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Revelation 10:1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.

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He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/revelation/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, surrounded by a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face shone like the sun, and his feet were like pillars of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/revelation/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, and his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/revelation/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/revelation/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And I saw another mighty angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow upon his head, and his face <i>was</i> like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/revelation/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow <i>was</i> upon his head, and his face <i>was</i> as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/revelation/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I saw still another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow <i>was</i> on his head, his face <i>was</i> like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/revelation/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I saw another strong angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the rainbow was on his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/revelation/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/revelation/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/revelation/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud, and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/revelation/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed in a cloud, with a rainbow (halo) over his head; and his face was like the sun, and his feet (legs) were like columns of fire;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/revelation/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, his legs were like pillars of fire,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/revelation/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, surrounded by a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, his legs were like fiery pillars,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/revelation/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, arrayed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/revelation/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I saw another powerful angel come down from heaven. This one was covered with a cloud, and a rainbow was over his head. His face was like the sun, his legs were like columns of fire, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/revelation/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, arrayed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/revelation/10.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />I saw another powerful angel come down from heaven. He was dressed in a cloud, and there was a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, and his feet were like columns of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/revelation/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then I saw another mighty angel coming down out of heaven. He was wrapped in a cloud and had a rainbow around his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like columns of fire. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/revelation/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I saw another powerful angel come down from heaven. He was dressed in a cloud, and there was a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like columns of fire. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/revelation/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/revelation/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then I saw another powerful angel descending from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun and his legs were like pillars of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/revelation/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I saw another mighty angel coming down out of the sky, clothed with a cloud. A rainbow was on his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/revelation/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/revelation/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Then I saw another strong angel coming down from Heaven. He was robed in a cloud, and over his head was the rainbow. His face was like the sun, and his feet resembled pillars of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/revelation/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I saw a mighty angel coming down out of the sky, clothed with a cloud. A rainbow was on his head. His face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/revelation/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I saw another strong messenger coming down out of Heaven, clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow on the head, and his face as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/revelation/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And I saw another mighty angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow upon his head, and his face <i>was</i> like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/revelation/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I saw another strong messenger coming down out of the heaven, arrayed with a cloud, and a rainbow upon the head, and his face as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/revelation/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I saw another strong angel coming down from heaven, surrounded with a cloud: and a rainbow upon the head, and his face as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/revelation/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow was on his head, and his face was as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/revelation/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I saw another strong Angel, descending from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet were like columns of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/revelation/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven wrapped in a cloud, with a halo around his head; his face was like the sun and his feet were like pillars of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/revelation/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/revelation/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />AND I saw another mighty angel com ing down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and the rainbow of the cloud was upon his head, and his face was as though it were the sun, and his legs as pillars of fire:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And I saw another Angel who descended from Heaven and he wore a cloud and a rainbow of the sky on his head and his appearance was like the Sun, and his legs like pillars of fire.