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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Revelation 8:4

And the smoke of the incense went up, with the prayers of the saints, out of the hand of the messenger before God.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit);   Incense;   Intercession;   Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena;   Prayer;   The Topic Concordance - Seals;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Incense;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Heaven, Heavens, Heavenlies;   Tabernacle;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Intercession of Christ;   Order;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Incense;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Atonement, Day of;   Bird;   Censer;   Frankincense;   Incense;   Prayer;   Sacrifice;   Zacharias;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Censer;   Revelation, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Beast;   Plagues of Egypt;   Prayer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Angels;   Bowl;   Enoch Book of;   Incense;   Incense ;   Smoke ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - The Brazen Altar;   20 To Ask, Request;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Cherubim;   Priest;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Incense;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Roman Catholics;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ascend;   Revelation of John:;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for January 2;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
The smoke from the incense went up from the angel's hand to God. The smoke went up with the prayers of God's people.
Revised Standard Version
and the smoke of the incense rose with the prayers of the saints from the hand of the angel before God.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And ye smoke of the odoures which came of ye prayers of all saynctes ascended vppe before god out of ye angelles honde.
Hebrew Names Version
The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the holy ones, went up before God out of the angel's hand.
New American Standard Bible
And the smoke of the incense ascended from the angel's hand with the prayers of the saints before God.
New Century Version
The smoke from the incense went up from the angel's hand to God with the prayers of God's people.
Update Bible Version
And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the smoke of the incense, [which came] with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God out of the angel's hand.
World English Bible
The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the smoke of the incense came up before God out of the angels hand with the prayers of the saints.
Weymouth's New Testament
And the smoke of the incense rose into the presence of God from the angel's hand, and mingled with the prayers of His people.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the smoke of encencis of the preiers of the hooli men stiede vp fro the aungels hoond bifor God.
English Revised Version
And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.
Berean Standard Bible
And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.
Contemporary English Version
Then the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God's people, went up to God from the hand of the angel.
Amplified Bible
And the smoke and fragrant aroma of the incense, with the prayers of the saints (God's people), ascended before God from the angel's hand.
American Standard Version
And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.
Bible in Basic English
And the smoke of the perfume, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.
Complete Jewish Bible
on the gold altar in front of the throne. The smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of God's people from the hand of the angel before God.
Darby Translation
And the smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of the saints, out of the hand of the angel before God.
International Standard Version
The smoke from the incense and the prayers of the saints went up from the angel's hand to God.Psalm 141:2; Luke 1:10;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
and the cloud [fn] of the perfumes of the prayers of the saints ascended from the hand of the angel before Aloha.
Murdock Translation
And the smoke of the incense of the prayers of the saints went up before God from the hand of the angel.
King James Version (1611)
And the smoke of the incense which came with the prayers of the Saints, ascended vp before God, out of the Angels hand.
New Living Translation
The smoke of the incense, mixed with the prayers of God's holy people, ascended up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out.
New Life Bible
Smoke from burning the special perfume and the prayers of those who belong to God went up before God out of the angel's hand.
New Revised Standard
And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel.
English Standard Version
and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the smoke of the odours with the prayers of the Saintes, went vp before God, out of the Angels hand.
George Lamsa Translation
And the smoke of the incense which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel''s hand.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the smoke of the incense of the prayers of the saints ascended up before God from the hand of the angel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the smoke of the odours whiche came of the prayers of all saintes, ascended vp before God, out of the angels hande.
Good News Translation
The smoke of the burning incense went up with the prayers of God's people from the hands of the angel standing before God.
Christian Standard Bible®
The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up in the presence of God from the angel’s hand.
King James Version
And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
Lexham English Bible
And the smoke of the incense went up before God with the prayers of the saints from the hand of the angel.
Literal Translation
And the smoke of the incenses went up with the prayers of the saints out of the hand of the angel before God.
Young's Literal Translation
and go up did the smoke of the perfumes to the prayers of the saints out of the hand of the messenger, before God;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the smoke of the odoures which came of the prayers of all sayntes, ascended vppe before God out of the angelles honde.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and the smoke of the incense together with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God, out of the angel's hand.
New English Translation
The smoke coming from the incense, along with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel's hand.
New King James Version
And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel's hand.
Simplified Cowboy Version
The smoke started to rise from the golden lantern and it wafted along with the prayers from all of God's cowboys that other angels delivered to the throne.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.

