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NASB | Revelation 11:17 saying, ¶ "We give You thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, who are and who were, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 11:17 saying, "To You we give thanks, O Lord God Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all], Who are and Who were, because You have taken Your great power and the sovereignty [which is rightly Yours] and have [now] begun to reign. |
Subject: Why translationed "who are and who were? |
Bible Note: Greetings Ray! I only capitalize 'Revelation' is I am refering to the book by that name. :) A literal translation of Rev. 11:17 would be: "saying, 'We give thanks to You, Lord the God the Almighty, He who is (plural) and He who was (singular)...'" From the little research I have done on this verse, it appears that these unusual structure is a deliberate attempt to imitate the Hebrew name 'YHWH'. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |