Revelation 10:2

Revelation 10:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
• English Standard Version (ESV)He had a little scroll open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land,
• New King James Version (NKJV)He had a little book open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land,
• New Living Translation (NLT)And in his hand was a small scroll that had been opened. He stood with his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.

Context of Revelation 10:2

1Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars. He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, 3and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke. 4And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.”

Revelation 10:2 word by word

καὶ ἔχων ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ βιβλαρίδιον ἠνεῳγμένον καὶ ἔθηκεν τὸν πόδα αὐτοῦ τὸν δεξιὸν ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης, τὸν δὲ εὐώνυμον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• handχείρcheir · handG5495
• a little bookβιβλαρίδιονbibliaridion · little scrollG974
• openἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
• he setτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• rightδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• footπούςpous · footG4228
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the seaθάλασσαthalassa · seaG2281
• andδέde · thenG1161
• leftεὐώνυμοςeuōnumos · left/southG2176
• the earthγῆgē · earth: countryG1093

Cross-references for Revelation 10:2

• Revelation 10:10I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour.
• Revelation 5:1Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals.
• Revelation 6:1I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”
• Ezekiel 2:9Then I looked, and I saw a hand stretched out to me. In it was a scroll,
• Revelation 10:5Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven.
• Psalms 2:8Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.
• Psalms 65:5You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,
• Proverbs 8:15By me kings reign and rulers issue decrees that are just;
• Isaiah 59:19From the west, people will fear the name of the Lord, and from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory. For he will come like a pent-up flood that the breath of the Lord drives along.
• Matthew 28:18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
• Ephesians 1:20he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,
• Philippians 2:10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

Commentaries on Revelation 10:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2A little book open - Meaning probably some design of God long concealed, but now about to be made manifest. But who knows what it means? His right foot upon the sea, and his left - on the earth - To show that he had the command of each, and that his power was universal, all things being under his feet.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And he had in his hand a little book open - This is the first thing that indicated the purpose of his appearing, or that would give any distinct indication of the design of his coming from heaven. The general aspect of the angel, indeed, as represented in the former verse, was that of benignity, and his purpose, as there indicated, was light and peace. But still there was nothing which would denote the particular design for which he came, or which would…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Although the scroll is small, it is still very important. It reveals a small but critical part of God’s purposes for events that will happen before eternity begins. he cried out in a loud voice: Compare Job 37:2–5; Psalm 18:13; Psalm 29:3–4.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. he had--Greek, "Having." in his hand--in his left hand: as in Re 10:5 (see on Re 10:5), he lifts up his right hand to heaven. a little book--a roll little in comparison with the "book" (Re 5:1) which contained the whole vast scheme of God's purposes, not to be fully read till the final consummation. This other, a less book, contained only a portion which John was now to make his own (Re 10:9, 11), and then to use in prophesying to others. The New…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 10:2

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

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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