Revelation 10:8
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which stands on the sea and on the earth.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which stands on the sea and on the earth.
American Standard Version (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.
Basic English Translation (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.
Webster's Revision
And the voice which I heard from heaven spoke 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.
World English Bible
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."
English Revised Version (ERV)
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.
Definitions for Revelation 10:8
Clarke's Revelation 10:8 Bible Commentary
Take the little book which is open - Learn from this angel what should be published to the world.
Barnes's Revelation 10:8 Bible Commentary
And the voice which I heard from heaven - Revelation 10:4. This is not the voice of the angel, but a direct divine command,
Said, Go and take the little book which is open, ... - That is, take it out of his hand, and do with it as you shall be commanded. There is a very strong resemblance between this passage and the account contained in Ezekiel 2:9-10; Ezekiel 3:1-3. Ezekiel was directed to go to the house of Israel and deliver a divine message, whether they would hear or forbear; and in order that he might understand what message to deliver, there was shown to him a roll of a book, written within and without. That roll he was commanded to eat, and he found it to be "in his mouth as honey for sweetness." John has added to this the circumstance that, though "sweet in the mouth," it made "the belly bitter." The additional command Revelation 10:11, that he must yet "prophecy before many people," leads us to suppose that he had the narrative in Ezekiel in his eye; for, as the result of his eating the roll, he was commanded to go and prophesy to the people of Israel. The passage here Revelation 10:8 introduces a new symbol, that of "eating the book," and evidently refers to something that was to occur before the "mystery should be finished"; that is, before the seventh trumpet should sound.
"Which is open in the hand ..." On the symbolical meaning of the word "open," as applied to the book, see the notes on Revelation 10:2.
Wesley's Revelation 10:8 Bible Commentary
10:8 And - what follows from this verse to chap. xi. 13, Revelation 11:13 , , , , , , , , and with "the fulfilling of the mystery of God," as it follows under thetrumpet of the seventh angel; what is said, verse 11, Revelation 11:11 , , . John's "prophesying again," isunfolded immediately after; what is said, verse 7, Rev 11:7 concerning "the fulfilling the mystery of God," is unfolded,Rev. xi. 15 - 19, Revelation 11:15- 19 and in the following chapters.
