Revelation 15:4

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Who will not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name, because you alone are holy? All nations will come and worship before you for your righteous acts have been revealed.”

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τίς οὐ μὴ φοβηθῇ σε, Κύριε, καὶ δοξάσῃ τὸ ὄνομά σου; ὅτι μόνος ὅσιος: ὅτι πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἥξουσιν καὶ προσκυνήσουσιν ἐνώπιόν σου· ὅτι τὰ δικαιώματά σου ἐφανερώθησαν.

Transliteration

Who ou mē phobēthē you, Kyrie, and doxasē the onoma of you? For monos hosios: for all the ethnē hēxousin and proskynēsousin enōpion of you; for the dikaiōmata of you ephanerōthēsan.

Grammar Details

• *ou mē phobēthē*: double negative + aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - will certainly not fear
• *Kyrie*: vocative, masculine, singular - Lord/Master
• *doxasē*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might glorify/honor
• *onoma*: accusative, neuter, singular - name
• *monos*: nominative, masculine, singular - alone/only
• *hosios*: nominative, masculine, singular - holy/pious/devout
• *ethnē*: nominative, neuter, plural - nations/peoples/gentiles
• *hēxousin*: future active indicative, 3rd person plural - will come
• *proskynēsousin*: future active indicative, 3rd person plural - will worship/prostrate
• *enōpion*: preposition + genitive - before/in the presence of
• *dikaiōmata*: nominative, neuter, plural - righteous deeds/righteous acts/judgments
• *ephanerōthēsan*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - were revealed/made manifest

Word Meanings

• *ou mē phobēthē*: will certainly not fear/will by no means fear
• *doxasē*: glorify/honor/magnify
• *monos*: alone/only/solely
• *hosios*: holy/set apart/devout/pious
• *ethnē*: nations/peoples/gentiles
• *hēxousin*: will come/will arrive/will approach
• *proskynēsousin*: will worship/will bow down/will prostrate themselves
• *dikaiōmata*: righteous acts/righteous deeds/righteous requirements/judgments
• *ephanerōthēsan*: were revealed/were made manifest/were displayed openly