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/revelation/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/revelation/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And I saw another mighty angel coming down out of the heaven, encircled with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/revelation/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />AND I saw another mighty angel descending from heaven, clothed with a cloud; and a rainbow on his head, and his countenance as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/revelation/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Then I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, invested with a cloud, a rainbow was upon his head, his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/revelation/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Then I saw another strong angel coming down from Heaven. He was robed in a cloud, and over his head was the rainbow. His face was like the sun, and his feet resembled pillars of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/revelation/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And I saw another strong angel, descending out of Heaven, clothed with a cloud, and the rainbow <i>was</i> upon his head, and his face <i>was</i> as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/revelation/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven invested with a cloud: and <i>there was</i> a rainbow on his head, and his face <i>was</i> as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/10-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=1967" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/revelation/10.htm">The Angel and the Small Scroll</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: eidon (V-AIA-1S) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">I saw</a> <a href="/greek/243.htm" title="243: allon (Adj-AMS) -- Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; else, i.e. Different.">another</a> <a href="/greek/2478.htm" title="2478: ischyron (Adj-AMS) -- Strong (originally and generally of physical strength); mighty, powerful, vehement, sure. From ischus; forcible.">mighty</a> <a href="/greek/32.htm" title="32: angelon (N-AMS) -- From aggello; a messenger; especially an angel; by implication, a pastor.">angel</a> <a href="/greek/2597.htm" title="2597: katabainonta (V-PPA-AMS) -- To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend.">coming down</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranou (N-GMS) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heaven,</a> <a href="/greek/4016.htm" title="4016: peribebl&#275;menon (V-RPM/P-AMS) -- From peri and ballo; to throw all around, i.e. Invest.">wrapped in</a> <a href="/greek/3507.htm" title="3507: nephel&#275;n (N-AFS) -- A cloud. From nephos; properly, cloudiness, i.e. a cloud.">a cloud,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: h&#275; (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">a</a> <a href="/greek/2463.htm" title="2463: iris (N-NFS) -- A rainbow or halo. Perhaps from ereo; a rainbow.">rainbow</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">above</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: t&#275;n (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2776.htm" title="2776: kephal&#275;n (N-AFS) -- From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively.">head.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4383.htm" title="4383: pros&#333;pon (N-NNS) -- From pros and ops; the front, i.e. The countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person.">face</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: h&#333;s (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">was like</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2246.htm" title="2246: h&#275;lios (N-NMS) -- The sun, sunlight. From hele; the sun; by implication, light.">sun,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4228.htm" title="4228: podes (N-NMP) -- The foot. A primary word; a foot.">legs</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: h&#333;s (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">were like</a> <a href="/greek/4769.htm" title="4769: styloi (N-NMP) -- A pillar, support, column. From stuo; a post, i.e. support.">pillars</a> <a href="/greek/4442.htm" title="4442: pyros (N-GNS) -- Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; fire.">of fire.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">2</span>He held in his hand a small scroll, which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/10-5.htm">Daniel 10:5-6</a></span><br />I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. / His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-26.htm">Ezekiel 1:26-28</a></span><br />Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man. / From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him. / The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-2.htm">Matthew 17:2</a></span><br />There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/24-16.htm">Exodus 24:16-17</a></span><br />and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud. / And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-13.htm">Revelation 1:13-16</a></span><br />and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest. / The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. / His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-7.htm">Daniel 12:7</a></span><br />And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, &#8220;It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-10.htm">Acts 1:10-11</a></span><br />They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. / &#8220;Men of Galilee,&#8221; they said, &#8220;why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/2-9.htm">Ezekiel 2:9-10</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll, / which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-3.htm">Revelation 4:3</a></span><br />The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-29.htm">Exodus 34:29-30</a></span><br />And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was unaware that his face had become radiant from speaking with the LORD. / Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses, and behold, his face was radiant. And they were afraid to approach him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-3.htm">Matthew 28:3</a></span><br />His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1-4</a></span><br />In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: &#8220;Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.