Contextual Overview

1 And, as soon as he opened the seventh seal, there came to be silence in heaven, as it were half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven messengers which, before God, do stand; and there were given unto them seven trumpets. 3 And, another messenger, came, and took his stand at the altar, having a censer of gold: and there was given unto him much incense, that he might give it unto the prayers of all the saints, upon the altar of gold that is before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the incense went up, with the prayers of the saints, out of the hand of the messenger before God. 5 And the messenger at once took the censer, and filled it from the fire of the altar, and cast unto the earth; and there came to be thunderings, and voices, and lightnings, and an earthquake. 6 And, the seven messengers who had the seven trumpets, prepared themselves, that they might sound.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Revelation 8:3, Revelation 15:8, Exodus 30:1, Psalms 141:2, Luke 1:10

Reciprocal: Exodus 37:25 - General Exodus 37:29 - incense Leviticus 16:12 - sweet incense Leviticus 16:13 - And he Leviticus 24:7 - pure 2 Chronicles 13:11 - sweet incense Psalms 96:8 - bring Song of Solomon 1:12 - my Malachi 1:11 - incense Luke 1:11 - the altar Acts 10:31 - are Hebrews 7:25 - to make Revelation 5:8 - the prayers

Cross-References

Genesis 8:17
All the living creatures that are with thee of all flesh among birds, and among beasts, and among all the creeping things that creep on the earth, bring forth with thee, - and they shall swarm in the earth, and be fruitful and multiply, on the earth.
Genesis 8:19
All the living creatures, all that move along, and all birds, and all that moveth along over the earth - by their families, came forth out of the ark.
2 Kings 19:37
And it came to pass, as he was bowing down in the house of Nisroch his god, that, Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons , smote him with the sword, howbeit, they, escaped into the land of Ararat, - and Esarhaddon his son, reigned, in his stead.
Isaiah 37:38
And it came to pass, as he was bowing down in the house of Nisroch his god, that, Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons, smote him with the sword, howbeit, they, escaped into the land of Ararat, - and, Esarhaddon his son, reigned, in his stead.
Jeremiah 51:27
Set ye up an ensign in the earth Blow ye a horn among the nations Hallow against her - nations, Summon against her the kingdoms of Ararat Minni, and Ashkenaz, - Set in charge against her a marshal, Bring up cavalry like hairy locusts:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the smoke of the incense,.... For the incense being put, as it was used to be, upon burning coals of fire, caused a smoke to arise like a cloud, Leviticus 16:13; so that the whole house, or temple, was filled with it d:

[which came] with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God out of the angel's hand; alluding to the incense the priest took in his hand, and cast upon the burning coals; and shows how that by the smoke of the incense, or the virtue of Christ's mediation, the imperfections of the prayers of the saints are covered; and how they are it perfumed and made acceptable to God; and so are said to ascend up before him, and to be regarded by him, as the prayers of Cornelius were, Acts 10:4; now all this is expressive of the wonderful affection of Christ for his church and people, and care of them; that before the angels sound their trumpets, and bring on wars and desolations into the empire, Christ is represented as interceding for them, and presenting their prayers both for deliverance for themselves, and vengeance on their enemies.

d Misn. Yoma, c. 5. sect. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the smoke of the incense ... - The smoke caused by the burning incense. John, as he saw this, naturally interpreted it of the prayers of the saints. The meaning of the whole symbol, thus explained, is that, at the time referred to, the anxiety of the church in regard to the events which were about to occur would naturally lead to much prayer. It is not necessary to attempt to verify this by any distinct historical facts, for no one can doubt that, in a time of such impending calamities, the church would be earnestly engaged in devotion. Such has always been the case in times of danger; and it may always be assumed to be true, that when danger threatens, whether it be to the church at large or to an individual Christian, there will be a resort to the throne of grace.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 8:4. The smoke of the incense - with the prayers — Though incense itself be an emblem of the prayers of the saints, Psalms 141:2; yet here they are said to ascend before God, as well as the incense. It is not said that the angel presents these prayers. He presents the incense, and the prayers ascend WITH it. The ascending of the incense shows that the prayers and offering were accepted.


 
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