# Then he shouted

"Then the angel shouted"

# the seven thunders spoke out

The thunder is described as if it were a person who could speak. AT: "the seven thunders made a loud noise" or "the thunder sounded very loudly seven times"

# seven thunders

Thunder occurring seven times is spoken of as if it were seven different "thunders."

# but I heard a voice from heaven

The word "voice" refers to words spoken by someone other than the angel. AT: "but I heard someone speaking from heaven" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/voice]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lion]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]