&#8221; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-2.htm">Revelation 5:2</a></span><br />And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, &#8220;Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-2.htm">Psalm 104:2</a></span><br />He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/43-2.htm">Ezekiel 43:2</a></span><br />and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was on his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:</p><p class="hdg">another.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/10-5.htm">Revelation 10:5,6</a></b></br> And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, &#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/5-2.htm">Revelation 5:2</a></b></br> And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/7-1.htm">Revelation 7:1,2</a></b></br> And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree&#8230; </p><p class="hdg">clothed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a></b></br> Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they <i>also</i> which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-10.htm">Exodus 16:10</a></b></br> And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Leviticus 16:2</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy <i>place</i> within the vail before the mercy seat, which <i>is</i> upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.</p><p class="hdg">a rainbow.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/4-3.htm">Revelation 4:3</a></b></br> And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and <i>there was</i> a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/9-11.htm">Genesis 9:11-17</a></b></br> And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Isaiah 54:9</a></b></br> For this <i>is as</i> the waters of Noah unto me: for <i>as</i> I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.</p><p class="hdg">his face.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/1-16.htm">Revelation 1:16</a></b></br> And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance <i>was</i> as the sun shineth in his strength.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/10-6.htm">Daniel 10:6</a></b></br> His body also <i>was</i> like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/17-2.htm">Matthew 17:2</a></b></br> And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.</p><p class="hdg">pillars.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/1-15.htm">Revelation 1:15</a></b></br> And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/5-15.htm">Song of Solomon 5:15</a></b></br> His legs <i>are as</i> pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance <i>is</i> as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/9-14.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/revelation/4-3.htm">Arch</a> <a href="/revelation/9-7.htm">Arrayed</a> <a href="/revelation/7-13.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-18.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-24.htm">Coloured</a> <a href="/revelation/7-11.htm">Face</a> <a href="/revelation/3-9.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/revelation/9-17.htm">Fiery</a> <a href="/revelation/9-18.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/revelation/3-14.htm">Head</a> <a href="/revelation/9-1.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/john/19-33.htm">Legs</a> <a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/galatians/2-9.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/revelation/4-3.htm">Rainbow</a> <a href="/revelation/9-17.htm">Resembled</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Robed</a> <a href="/revelation/7-11.htm">Round</a> <a href="/revelation/9-1.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/revelation/9-2.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/acts/5-6.htm">Wrapped</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/10-5.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/genesis/1-6.htm">Arch</a> <a href="/revelation/11-3.htm">Arrayed</a> <a href="/revelation/11-3.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/revelation/11-12.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/revelation/17-3.htm">Coloured</a> <a href="/revelation/12-14.htm">Face</a> <a href="/revelation/11-2.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Fiery</a> <a href="/revelation/11-5.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/revelation/12-1.htm">Head</a> <a href="/revelation/10-4.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/exodus/12-9.htm">Legs</a> <a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/exodus/23-24.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/genesis/9-13.htm">Rainbow</a> <a href="/revelation/10-3.htm">Resembled</a> <a href="/revelation/12-1.htm">Robed</a> <a href="/revelation/12-1.htm">Round</a> <a href="/revelation/10-4.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/revelation/12-8.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/revelation/12-1.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/genesis/38-14.htm">Wrapped</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/10-1.htm">A mighty strong angel appears with a book open in his hand.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/10-6.htm">He swears by him who lives forever, that there shall be no more time.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">John is commanded to take and eat the book.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Greek word for "saw" is "&#949;&#7990;&#948;&#959;&#957;" (eidon), which implies not just physical sight but a deeper, spiritual perception. This suggests that John is being granted a divine revelation, a glimpse into the heavenly realm that is beyond ordinary human experience. It emphasizes the importance of spiritual insight in understanding God's plans.<p><b>another mighty angel</b><br />The term "another" (&#7940;&#955;&#955;&#959;&#957;, allon) suggests that this angel is distinct from those previously mentioned. The word "mighty" (&#7984;&#963;&#967;&#965;&#961;&#8056;&#957;, ischyron) underscores the angel's power and authority, reflecting the strength and majesty of God's messengers. Angels in biblical texts often serve as God's emissaries, carrying out His will and delivering His messages. This particular angel's mightiness may symbolize the significance of the message he brings.