Revelation 10:5

Easy-to-Read Version

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

Parallel Translations

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

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,

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

¹ Then I saw another powerful angel coming down from heaven. The angel was dressed in a cloud. He had a rainbow around his head. The angel's face was like the sun, and his legs were like poles of fire. ² The angel was holding a small scroll. The scroll was open in his hand. He put his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land. ³ He shouted loudly like the roaring of a lion. After he shouted, the voices of seven thunders spoke. ⁴ The seven thunders spoke, and I started to write. But then I heard a voice from heaven that said, "Don't write what the seven thunders said. Keep those things secret." ⁵ Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. ⁶ The angel made a promise by the power of the one who lives forever and ever. He is the one who made the skies and all that is in them. He made the earth and all that is in it, and he made the sea and all that is in it. The angel said, "There will be no more waiting! ⁷ In the days when the seventh angel is ready to blow his trumpet, God's secret plan will be completed—the Good News that God told 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
This is the history of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They are Noah's sons. These men had children after the flood.

Genesis 10:9
He was a great hunter before the Lord . That is why people compare other men to him and say, "That man is like Nimrod, a great hunter before the Lord ."

Genesis 10:20
All these people were descendants of Ham. They are arranged by families, languages, countries, and nations.

Genesis 10:25
Eber was the father of two sons. One son was named Peleg. He was given this name because the earth was divided during his life. The other son was named Joktan.

Psalms 72:10
May the kings of Tarshish and all the faraway lands by the sea bring gifts to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba bring their tribute to him.

Isaiah 24:15
They will say, "People in the east, praise the Lord ! People in faraway lands, praise the name of the Lord , the God of Israel."

Isaiah 40:15
Look, all the nations in the world are like one small drop in the bucket. If the Lord took all the faraway nations and put them on his scales, they would be like small pieces of dust.

Isaiah 41:5
People along the coast saw this, and they were frightened. Nations at the ends of the earth shook with fear. They have come near. They have arrived.

Isaiah 42:4
He will not grow weak or give up until he has brought justice to the world. And people in faraway places will hope to receive his teachings."

Isaiah 42:10
Sing a new song to the Lord ; praise him everywhere on earth— all you who sail on the seas, everything in the sea, and all you people in faraway places!

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.