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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised up his hand to heaven
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand toward heaven.

Context of Revelation 10:5

3and called out with a loud voice, like a lion roaring. When he called out, the seven thunders sounded. 4And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down." And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven 6and swore by him 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, that there would be no more delay, 7but that in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the mystery of God would be fulfilled, just 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 10:2He had a little scroll open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land,
• Genesis 14:22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted my hand to the Lord, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,
• Genesis 22:15And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven
• Exodus 6:8I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I will give it to you for a possession. I am the Lord.'"
• Deuteronomy 32:40For I lift up my hand to heaven and swear, As I live forever,
• Ezekiel 20:5and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: On the day when I chose Israel, I swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob, making myself known to them in the land of Egypt; I swore to them, saying, I am the Lord your God.
• Ezekiel 36:7Therefore thus says the Lord God: I swear that the nations that are all around you shall themselves suffer reproach.
• Ezekiel 47:14And you shall divide equally what I swore to give to your fathers. This land shall fall to you as your inheritance.
• Daniel 12:7And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.
• Hebrews 6:13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,
• Revelation 1:18and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.
• Revelation 4:9And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
• Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King. At his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure his indignation.
• Revelation 4:11"Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created."
• Revelation 14:7And he said with a loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him 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

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Angel
• Law in the New Testament
• Revelation of John

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