<p><b>coming down from heaven</b><br />This phrase highlights the divine origin of the angel, emphasizing that he is sent by God. The descent from heaven signifies the intervention of the divine in earthly affairs, a common theme in apocalyptic literature. It reassures believers of God's active involvement in the world and His ultimate sovereignty over creation.<p><b>wrapped in a cloud</b><br />Clouds in biblical symbolism often represent the presence and glory of God. The Greek word "&#960;&#949;&#961;&#953;&#946;&#949;&#946;&#955;&#951;&#956;&#941;&#957;&#959;&#957;" (peribebl&#275;menon) means "clothed" or "wrapped," suggesting that the angel is enveloped in God's glory. This imagery recalls the Old Testament theophanies, such as God's presence on Mount Sinai, and serves to remind readers of God's holiness and majesty.<p><b>with a rainbow above his head</b><br />The rainbow is a symbol of God's covenant and mercy, first seen in <a href="/genesis/9-13.htm">Genesis 9:13</a> as a sign of His promise to Noah. The presence of a rainbow above the angel's head signifies hope and assurance of God's faithfulness. It serves as a reminder that even amidst judgment, God's promises remain steadfast and His mercy endures.<p><b>his face was like the sun</b><br />The comparison of the angel's face to the sun (&#7969;&#955;&#943;&#959;&#965;, h&#275;liou) suggests brilliance and radiance, reflecting the glory of God. This imagery is reminiscent of the transfiguration of Christ, where His face shone like the sun (<a href="/matthew/17-2.htm">Matthew 17:2</a>). It symbolizes divine illumination and truth, indicating that the message the angel brings is of utmost importance and clarity.<p><b>and his legs like pillars of fire</b><br />The description of the angel's legs as "pillars of fire" evokes images of strength, stability, and purification. Fire in biblical texts often represents God's judgment and holiness. The Greek word "&#960;&#965;&#961;&#972;&#962;" (pyros) for fire suggests a purifying presence, indicating that the angel's mission involves both judgment and the refining of God's people. The imagery of pillars suggests a firm foundation, reinforcing the idea of God's unshakeable truth and justice.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">FIRST SCENE OF THE INTERPOSED VISION.</span><p>(1, 2) <span class= "bld">And I saw . . .</span>--Translate, <span class= "ital">And I saw another mighty angel descending out of the heaven, clothed with a cloud, and the</span> (not "a") <span class= "ital">rainbow upon his head, and his face as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire, and having in his hand a little book</span> (or, <span class= "ital">roll) open. </span>Many have thought that this angel can be none other than Christ Himself. It must be acknowledged that the description is such that we might well hesitate to apply it to any but our Lord; but, nevertheless, the words, "<span class= "ital">another</span> mighty angel," afford serious difficulty. Our Lord might indeed appear as an angel, but it is scarcely conceivable that He would be called "<span class= "ital">another</span> mighty angel:" an expression which seems to associate this angel with those others who have taken part in these visions. Remembering this, we must separate from our thoughts the idea of personal angelic beings. Such are employed by God, but in the mechanism of these visions the angels are not necessarily such, any more than the stars are literal stars: they are typical, representative angels, as we speak of the Angel of Peace, the Angel of War; so we have the Angels of Time, of Death, of Life, as in the Apocalypse. The angel here, even if he does not represent Christ Himself, descends with the evidences of Christ's power. He comes to remind the secret ones of God that Christ is with them always, and that He will not hide His commandments from those who are living as strangers and pilgrims upon earth (<a href="/psalms/119-19.htm" title="I am a stranger in the earth: hide not your commandments from me.">Psalm 119:19</a>; <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm" title="Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;">1Peter 2:11</a>); for he bears a little book open in his hand. The value of this vision is best seen by calling to mind the vision of the Fifth Trumpet. There, for the first time, the plagues seemed to gather supernatural power: the key of the abyss was given to the star that fell, and the locust host were led by the angel of the abyss. As an answer to this comes this angel, bearing the witnesses of Christ's power. When the troubles come that darken and confuse, the messenger from heaven will come to give light, teaching, and strength to the faithful--so does this angel first give assurance of the power of Christ. He comes clothed with a cloud, the token always of the Divine Presence (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm" title="And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:">Exodus 13:21</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm" title="And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire enfolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the middle thereof as the color of amber, out of the middle of the fire.">Ezekiel 1:4</a>; <a href="/matthew/17-5.htm" title="While he yet spoke, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear you him.">Matthew 17:5</a>; <a href="/acts/1-9.htm" title="And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.">Acts 1:9</a>). <span class= "ital">The,</span> not "a" rainbow, but the rainbow <span class= "ital">(i.e.,</span> the rainbow of <a href="/revelation/4-3.htm" title="And he that sat was to look on like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like to an emerald.">Revelation 4:3</a>), the token of covenant and of love, glowed round his head; his face, like Moses', had caught the unutterable light, the sun-like light of Christ's presence (<a href="/revelation/1-16.htm" title="And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shines in his strength.">Revelation 1:16</a>); and his feet were like pillars of fire to tread the earth, strong in the power of purification and judgment. Some call this the Angel of Time, because of his utterance in <a href="/revelation/10-6.htm" title="And swore by him that lives for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:">Revelation 10:6</a>; but is it not rather the typical representative of the Angel of the New