Revelation 10:5 - Exposition

And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven ; the right hand (Revised Version) is supported by א , B, C, P, Syriac, Coptic, AE thiopic, Armenian, Andreas, Arethas, Primasius. It is omitted in the Textus Receptus, which follows A, 1, 17, 36, Vulgate; of. Daniel 12:7 , a chapter also referred to in the preceding note ( vide supra ) . In Daniel both hands are uplifted, here only one; in the other is the book. The action was customary among the Jews in swearing (see Genesis 14:22 ; Deuteronomy 32:40 ). (Upon the signification of "standing upon the sea and upon the earth," see on verse 2.)