Revelation 10:5

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“Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.”

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BSBPD

“Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the angel that I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his right hand to heaven,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the messenger whom I saw standing upon the sea, and upon the land, did lift up his hand to the heaven,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Revelation 10:5 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
  2. Genesis 14:22But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
  3. Genesis 22:15And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time,
  4. Exodus 6:8And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’”
  5. Exodus 20:11For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
  6. Deuteronomy 32:40For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,
  7. Nehemiah 9:6You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.
  8. Psalms 95:3For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
  9. Psalms 146:5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
  10. Psalms 148:1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.
  11. Jeremiah 10:10But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
  12. Ezekiel 20:5and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’
  13. Ezekiel 20:15Moreover, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands—
  14. Ezekiel 20:23However, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands.
  15. Ezekiel 20:28When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.
  16. Ezekiel 20:42Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I bring you into the land of Israel, the land that I swore to give your fathers.
  17. Ezekiel 36:7Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I have sworn with an uplifted hand that surely the nations around you will endure reproach of their own.
  18. Ezekiel 47:14You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance.
  19. Daniel 12:7And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised 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, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.”
  20. Acts 14:15“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
  21. Acts 17:23For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.
  22. Romans 1:20For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
  23. Hebrews 6:13When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
  24. Revelation 1:18the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

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