Revelation Chapter 10 verse 2 Holy Bible

ASV Revelation 10:2

and he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left upon the earth;
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BBE Revelation 10:2

And he had in his hand a little open book: and he put his right foot on the sea, and his left on the earth;
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DARBY Revelation 10:2

and having in his hand a little opened book. And he set his right foot on the sea, and the left upon the earth,
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KJV Revelation 10:2

And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
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WBT Revelation 10:2


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WEB Revelation 10:2

He had in his hand a little open book. He set his right foot on the sea, and his left on the land.
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YLT Revelation 10:2

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,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - And he had in his hand a little book open. Ἔχων, "having," is read in א, A, B, C, P; εἴχεν, "he had," in a few cursives, the Vulgate, Andreas, Arethas, Primasius. The meaning is the same. The word βιβλαρίδιον, "little book," is a diminutive of βιβλίον (Revelation 5:1), which is itself a diminutive of βίβλος. This form of the word is found nowhere else; the corresponding usual form is βιβλιδαρίον. The book is probably little in comparison with that in Revelation 5:1. The latter contained all God's purposes, and the seer was not permitted to read it - only part was indicated to him. This book contains only a small portion of God's methods of dealing with man, and St. John is commanded to receive the whole. The contents are indicated in ver. 11 and the following chapter. The book is open, as a sign that what is contained therein is to be revealed. Bede thinks the New Testament is signified by it; Wordsworth sees in it the spiritual power of Rome; Hengstenberg considers that it contains the judgment of the degenerate Church. And he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth. Thus it is indicated that the revelation which is to follow affects the whole world, and is not partial in its operation, as were the judgments set forth under the earlier trumpets. Wordsworth (following Hengstenberg) sees in the earth an emblem of worldly power, and in the sea a symbol of the agitation and turbulence of nations.

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