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Revelation 10:5

Then the angel that I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit);   Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena;   Oath;   Sea;   Vision;   The Topic Concordance - Creation;   Earth;   God;   Heaven/the Heavens;   Seals;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Hands, the;   Oaths;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Oath;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Order;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Oaths;   Revelation, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Earth Earthen Earthy Earthly;   Hand;   Oath;   Sea ;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Oath;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Law in the New Testament;   Revelation of John:;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hand;  

Parallel Translations

King James Version (1611)
And the Angel which I saw stand vpon the sea, and vpon the earth, lifted vp his hand to heauen,
King James Version
And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
New American Standard Bible
Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven,
New Century Version
Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven,
THE MESSAGE
Then the Angel I saw astride sea and land lifted his right hand to Heaven and swore by the One Living Forever and Ever, who created Heaven and everything in it, earth and everything in it, sea and everything in it, that time was up—that when the seventh Angel blew his trumpet, which he was about to do, the Mystery of God, all the plans he had revealed to his servants, the prophets, would be completed.
English Standard Version
And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven,
Berean Standard Bible
Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.
Contemporary English Version
The angel I had seen standing on the sea and the land then held his right hand up toward heaven.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted his right hand toward heaven
Darby Translation
And the angel whom I saw stand on the sea and on the earth lifted up his right hand to the heaven,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Angel which I sawe stand vpon the sea, and vpon the earth, lift vp his hand to heauen,
George Lamsa Translation
And the angel which I saw standing upon the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven, and
Good News Translation
Then the angel that I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven
Lexham English Bible
And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven
Literal Translation
And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted his hand to Heaven,
Amplified Bible
Then the angel whom I had seen standing on the sea and the land raised his right hand [to swear an oath] to heaven,
American Standard Version
And the angel that I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his right hand to heaven,
Bible in Basic English
And the angel which I saw taking his position on the sea and on the earth, put up his right hand to heaven,
Hebrew Names Version
The angel who I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to the sky,
International Standard Version
Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven.Exodus 6:8; Daniel 12:7;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And the angel whom I saw standing upon the sea and upon the land, lifted his right hand to heaven,
Murdock Translation
And the angel whom I saw standing upon the sea and the land, raised his right hand to heaven,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Angel which I sawe stande vpon the sea and vpon the earth, lyft vp his hande to heauen,
English Revised Version
And the angel which I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his right hand to heaven,
World English Bible
The angel who I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to the sky,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the angel whom I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth, lifted up his right hand toward heaven,
Weymouth's New Testament
Then the angel that I saw standing on the sea and on the land, lifted his right hand toward Heaven.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the aungel whom Y say stondinge aboue the see, and aboue the erthe, lifte vp his hond to heuene,
Update Bible Version
And the angel that I saw standing on the sea and on the earth lifted up his right hand to heaven,
Webster's Bible Translation
And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
New English Translation
Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven
New King James Version
The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised up his hand [fn] to heaven
New Living Translation
Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand toward heaven.
New Life Bible
Then the strong angel that I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted his right hand to heaven.
New Revised Standard
Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and the land raised his right hand to heaven
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, the messenger, whom I saw standing upon the sea and upon the land, lifted up his right hand unto heaven,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the angel whom I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven.
Revised Standard Version
And the angel whom I saw standing on sea and land lifted up his right hand to heaven
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And the angell which I sawe stonde apon the see and apon the erth lyfte vppe his honde to heven
Young's Literal Translation
And the messenger whom I saw standing upon the sea, and upon the land, did lift up his hand to the heaven,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the angel which I sawe stonde vpo the see, and vpon the earth, lifte vppe his honde to heauen,
Mace New Testament (1729)
Then the angel which I saw standing upon the sea, and upon the land, lifted up his hand to heaven,
Simplified Cowboy Version
The mighty angel standing on the land and the sea raised his right hand to the sky and

Contextual Overview

1Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, his legs were like pillars of fire, 2and he held a little scroll opened in his hand. He put his right foot on the sea, his left on the land, 3and he called out with a loud voice like a roaring lion. When he cried out, the seven thunders raised their voices. 4And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven, saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders said, and do not write it down!” 5Then the angel that I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. 6He swore by the one 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: “There will no longer be a delay, 7but in the days when the seventh angel will blow his trumpet, then the mystery of God will be completed, as he announced to his servants the prophets.”

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

stand: Revelation 10:2

lifted: Genesis 14:22, Genesis 22:15, Genesis 22:16, Exodus 6:8, Deuteronomy 32:40, Ezekiel 20:5, Ezekiel 20:15, Ezekiel 20:23, Ezekiel 20:28, Ezekiel 20:42, Ezekiel 36:7, Ezekiel 47:14, Daniel 12:7, Hebrews 6:13, by him, Revelation 1:18, Revelation 4:9, Jeremiah 10:10, who, Revelation 4:11, Revelation 14:7, Genesis 1:1 - Genesis 2:25, Exodus 20:11, Nehemiah 9:6, Psalms 95:3-6, Psalms 146:5, Psalms 148:1-7, Jeremiah 10:11-13, Acts 14:15, Acts 17:23, Romans 1:20, that there, Rather, "the time should not be yet," קסןםןע [Strong's G5550], ןץך [Strong's G3756], וףפי [Strong's G2076], ופי [Strong's G2089], that is, the time of those glorious things with which "the mystery of God should be finished." Revelation 16:17, Daniel 12:7

Reciprocal: Psalms 106:26 - lifted Isaiah 3:7 - swear Ezekiel 44:12 - therefore Matthew 14:25 - walking Revelation 10:1 - another Revelation 10:8 - the voice

Cross-References

Genesis 10:1
These are the family records of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They also had sons after the flood.
Genesis 10:9
He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord.”
Genesis 10:20
These are Ham’s sons by their clans, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.
Genesis 10:25
Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, for during his days the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
Psalms 72:10
May the kings of Tarshishand the coasts and islands bring tribute,the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
Isaiah 24:15
Therefore, in the east honor the Lord!In the coasts and islands of the westhonor the name of the Lord,the God of Israel.
Isaiah 40:15
Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket;they are considered as a speck of dust on the scales;he lifts up the islands like fine dust.
Isaiah 41:5
The coasts and islands see and are afraid,the whole earth trembles.They approach and arrive.
Isaiah 42:4
He will not grow weak or be discourageduntil he has established justice on earth.The coasts and islands will wait for his instruction.”
Isaiah 42:10
Sing a new song to the Lord;sing his praise from the ends of the earth,you who go down to the sea with all that fills it,you coasts and islands with your inhabitants.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth,.... His right foot being on the one, and his left foot upon the other, as described in Revelation 10:2;

lifted up his hand to heaven; the Oriental versions read, "his right hand"; and so some copies, and the Complutensian edition: the man clothed in linen, Daniel 12:6, who is the same with the angel here, held up both his hands; the lifting up of the hand was a gesture used in swearing: see Genesis 14:22; so the Jews say o, "the right hand", or by the right hand, זו יבועה, "this is an oath", according to Daniel 12:7; or whether the right hand or the left, is an oath, according to Isaiah 62:8.

o T. Bab. Nazir, fol. 3. 2. Yalkut Simeoni, par. 2. fol. 58. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And 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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 10:5. Lifted up his hand to heaven — As one making an appeal to the supreme Being.


 
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