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Revelation 10

Rev. 10:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
I saw
eido (Greek #1492)
used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent 3700 and 3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
KJV usage: be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) know(-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wish, wot. Compare 3700.
Pronounce: i'-do
Origin: a primary verb
another
allos (Greek #243)
"else," i.e. different (in many applications)
KJV usage: more, one (another), (an-, some an-)other(-s, -wise).
Pronounce: al'-los
Origin: a primary word
mighty
ischuros (Greek #2478)
forcible (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: boisterous, mighty(-ier), powerful, strong(-er, man), valiant.
Pronounce: is-khoo-ros'
Origin: from 2479
angel
aggelos (Greek #32)
a messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a pastor
KJV usage: angel, messenger.
Pronounce: ang'-el-os
Origin: from ἀγγέλλω (probably derived from 71; compare 34) (to bring tidings)
come down
katabaino (Greek #2597)
to descend (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: come (get, go, step) down, fall (down).
Pronounce: kat-ab-ah'-ee-no
Origin: from 2596 and the base of 939
from
ek (Greek #1537)
or ἐξ (ex) a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote)
KJV usage: after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, ...ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
Pronounce: ek
heaven
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ouranos (Greek #3772)
the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity)
KJV usage: air, heaven(-ly), sky.
Pronounce: oo-ran-os'
Origin: perhaps from the same as 3735 (through the idea of elevation)
, clothed with
periballo (Greek #4016)
to throw all around, i.e. invest (with a palisade or with clothing)
KJV usage: array, cast about, clothe(-d me), put on.
Pronounce: per-ee-bal'-lo
Origin: from 4012 and 906
a cloud
nephele (Greek #3507)
properly, cloudiness, i.e. (concretely) a cloud
KJV usage: cloud.
Pronounce: nef-el'-ay
Origin: from 3509
: and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
a rainbow
iris (Greek #2463)
a rainbow ("iris")
KJV usage: rainbow.
Pronounce: ee'-ris
Origin: perhaps from 2046 (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities)
q was upon
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
his head
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kephale (Greek #2776)
the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
KJV usage: head.
Pronounce: kef-al-ay'
Origin: from the primary κάπτω (in the sense of seizing)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
his
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
face
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
prosopon (Greek #4383)
the front (as being towards view), i.e. the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person
KJV usage: (outward) appearance, X before, countenance, face, fashion, (men's) person, presence.
Pronounce: pros'-o-pon
Origin: from 4314 and ὤψ (the visage, from 3700)
s was as it were
hos (Greek #5613)
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
KJV usage: about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.
Pronounce: hoce
Origin: probably adverb of comparative from 3739
the sun
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
helios (Greek #2246)
the sun; by implication, light
KJV usage: + east, sun.
Pronounce: hay'-lee-os
Origin: from ἕλη (a ray; perhaps akin to the alternate of 138)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
his
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
feet
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
pous (Greek #4228)
a "foot" (figuratively or literally)
KJV usage: foot(-stool).
Pronounce: pooce
Origin: a primary word
as
hos (Greek #5613)
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
KJV usage: about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.
Pronounce: hoce
Origin: probably adverb of comparative from 3739
pillars
stulos (Greek #4769)
a post ("style"), i.e. (figuratively) support
KJV usage: pillar.
Pronounce: stoo'-los
Origin: from στύω (to stiffen; properly akin to the base of 2476)
of fire
pur (Greek #4442)
"fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning)
KJV usage: fiery, fire.
Pronounce: poor
Origin: a primary word
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Ezek. 1:28• 28As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke. (Ezek. 1:28)
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Rev. 1:15‑16• 15and his feet like fine brass, as burning in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters;
 16and having in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword going forth; and his countenance as the sun shines in its power. (Rev. 1:15‑16)
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Matt. 17:2• 2And he was transfigured before them. And his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light; (Matt. 17:2)

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Cloud,
Fire,
Head,
Heaven,
Pillar,
Rainbow,
Sun

