden under foot by this beast, and the same with the 1260 days or years, in which the witnesses prophesy in sackcloth, and the woman, the church, is in the wilderness, Revelation 11:2; for forty two months, reckoning thirty days to a month, as the eastern people did, make just 1260 days, for these things are all contemporary: hence it appears, that 1260 prophetic days, that is, years, contain the whole period of antichrist's reign and continuance; so that could we tell where they began, it might be exactly known when his reign will end; but for want of knowing the former, the best of calculators have failed in the latter: but seeing the time when he was made universal bishop by Phocas bids fair for the time of his open appearance, and the beginning of his reign, and of his blasphemy, which was in the year 859, to which, if we add 1260, the expiration of his reign will fall in the year 1866; so that he may have upwards of an hundred and twenty years yet to continue; but of this we cannot be certain; however, the conjecture is not improbable.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things - John does not say by whom this was given; but we may suppose that it was by the “dragon,” who is said Revelation 13:2 to have given him his power, and seat, and authority. The fulfillment of this is found in the claims set up by the princes and rulers here referred to - that mighty secular power that sustained the papacy, and that was, in some sort, a part of the papacy itself. These arrogant claims consisted in the assertion of a divine right; in the power assumed over the liberty, the property, and the consciences of the people; in the arbitrary commands that were issued; and in the right asserted of giving absolute law. The language used here is the same as what is found in Daniel 7:8 when speaking of the “little horn:” “In this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.” For an illustration of the meaning of this, see the notes on that passage. Compare notes on Daniel 7:25.
And blasphemies - That is, the whole power represented by the “beast” will be blasphemous. See the notes on Revelation 13:1. Compare the notes on Daniel 7:25.
And power was given unto him to continue forty and two months - Three years and a half, reckoned as months; or twelve hundred and sixty days, reckoning thirty days for a month; or twelve hundred and sixty years, regarding the days as prophetic days. For the evidence that this is to be so regarded, see the notes on Daniel 7:25. This is the same period that we meet with in chap. Revelation 11:2, and in chap. Revelation 12:6. See the notes on those places. This fact proves that the same power is referred to in these places and in Daniel; and this fact may be regarded as a confirmation of the views here taken, that the power here referred to is designed to have a connection in some form with the papacy. The duration of the existence of this power is the same as what is everywhere ascribed to the papacy, in the passages which refer to it; and all the circumstances, as before remarked, show that the same general power is referred to by the two “beasts” which are described in this chapter. If so, the continuance or duration may be supposed to be the same; and this is indicated in the passage before us, where it is said that it would be twelve hundred and sixty years. In regard to the application of this to the papal power, and the manner in which the calculation is to be made of the duration of that power, see the notes on Daniel 7:25, and the remarks at the end of that chapter. The meaning in the passage before us I take to be, that the papal power, considered as a civil or secular institution, will have, from the time when that properly commenced, a duration of twelve hundred and sixty years. In the Scriptures there is nothing more definite in regard to any future event than this.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Revelation 13:5. And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things — That is, There was given to the rulers of the Latin empire, who are the mouth of the beast, (and particularly the Roman emperors of Germany,) power to assume great and pompous titles, indicative of their mighty sway over many subjugated countries, (see the imperial instruments of the middle centuries in the Corps Diplomatique,) and also to utter against their opponents the most terrible edicts.
And blasphemies — The system of worship supported by the beast is a system of blasphemy, as there will be occasion to show presently.
And power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.] As these forty-two months are prophetic, they must mean so many years as there are days contained in them; viz., 1260, each month containing 30 days. The beast, therefore, will continue in existence at least 1260 years; but when the termination of this period will take place is difficult to say, as the beginning cannot be at present indubitably ascertained.
