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 cried out with a loud voice, as when a lion roars; and when he had cried out, the seven peals of thunder uttered their voices. 4When the seven peals of thunder had spoken, I was about to write; and I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up the things which the seven peals of thunder have spoken and do not write them.” Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven, 6and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that there will be delay no longer, 7but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as He preached 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

• Thenκαίkai · andG2532
• the angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• standingἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• on the seaθάλασσαthalassa · seaG2281
• and on the landγῆgē · earth: countryG1093
• liftedαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• up his rightδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• handχείρcheir · handG5495
• to heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772

Cross-references for Revelation 10:5

• Revelation 10:2and he had in his hand a little book which was open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left on the land;
• Genesis 14:22Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have sworn to the Lord God Most High, possessor 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 which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you for a possession; I am the Lord.’”
• Deuteronomy 32:40Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven, And say, as I live forever,
• Ezekiel 20:5and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “On the day when I chose Israel and swore to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I swore to them, saying, I am the Lord your God,
• Ezekiel 36:7Therefore thus says the Lord God, ‘I have sworn that surely the nations which are around you will themselves endure their insults.
• Ezekiel 47:14You shall divide it for an inheritance, each one equally with the other; for I swore to give it to your forefathers, and this land shall fall to you as an inheritance.
• Daniel 12:7I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, as he raised his right hand and his left toward heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time; and as soon as they finish shattering the power of the holy people, all these events will be completed.
• Hebrews 6:13For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,
• Revelation 1:18and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
• Revelation 4:9And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, to Him 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 our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of 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; worship Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of waters.”
• 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
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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