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-5:  A mighty strong angel appears with a book open in his hand.
6-8:  He swears by him that lives for ever, that there shall be no more time.
9-11:  John is commanded to take and eat the book.
another.
Rev. 10:5‑6• 5And the angel whom I saw stand on the sea and on the earth lifted up his right hand to the heaven,
 6and swore by him that lives to the ages of ages, who created the heaven and the things that are in it, and the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there should be no longer delay; (Rev. 10:5‑6)
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Rev. 5:2• 2And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its seals? (Rev. 5:2)
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Rev. 7:1‑2• 1And after this I saw four angels standing upon the four corners of the earth, holding fast the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow upon the earth, nor upon the sea, nor upon any tree.
 2And I saw another angel ascending from the sunrising, having the seal of the living God; and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it had been given to hurt the earth and the sea, (Rev. 7:1‑2)
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Rev. 8:2‑5,13• 2And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
 3And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, that he might give efficacy to the prayers of all saints at the golden altar which was before the throne.
 4And the smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of the saints, out of the hand of the angel before God.
 5And the angel took the censer, and filled it from the fire of the altar, and cast it on the earth: and there were voices, and thunders and lightnings, and an earthquake.
 13And I saw, and I heard an eagle flying in mid-heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to them that dwell upon the earth, for the remaining voices of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound. (Rev. 8:2‑5,13)
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Rev. 9:13‑14• 13And the sixth angel sounded his trumpet: and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
 14saying to the sixth angel that had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound at the great river Euphrates. (Rev. 9:13‑14)
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Rev. 14:14‑15• 14And I saw, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud one sitting like the Son of man, having upon his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
 15And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Send thy sickle and reap; for the hour of reaping is come, for the harvest of the earth is dried. (Rev. 14:14‑15)
clothed.
Rev. 1:7• 7Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they which have pierced him, and all the tribes of the land shall wail because of him. Yea. Amen. (Rev. 1:7)
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Ex. 16:10• 10And it came to pass, when Aaron spoke to the whole assembly of the children of Israel, that they turned toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of Jehovah appeared in the cloud. (Ex. 16:10)
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Lev. 16:2• 2and Jehovah said to Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the sanctuary inside the veil before the mercy-seat which is upon the ark, that he die not; for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy-seat. (Lev. 16:2)
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Psa. 97:2• 2Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne. (Psa. 97:2)
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Psa. 104:3• 3Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind; (Psa. 104:3)
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Isa. 19:1• 1The burden of Egypt. Behold, Jehovah rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt are moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt melteth in the midst of it. (Isa. 19:1)
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Lam. 3:44• 44Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that prayer should not pass through. (Lam. 3:44)
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Dan. 7:13• 13I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like a son of man, and he came up even to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. (Dan. 7:13)
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Luke 21:27• 27And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. (Luke 21:27)
a rainbow.
Rev. 4:3• 3and he that was sitting like in appearance to a stone of jasper and a sardius, and a rainbow round the throne like in appearance to an emerald. (Rev. 4:3)
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Gen. 9:11‑17• 11And I establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood, and henceforth there shall be no flood to destroy the earth.
 12And God said, This is the sign of the covenant that I set between me and you and every living soul that is with you, for everlasting generations:
 13I set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be for a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
 14And it shall come to pass when I bring clouds over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud,
 15and I will remember my covenant which is between me and you and every living soul of all flesh; and the waters shall not henceforth become a flood to destroy all flesh.
 16And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living soul of all flesh that is upon the earth.
 17And God said to Noah, This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth. (Gen. 9:11‑17)
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Isa. 54:9• 9For this is as the waters of Noah unto me, since I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth: so have I sworn that I will no more be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. (Isa. 54:9)
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Ezek. 1:28• 28As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke. (Ezek. 1:28)
his face.
Rev. 1:16• 16and having in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword going forth; and his countenance as the sun shines in its power. (Rev. 1:16)
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Dan. 10:6• 6and his body was like a chrysolite, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as torches of fire, and his arms and his feet as the look of burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. (Dan. 10:6)
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Matt. 17:2• 2And he was transfigured before them. And his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light; (Matt. 17:2)
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Acts 26:13• 13at mid-day, on the way, I saw, O king, a light above the brightness of the sun, shining from heaven round about me and those who were journeying with me. (Acts 26:13)
pillars.
Rev. 1:15• 15and his feet like fine brass, as burning in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters; (Rev. 1:15)
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Song of Sol. 5:15• 15His legs, pillars of marble, set upon bases of fine gold: His bearing as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars; (Song of Sol. 5:15)
• A mighty angel comes down from heaven, who appears to be the Lord Himself. (article #56689)
• Here then, I think, it was no mere creature, but the Creator Himself, who took the form of an angel. It may be too the Lord retreating, if one may so say, from all that would have linked Him manifestly and directly with His people, and this for a very solemn reason. (“Lectures on Revelation 10” by W. Kelly)
• And as before (in order to distinguish Him particularly from all others) He was engaged with the incense at the golden altar; so here we find He was "clothed with a cloud" — the badge of Jehovah's glory; "and the rainbow [was] over his head," that is, the pledge of God's unchanging covenant with creation. "His face [was] as it were the sun." The sun is ever the symbol of supreme glory in rule, and the face of this angel is said to be like the sun. So it was on the holy mount (Matt. 17: 2), and when John saw his Lord again at Patmos. (Rev. 1: 16.) "His feet as pillars of fire" united, it would seem, the solidity of the "pillar" and the thorough final judgment that is so constantly conveyed by "fire." (“Lectures on Revelation 10” by W. Kelly)
• It forms an important parenthesis, that comes in between the sixth and seventh trumpets, just as the sealing chapter (7) came in between the sixth and seventh seals: so orderly is the Apocalypse. (“Lectures on Revelation 10” by W. Kelly)
• Mighty Angel: Christ asserting His claim over the earth. (“Revelation 10 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)
• Cloud: Sign of Jehovah’s presence (Ex. 13:21; Isa. 4:5; Ezek. 10:4; Matt. 17:5). (“Revelation 10 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)
• Rainbow: (See Rev. 4:3). (“Revelation 10 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)
• Sun: Supreme sovereign glory (Psa. 136:8-9). (“Revelation 10 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)
• Feet as Pillars of Fire: Firmness of discriminating judgment. (“Revelation 10 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And I saw another strong angel coming down out of the heaven, clothed with a cloud, and the rainbow upon his head, and his countenance as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire,

W. Kelly Translation

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And I saw another strong angel coming down out of the heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the rainbowa on his headb, and his face as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:

WK Translation Notes

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a
T. R. omits "the" before "rainbow," but "the rainbow" is right, though of no great weight.
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T. R. omits "his," but most MSS. have it.