Revelation 10:5

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,

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,

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

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 And I saw another strong messenger coming down out of the heaven, arrayed with a cloud, and a rainbow upon the head, and his face as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire, ² and he had in his hand a little scroll opened, and he did place his right foot upon the sea, and the left upon the land, ³ and he cried with a great voice, as a lion doth roar, and when he cried, speak out did the seven thunders their voices; ⁴ and when the seven thunders spake their voices, I was about to write, and I heard a voice out of the heaven saying to me, `Seal the things that the seven thunders spake,' and, `Thou mayest not write these things.' ⁵ And the messenger whom I saw standing upon the sea, and upon the land, did lift up his hand to the heaven, ⁶ and did swear in Him who doth live to the ages of the ages, who did create the heaven and the things in it, and the land and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it -- that time shall not be yet, ⁷ but in the days of the voice of the seventh messenger, when he may be about to sound, and the secret of God may be finished, as He did declare to His own servants, to 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
And these [are] births of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and born to them are sons after the deluge.

Genesis 10:9
he hath begun to be a hero in the land; he hath been a hero in hunting before Jehovah; therefore it is said, `As Nimrod the hero [in] hunting before Jehovah.'

Genesis 10:20
These [are] sons of Ham, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.

Genesis 10:25
And to Eber have two sons been born; the name of the one [is] Peleg (for in his days hath the earth been divided,) and his brother's name [is] Joktan.

Psalms 72:10
Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.

Isaiah 24:15
Therefore in prosperity honour ye Jehovah, In isles of the sea, the name of Jehovah, God of Israel.

Isaiah 40:15
Lo, nations as a drop from a bucket, And as small dust of the balance, have been reckoned, Lo, isles as a small thing He taketh up.

Isaiah 41:5
Seen have isles and fear, ends of the earth tremble, They have drawn near, yea, they come.

Isaiah 42:4
He doth not become weak nor bruised, Till he setteth judgment in the earth, And for his law isles wait with hope.

Isaiah 42:10
Sing to Jehovah a new song, His praise from the end of the earth, Ye who are going down to the sea, and its fulness, Isles, and their 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.