Revelation 10:8

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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	Καὶ Kai	G2532	and · conjunction
voice	φωνὴ phōnē	G5456	a tone (articulate · noun — nominative singular feminine
which	ἣν hēn	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative singular feminine
heard	ἤκουσα ēkousa	G191	to hear (in various senses) · verb — aorist active indicative, 1st person singular
from	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
heaven	οὐρανοῦ ouranou	G3772	the sky · noun — genitive singular masculine
spake	λαλοῦσαν lalousan	G2980	to talk · verb — present active participle, accusative singular feminine
unto	μετ᾽ met᾽	G3326	properly · preposition
me	ἐμοῦ emoû	G1700	of me
again	πάλιν palin	G3825	(adverbially) anew · adverb
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
said	λέγουσαν· legousan	G3004	properly · verb — present active participle, accusative singular feminine
Go	ὕπαγε hupage	G5217	to lead (oneself) under · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person singular
take	λάβε labe	G2983	while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent · verb — second aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
book	βιβλιαρίδιον bibliarídion	G974	a booklet
which	ἡ hē	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — nominative singular feminine
open	ἠνεῳγμένον ēneōgmenon	G455	to open up (literally or figuratively · verb — perfect passive participle, accusative singular neuter
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
hand	χειρὶ cheiri	G5495	the hand (literally or figuratively (power) · noun — dative singular feminine
angel	ἀγγέλου angelou	G32	compare G34 (ἀγέλη)) (to bring tidings) · noun — genitive singular masculine
which	τοῦ tou	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — genitive singular masculine
standeth	ἑστῶτος hestōtos	G2476	to stand (transitively or intransitively) · verb — perfect active participle, genitive singular masculine
upon	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
sea	θαλάσσης thalassēs	G2281	the sea (genitive case or specially) · noun — genitive singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
upon	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
earth	γῆς. gēs	G1093	soil · noun — genitive singular feminine

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

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,
Revelation 10:4-5 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those th…
Isaiah 30:21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to th…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 10:8–end

Here we have, I. A strict charge given to the apostle, which was, 1. That he should go and take the little book out of the hands of that mighty angel mentioned before. This charge was given, not by the angel himself who stood upon the earth, but by the same voice from heaven that in the fourth verse had lain an injunction upon him not to write what he had discerned by the seven thunders. 2. To eat the book; this part of the charge was given by the angel himself, hinting to the apostle that before he should publish what he had discovered he must more thoroughly digest the predictions, and be in himself suitably affected with them. II. An account of the taste and relish which this little book…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 10:8

spake . . . and said--So Syriac and Coptic read. But A, B, C, "(I heard) again speaking with me, and saying" (Greek, "lalousan . . . legousan"). little book--So Aleph and B read. But A and C, "the book."

Adam Clarke on Revelation 10:8

Take the little book which is open - Learn from this angel what should be published to the world.

John Gill on Revelation 10:8

And the voice which I heard from heaven,.... In Revelation 10:4; spake to 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; as John was to prophesy, Revelation 10:11; it was necessary that he should have a mission and a commission from heaven; and that he should have the open book of prophecy to prophesy out of; and that he should receive this from the angel's hands, who had unloosed its seals, and opened it: and just so to ordinary prophesying, or preaching, it is necessary that men should have their commission from heaven, should be called of God, and sent by him; and that they should have the book of the…

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The Church Fathers

And I heard a voice from heaven again, speaking. What did it say? Go, take the little scroll [βιβλίον] that is open in the hand of the angel.
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation

And the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again, etc. As the Lord reveals the mysteries of the future time, saying: For the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Matthew X), the Church is also admonished to take up the same book of preaching. Although these words can also be fittingly applied to John himself, who would return to preach after exile.
— Bede, Commentary on Revelation

The voice from heaven is the command of God, who breathes into the heart of the church and orders her to receive from the open book that which the church is to preach before the future peace. For it seems to us that to accept the open book from the hand of the angel is to understand the truth of the law and the prophets, which has been made manifest in Christ. And for that reason it says that [the church] should take the open book, which is no longer, as above, the sealed [book]. "For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness for everyone who believes." Christ, who is the truth, wished then to be born from the earth, that is, from Mary, when "Righteousness looked down from heaven." That is why I think that it is said, "I heard a voice from heaven speaking with me," just as [Christ] himself said, "I am the Beginning who is also speaking to you."
— Primasius of Hadrumetum, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 10:8

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Dictionary and topics

Sea · .In — .In

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 10:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 10:8

Adam Clarke on Revelation 10:8

John Gill on Revelation 10:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 10:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Revelation 10:8

Adam Clarke on Revelation 10:8

John Gill on Revelation 10:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Revelation 10:8-10