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,
• 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
• 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 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.” Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. 6And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, “There will be no more delay! 7But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, 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 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,
• Genesis 14:22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “With raised hand I have sworn an oath to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
• Genesis 22:15The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time
• Exodus 6:8And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.’ ”
• Deuteronomy 32:40I lift my hand to heaven and solemnly swear: As surely as I live forever,
• Ezekiel 20:5and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore with uplifted hand to the descendants of Jacob and revealed myself to them in Egypt. With uplifted hand I said to them, “I am the Lord your God.”
• Ezekiel 36:7Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I swear with uplifted hand that the nations around you will also suffer scorn.
• Ezekiel 47:14You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with uplifted hand to give it to your ancestors, this land will become your inheritance.
• Daniel 12:7The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, lifted his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, times and half a time. When the power of the holy people has been finally broken, all these things will be completed.”
• Hebrews 6:13When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,
• Revelation 1:18I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
• Revelation 4:9Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever,
• Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King. When he is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure his wrath.
• Revelation 4:11“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.”
• Revelation 14:7He said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the 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
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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