Revelation 10:11 BSB

Revelation 10:11

And they told me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.”

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ASV

And they say unto me, Thou must prophesy again over many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.

KJV

And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

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Commentary

3 voices

Victorinus of Pettau

Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John (304)

"And He says unto me, Thou must again prophesy to the peoples, and to the tongues, and to the nations, and to many kings." He says this, because when John said these things he was in the island of Patmos, condemned to the labour of the mines by Caesar Domitian. There, therefore, he saw the Apocalypse; and when grown old, he thought that he should at length receive his quittance by suffering, Domitian being killed, all his judgments were discharged. And John being dismissed from the mines, thus subsequently delivered the same Apocalypse which he had received from God.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

And he did prophesy, by "measuring the temple," chap. xi, 1; as a prophecy may be delivered either by words or actions. Concerning people, and nations, and tongues, and many kings - The people, nations, and tongues are contemporary; but the kings, being many, succeed one another. These kings are not mentioned for their own sake, but with a view to the "holy city," chap. xi, 2.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And he said unto me - The angel then said. Thou must prophesy - The word “prophesy” here is evidently used in the large sense of making known divine truth in general; not in the comparatively narrow and limited sense in which it is commonly used, as referring merely to the foretelling of future events. See the word explained in the Rom 12:6 note; 1Co 14:1 note.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
λέγουσίν	legousin	they say	G3004 →
μοι·	moi	to me;	G3165 →
δεῖ	dei	It is necessary	G1163 →
σε	se	for you	G4771 →
πάλιν	palin	again	G3825 →
προφητεῦσαι	prophēteusai	to prophesy	G4395 →
ἐπὶ	epi	concerning	G1909 →
λαοῖς	laois	peoples	G2992 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἔθνεσιν	ethnesin	nations	G1484 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
γλώσσαις	glōssais	[concerning] tongues	G1100 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
βασιλεῦσιν	basileusin	[concerning] kings	G935 →
πολλοῖς.¶	pollois	many.	G4183 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ezekiel 37:4
And He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
leads to
- John 5:25
  Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
- John 5:28–29
  Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
- Matthew 21:21
  “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain,…
- Ezekiel 36:1
  “And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.
- Jeremiah 22:29
  O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
Through
Ezekiel 37:9
Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe…
leads to
- John 3:8
  The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
- Song of Solomon 4:16
  Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.
Through
Revelation 14:6
Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.
leads to
- Mark 16:15
  And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Revelation

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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