Testament, coming with the tokens of covenant truth, and power and love? He had in his hand a little book open. Our memories are carried back to the other book, or roll, displayed in <a href="/context/revelation/5-1.htm" title="And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.">Revelation 5:1-5</a>, and two contrasts strike us: that roll, or book, was sealed, and none were found worthy to open it; this book is open--that book was larger; this one being described as a small book. Do these contrasts help us to the meaning? One thing they seem to tell us: the book contains none of those secret things which were the contents of the former book. The closed, sealed book pointed to the hidden springs of future history; this points to what is open to all. That book was comparatively large, and tilled with writing, as the visions of oncoming history were great; this book is small, and contains what all may master. These considerations forbid the idea that the book is a repetition in brief of what was in the sealed book, "or that it was the revelation of some remaining prophecies," or of some "portion or section of prophecy." The vision is a representation that he who comes armed with the witnesses of Christ's presence comes also with that ever open proclamation of God's love and righteousness. The little open book is that gospel which is the sword of the Spirit, the weapon of the Church, that Word of God open to all, hidden only from those whom the god of this world hath blinded. The fallen powers may bear the key and let loose darkening clouds of confused thought and unworthy teaching; the outer courts of the Church may be overcast: but unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness, and God's Word has risen with new light and power upon the bewilderments and glooms of the age. "Three books are associated in the Apocalypse. The first is the book of the course of this world (<a href="/revelation/5-1.htm" title="And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.">Revelation 5:1</a>); . . . the last is the Book of Life (<a href="/revelation/20-15.htm" title="And whoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.">Revelation 20:15</a>; <a href="/revelation/21-27.htm" title="And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defiles, neither whatever works abomination, or makes a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.">Revelation 21:27</a>): between these two comes" another book, which is the link between the other two, the ever open book of God's promises and the witness of God's righteousness and power. Elliott regarded this little roll as the Bible opened anew to mankind at the period of the Reformation. The period affords many magnificent illustrations of the vision, but it does not exhaust its truth, since in every age the reverent study of the Word of God has given freshness and strength to forgotten truths, and has saved men from the bondage of traditional notions. From among such students have arisen God's witnesses. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And I saw</span>. We have here the commencement of what many writers call an episode, or rather two episodes, which intervene between the sixth and seventh trumpets, just as <a href="/revelation/7.htm">Revelation 7</a>. occurs between the sixth and seventh seals. But as in the latter place we saw only a greater elaboration in the introduction to the seventh seal, and not a detached relation, so here <a href="/revelation/10.htm">Revelation 10</a>. and Revelation 11:1-14 form a gradual transition from the sixth to the seventh trumpet, and supplement what is set forth under those trumpets. The passage is so far a digression, as it is occupied chiefly in setting forth the fate of the Church rather than that of the ungodly; but it only does so to demonstrate the wickedness of the world, and the inevitable nature of the last great punishment. <a href="/revelation/9.htm">Revelation 9</a>. ends (almost in a tone of surprise) with the words, "Neither repented they," etc.; therefore the angel now declares that, as all the warnings vouchsafed have brought men as a whole no nearer to God, the last final punishment must now fall. But, as if the measure of God's mercy were not yet fully filled up, it is shown how he has given to the world two witnesses, by which men might be induced to repent. But this, too, only serves to add to the condemnation of the world, which wrests this gift to its own destruction. We thus have the connection. God has sent punishments as warnings. But he not only has done this, he has also given direct instruction by the witness of his Word; man has despised both; therefore the end must come. Although the main object of the trumpet visions is to set forth the woes inflicted upon the wicked, yet the seer, as it were, hesitates to indicate the last dread punishment until he has alluded to the opportunities which God has afforded mankind of escaping that end. <span class="cmt_word">Another mighty angel come down from heaven;</span> <span class="accented">coming down out of heaven</span> (Revised Version). So in the vision of the seals, at this point the advent of <span class="accented">another angel</span> ushers in the following incidents (<a href="/revelation/7-2.htm">Revelation 7:2</a>). He is probably <span class="accented">another angel</span> as distinguished from the <span class="accented">sixth angel</span> (<a href="/revelation/9-13.htm">Revelation 9:13</a>). There is not sufficient reason for supposing that Christ is meant. Wherever our Lord is referred to in the Revelation, it is always in a mode which cannot possibly be mistaken (cf. <a href="/revelation/1-13.htm">Revelation 1:13</a>; <a href="/revelation/5-6.htm">Revelation 5:6</a>, etc.). St. John's position is now upon the earth. In the vision he is either in heaven or on the earth, as required, he thus <span class="accented">sees</span> the angel apparently coming down from heaven. Clothed with a cloud. The symbol of majesty (cf. <a href="/exodus/16-10.htm">Exodus 16:10</a>; <a href="/luke/21-27.htm">Luke 21:27</a>; <a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a>, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">And a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire.