Revelation 11:10

Revelation 11:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and make merry and exchange presents, because these two prophets had been a torment to those who dwell on the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.

Context of Revelation 11:10

8Their dead bodies will lie in the main street of the great city, which figuratively is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9And some of the peoples, tribes, languages, and nations will view their bodies for three and a half days and not permit their bodies to be put into a tomb. Those who live on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send gifts to one another because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth. 11But after three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet. Great fear fell on those who saw them. 12Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” They went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies watched them.

Revelation 11:10 word by word

καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς χαίρουσιν ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῖς καὶ εὐφραίνονται καὶ δῶρα πέμψουσιν ἀλλήλοις, ὅτι οὗτοι οἱ δύο προφῆται ἐβασάνισαν τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• that dwellκατοικέωkatoikeō · to dwellG2730
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• shall rejoiceχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• make merryεὐφραίνωeuphrainō · to celebrateG2165
• shall sendπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• giftsδῶρονdōron · giftG1435
• one to anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• tormentedβασανίζωbasanizō · to torture: tortureG928

Cross-references for Revelation 11:10

• Revelation 12:13When the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who had given birth to the male child.
• Revelation 13:8All those who live on the earth will worship it, everyone whose name was not written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slaughtered.
• Matthew 10:22You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
• Judges 16:23Now the Philistine leaders gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said: Our god has handed over our enemy Samson to us.
• Psalms 13:4My enemy will say, “I have triumphed over him,” and my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.
• Psalms 35:19Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me; do not let those who hate me without cause wink at me maliciously.
• Psalms 89:42You have lifted high the right hand of his foes; you have made all his enemies rejoice.
• Proverbs 24:17Don’t gloat when your enemy falls, and don’t let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
• Jeremiah 50:11Because you rejoice, because you celebrate — you who plundered my inheritance — because you frolic like a young cow treading grain and neigh like stallions,
• Obadiah 1:12Do not gloat over your brother in the day of his calamity; do not rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction; do not boastfully mock in the day of distress.
• Micah 7:8Do not rejoice over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will stand up; though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
• John 16:20Truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.
• Nehemiah 8:10Then he said to them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, because the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
• 1 Corinthians 13:6Love finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth.
• Esther 9:19This explains why the rural Jews who live in villages observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a time of rejoicing and feasting. It is a holiday when they send gifts to one another.
• Revelation 11:5If anyone wants to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and consumes their enemies; if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way.

Commentaries on Revelation 11:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Shall send gifts - This was a custom in days of public rejoicing. They sent gifts to each other, and gave portions to the poor. See Esther 9:19, Esther 9:22.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them - Those dwelling in the land would rejoice over their fall and ruin. This cannot, of course, mean all who inhabit the globe; but, according to the usage in Scripture, those who dwell in the country where this would occur. Compare the notes on Luke 2:1. We now affix to the word “earth” an idea which was not necessarily implied in the Hebrew word ארץ ‛erets(compare Exodus 3:8; Exodus 13:5…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-13Verses 3-13 In the time of treading down, God kept his faithful witnesses to attest the truth of his word and worship, and the excellence of his ways, The number of these witnesses is small, yet enough. They prophesy in sackcloth. It shows their afflicted, persecuted state, and deep sorrow for the abominations against which they protested. They are supported during their great and hard work, till it is done. When they had prophesied in sackcloth the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10And those … will gloat over them and celebrate: God's enemies dislike and reject his messengers.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. they that dwell upon ... earth--those who belong to the earth, as its citizens, not to heaven (Re 3:10; 8:13; 12:12; 13:8). shall--so Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic. But A, B, and C read the present tense; compare Note, see on Re 11:9, on "shall not suffer." rejoice over them--The Antichristianity of the last days shall probably be under the name of philosophical enlightenment and civilization, but really man's deification of himself. Fanaticism shall…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 11:10

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In the dictionaries

• Fare
• Gift
• Revelation of John
• Sihon
• torment, tormented, tormentor

Commentaries on Revelation 11

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings