Revelation 10:5

Revelation 10:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
• New International Version (NIV)Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven
• New King James Version (NKJV)The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised up his hand to heaven

Context of Revelation 10:5

3and he called out with a loud voice like a roaring lion. When he cried out, the seven thunders raised their voices. 4And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven, saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders said, and do not write it down!” Then the angel that I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. 6He swore by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, “There will no longer be a delay, 7but in the days when the seventh angel will blow his trumpet, then the mystery of God will be completed, as he announced to his servants the prophets.”

Revelation 10:5 word by word

καὶ ὁ ἄγγελος, ὃν εἶδον ἑστῶτα ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἦρεν τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ τὴν δεξιὰν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the angelὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• standἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the seaθάλασσαthalassa · seaG2281
• the earthγῆgē · earth: countryG1093
• lifted upαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• handχείρcheir · handG5495
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772

Cross-references for Revelation 10:5

• Revelation 10:2and he held a little scroll opened in his hand. He put his right foot on the sea, his left on the land,
• Genesis 14:22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand in an oath to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
• Genesis 22:15Then the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven
• Exodus 6:8I will bring you to the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.”
• Deuteronomy 32:40I raise my hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,
• Ezekiel 20:5Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of Jacob’s house and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt. I swore to them, saying, “I am the Lord your God.”
• Ezekiel 36:7Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: I swear that the nations all around you will endure their own insults.
• Ezekiel 47:14You will inherit it in equal portions, since I swore to give it to your ancestors. So this land will fall to you as an inheritance.
• Daniel 12:7Then I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the water of the river. He raised both his hands toward heaven and swore by him who lives eternally that it would be for a time, times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people is shattered, all these things will be completed.
• Hebrews 6:13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself:
• Revelation 1:18and the Living One. I was dead, but look — I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and Hades.
• Revelation 4:9Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the one seated on the throne, the one who lives forever and ever,
• Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at his wrath, and the nations cannot endure his fury.
• Revelation 4:11Our Lord and God, you are worthy to receive glory and honor and power, because you have created all things, and by your will they exist and were created.
• Revelation 14:7He spoke with a loud voice: “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship the one who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.”
• Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Commentaries on Revelation 10:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Lifted up his hand to heaven - As one making an appeal to the supreme Being.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And the angel which I saw stand … - Revelation 10:2. That is, John saw him standing in this posture when he made the oath which he proceeds to record. Lifted up his hand to heaven - The usual attitude in taking an oath, as if one called heaven to witness. See Genesis 14:22; Deuteronomy 32:40; Ezekiel 20:5-6. Compare the notes on Daniel 12:7.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6Raising the right hand is common for taking an oath today, but it is rare in the Bible (compare Genesis 14:22; 24:9; Daniel 12:7). When making an oath, Jews were careful not to use God’s name lightly (see Exodus 20:7). Jesus also corrected people who made oaths without sincerity (see Matthew 5:33–37; 23:16–22). When God made an oath, he used his own name, because there is no higher authority (see Genesis 22:16; Psalm 89:35–36; Jeremiah 22:5; Hebrews…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. lifted up his hand--So A and Vulgate read. But B, C, Aleph, Syriac, and Coptic, "... his right hand." It was customary to lift up the hand towards heaven, appealing to the God of truth, in taking a solemn oath. There is in this part of the vision an allusion to Da 12:1-13. Compare Re 10:4, with Da 12:4, 9; and Re 10:5, 6, end, with Da 12:7. But there the angel clothed in linen, and standing upon the waters, sware "a time, times, and a half" were to…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 10:5

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Oath
• Sea
• Vision

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• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
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Commentaries on Revelation 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings