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

8And their dead bodies will lie on the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9Those from the peoples, tribes, languages, and nations will look at their dead bodies for three and a half days, and will not allow their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb. And those who live on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate; and they will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who live on the earth. 11And after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God came into them, and they stood on their feet; and great fear fell upon those who were watching them. 12And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they went up into heaven in the cloud, and 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

• thoseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• who liveκατοικέωkatoikeō · to dwellG2730
• on the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• rejoiceχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463
• overἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• them and celebrateεὐφραίνωeuphrainō · to celebrateG2165
• sendπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• giftsδῶρονdōron · giftG1435
• to oneἀλλήλωνallēlōn · 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 12:13And when the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child.
• Revelation 13:8All who live on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slaughtered.
• Matthew 10:22And you will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.
• Judges 16:23Now the governors of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to celebrate, for they said, “Our god has handed Samson our enemy over to us.”
• Psalms 13:4And my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” And my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken.
• Psalms 35:19Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me; Nor let those who hate me for no reason wink maliciously.
• Psalms 89:42You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have made all his enemies rejoice.
• Proverbs 24:17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
• Jeremiah 50:11“Because you are glad, because you are jubilant, You who pillage My heritage, Because you skip about like a threshing heifer And neigh like stallions,
• Obadiah 1:12Do not gloat over your brother’s day, The day of his misfortune. And do not rejoice over the sons of Judah On the day of their destruction; Yes, do not boast On the day of their distress.
• Micah 7:8Do not rejoice over me, enemy of mine. Though I fall I will rise; Though I live in darkness, the Lord is a light for me.
• John 16:20Truly, truly I say to you that you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief will be turned into joy!
• Nehemiah 8:10Then he said to them, “Go, eat the festival foods, drink the sweet drinks, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your refuge.”
• 1 Corinthians 13:6it does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
• Esther 9:19Therefore the Jews of the rural areas, who live in the rural towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a holiday for rejoicing and feasting and sending portions of food to one another.
• Revelation 11:5And if anyone wants to harm them, fire flows out of their mouth and devours their enemies; and so 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

• Martyrdom
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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