Revelation 10:8

The voice which I heard from heaven, again speaking with me, said, “Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the land.”

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WEBBE

The voice which I heard from heaven, again speaking with me, said, “Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the land.”

BSB

Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.”

KJV

And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.

ASV

And the voice which I heard from heaven, [I heard it] again speaking with me, and saying, Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel that standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.

BBE

And the voice came to me again from heaven, saying, Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel who has his place on the sea and on the earth.

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Καὶ Kai And G2532 ἡ hē the G3588 φωνὴ phōnē voice G5456 ἣν hēn that G3739 ἤκουσα ēkousa I heard G191 ἐκ ek out of G1537 τοῦ tou (the) G3588 οὐρανοῦ ouranou heaven G3772 πάλιν palin again G3825 λαλοῦσαν lalousan was speaking G2980 μετ met᾽ with G3326 ἐμοῦ emou me G1473 καὶ kai and G2532 λέγουσαν legousan saying G3004 ὕπαγε hupage do go G5217 λάβε labe do take G2983 τὸ to the G3588 βιβλίον biblion little scroll G975 τὸ to which G3588 ἠνεῳγμένον ēneōgmenon opened G455 ἐν en in G1722 τῇ tēa the G3588 χειρὶ cheiri hand G5495 τοῦ tou of the G3588 ἀγγέλου angelou angel G32 τοῦ tou who G3588 ἑστῶτος hestōtos standing G2476 ἐπὶ epi upon G1909 τῆς tēs the G3588 θαλάσσης thalassēs sea G2281 καὶ kai and G2532 ἐπὶ epi upon G1909 τῆς tēs the G3588 γῆς gēs land G1093

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 8–11

Most men feel pleasure in looking into future events, and all good men like to receive a word from God. But when this book of prophecy was thoroughly digested by the apostle, the contents would be bitter; there were things so awful and terrible, such grievous persecutions of the people of God, such desolations in the earth, that the foresight and foreknowledge of them would be painful to his mind. Let us seek to be taught by Christ, and to obey his orders; daily meditating on his word, that it may nourish our souls; and then declaring it according to our several stations. The sweetness of such contemplations will often be mingled with bitterness, while we compare the Scriptures with the state of the world and the church, or even with that of our own hearts.

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