</span> Omit "was." The description shows the celestial dignity of the messenger. Perhaps there is a reference in the <span class="accented">rainbow</span> to the merciful character of this angel's mission, and the faithfulness and patience of God. The two last clauses express the same idea, viz. the bright and glorious appearance of the angel. God's glory is reflected in his messenger, as formerly it was in Moses (<a href="/exodus/34-29.htm">Exodus 34:29, 30</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/revelation/10-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">&#922;&#945;&#8054;</span> <span class="translit">(Kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">I saw</span><br /><span class="grk">&#949;&#7990;&#948;&#959;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(eidon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">another</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7940;&#955;&#955;&#959;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(allon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_243.htm">Strong's 243: </a> </span><span class="str2">Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mighty</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7984;&#963;&#967;&#965;&#961;&#8056;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(ischyron)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2478.htm">Strong's 2478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strong (originally and generally of physical strength); mighty, powerful, vehement, sure. From ischus; forcible.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">angel</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7940;&#947;&#947;&#949;&#955;&#959;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(angelon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_32.htm">Strong's 32: </a> </span><span class="str2">From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">coming down</span><br /><span class="grk">&#954;&#945;&#964;&#945;&#946;&#945;&#943;&#957;&#959;&#957;&#964;&#945;</span> <span class="translit">(katabainonta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2597.htm">Strong's 2597: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7952;&#954;</span> <span class="translit">(ek)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heaven,</span><br /><span class="grk">&#959;&#8016;&#961;&#945;&#957;&#959;&#8166;</span> <span class="translit">(ouranou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wrapped in</span><br /><span class="grk">&#960;&#949;&#961;&#953;&#946;&#949;&#946;&#955;&#951;&#956;&#941;&#957;&#959;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(peribebl&#275;menon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4016.htm">Strong's 4016: </a> </span><span class="str2">From peri and ballo; to throw all around, i.e. Invest.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a cloud,</span><br /><span class="grk">&#957;&#949;&#966;&#941;&#955;&#951;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(nephel&#275;n)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3507.htm">Strong's 3507: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cloud. From nephos; properly, cloudiness, i.e. a cloud.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[with]</span><br /><span class="grk">&#954;&#945;&#8054;</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">a</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7969;</span> <span class="translit">(h&#275;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rainbow</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7990;&#961;&#953;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(iris)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2463.htm">Strong's 2463: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rainbow or halo. Perhaps from ereo; a rainbow.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">above</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7952;&#960;&#8054;</span> <span class="translit">(epi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> </span><span class="str2">On, to, against, on the basis of, at. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">his</span><br /><span class="grk">&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#959;&#8166;</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">head.</span><br /><span class="grk">&#954;&#949;&#966;&#945;&#955;&#8052;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(kephal&#275;n)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2776.htm">Strong's 2776: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="grk">&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#959;&#8166;</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">face</span><br /><span class="grk">&#960;&#961;&#972;&#963;&#969;&#960;&#959;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(pros&#333;pon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4383.htm">Strong's 4383: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pros and ops; the front, i.e. The countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[was] like</span><br /><span class="grk">&#8033;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(h&#333;s)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">&#8001;</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sun,</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7973;&#955;&#953;&#959;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(h&#275;lios)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2246.htm">Strong's 2246: </a> </span><span class="str2">The sun, sunlight. From hele; the sun; by implication, light.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">&#954;&#945;&#8054;</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">his</span><br /><span class="grk">&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#959;&#8166;</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">legs</span><br /><span class="grk">&#960;&#972;&#948;&#949;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(podes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4228.htm">Strong's 4228: </a> </span><span class="str2">The foot. A primary word; a 'foot'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like</span><br /><span class="grk">&#8033;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(h&#333;s)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pillars</span><br /><span class="grk">&#963;&#964;&#8166;&#955;&#959;&#953;</span> <span class="translit">(styloi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4769.htm">Strong's 4769: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pillar, support, column. From stuo; a post, i.e. support.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of fire.</span><br /><span class="grk">&#960;&#965;&#961;&#972;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(pyros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4442.htm">Strong's 4442: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. 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