Referenced Verses

• Ps 86:9 : 9 All the nations, whom you created, will come and worship you, O Lord. They will honor your name.
• Jer 10:7 : 7 Everyone should revere you, O King of all nations, because you deserve to be revered. For there is no one like you among any of the wise people of the nations nor among any of their kings.
• 1 Pet 1:16 : 16 for it is written,“You shall be holy, because I am holy.”
• Zech 2:11 : 11 “Many nations will join themselves to the LORD on the day of salvation, and they will also be my people. Indeed, I will settle in the midst of you all.” Then you will know that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has sent me to you.
• Mal 1:11 : 11 For from the east to the west my name will be great among the nations. Incense and pure offerings will be offered in my name everywhere, for my name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
• Rom 15:9 : 9 and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,“Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name.”
• 2 Thess 1:10-12 : 10 when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired on that day among all who have believed– and you did in fact believe our testimony. 11 And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling and fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith, 12 that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Luke 12:4-5 : 4 “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more they can do. 5 But I will warn you whom you should fear: Fear the one who, after the killing, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!
• Zech 8:20-23 : 20 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘It will someday come to pass that people– residents of many cities– will come. 21 The inhabitants of one will go to another and say,“Let’s go up at once to ask the favor of the LORD, to seek the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. Indeed, I’ll go with you.”’ 22 Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the LORD of Heaven’s Armies and to ask his favor. 23 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘In those days ten people from all languages and nations will grasp hold of– indeed, grab– the robe of one Jew and say,“Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”’”
• Zech 14:16 : 16 Then all who survive from all the nations that came to attack Jerusalem will go up annually to worship the King, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, and to observe the Feast of Shelters.
• Rev 3:7 : 7 To the Church in Philadelphia“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write the following:“This is the solemn pronouncement of the Holy One, the True One, who holds the key of David, who opens doors no one can shut, and shuts doors no one can open:
• Rev 4:8 : 8 Each one of the four living creatures had six wings and was full of eyes all around and inside. They never rest day or night, saying:“Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God, the All-Powerful, Who was and who is, and who is still to come!”
• Rev 6:10 : 10 They cried out with a loud voice,“How long, Sovereign Master, holy and true, before you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?”
• Rev 11:15 : 15 The Seventh Trumpet Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying:“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever.”
• Rev 14:7 : 7 He declared in a loud voice:“Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has arrived, and worship the one who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water!”
• Rev 16:7 : 7 Then I heard the altar reply,“Yes, Lord God, the All-Powerful, your judgments are true and just!”
• Rev 19:2 : 2 because his judgments are true and just. For he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and has avenged the blood of his servants poured out by her own hands!”
• Jer 16:19 : 19 Then I said,“LORD, you give me strength and protect me. You are the one I can run to for safety when I am in trouble. Nations from all over the earth will come to you and say,‘Our ancestors had nothing but false gods– worthless idols that could not help them at all.
• Hos 3:5 : 5 Afterward, the Israelites will turn and seek the LORD their God and their Davidic king. Then they will submit to the LORD in fear and receive his blessings in the future.
• Hab 1:12 : 12 Habakkuk Voices Some Concerns LORD, you have been active from ancient times; my sovereign God, you are immortal. LORD, you have made them your instrument of judgment. Protector, you have appointed them as your instrument of punishment.
• Exod 15:14-16 : 14 The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia. 15 Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified, trembling will seize the leaders of Moab, and the inhabitants of Canaan will shake. 16 Fear and dread will fall on them; by the greatness of your arm they will be as still as stone until your people pass by, O LORD, until the people whom you have bought pass by.
• 1 Sam 2:2 : 2 No one is holy like the LORD! There is no one other than you! There is no rock like our God!
• Ps 22:3 : 3 You are holy; you sit as king receiving the praises of Israel.
• Ps 22:23 : 23 You loyal followers of the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! All you descendants of Israel, stand in awe of him!
• Ps 22:27 : 27 Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the LORD and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you!
• Ps 89:7 : 7 a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him?
• Ps 97:8 : 8 Zion hears and rejoices, the towns of Judah are happy, because of your judgments, O LORD.
• Ps 99:5 : 5 Praise the LORD our God! Worship before his footstool! He is holy!
• Ps 99:9 : 9 Praise the LORD our God! Worship on his holy hill, for the LORD our God is holy!
• Ps 105:7 : 7 He is the LORD our God; he carries out judgment throughout the earth.
• Ps 111:9 : 9 He delivered his people; he ordained that his covenant be observed forever. His name is holy and awesome.
• Ps 117:1-2 : 1 Praise the LORD, all you nations! Applaud him, all you foreigners! 2 For his loyal love towers over us, and the LORD’s faithfulness endures. Praise the LORD!
• Isa 6:3 : 3 They called out to one another,“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies! His majestic splendor fills the entire earth!”
• Isa 24:15 : 15 So in the east extol the LORD, along the seacoasts extol the fame of the LORD God of Israel.
• Isa 25:3 : 3 So a strong nation will extol you; the towns of powerful nations will fear you.
• Isa 26:9 : 9 I look for you during the night, my spirit within me seeks you at dawn, for when your judgments come upon the earth, those who live in the world learn about justice.
• Isa 45:23 : 23 I solemnly make this oath– what I say is true and reliable:‘Surely every knee will bow to me, every tongue will solemnly affirm;
• Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy:“I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.
• Isa 60:5 : 5 Then you will look and smile, you will be excited and your heart will swell with pride. For the riches of distant lands will belong to you and the wealth of nations will come to you.
• Isa 66:18-20 : 18 “I hate their deeds and thoughts! So I am coming to gather all the nations and ethnic groups; they will come and witness my splendor. 19 I will perform a mighty act among them and then send some of those who remain to the nations– to Tarshish, Pul, Lud(known for its archers), Tubal, Javan, and to the distant coastlands that have not heard about me or seen my splendor. They will tell the nations of my splendor. 20 They will bring back all your countrymen from all the nations as an offering to the LORD. They will bring them on horses, in chariots, in wagons, on mules, and on camels to my holy hill Jerusalem,” says the LORD,“just as the Israelites bring offerings to the LORD’s temple in ritually pure containers.
• Isa 66:22-23 : 22 “For just as the new heavens and the new earth I am about to make will remain standing before me,” says the LORD,“so your descendants and your name will remain. 23 From one month to the next and from one Sabbath to the next, all people will come to worship me,” says the LORD.
• Jer 5:22 : 22 “You should fear me!” says the LORD.“You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary.”