John Gill Commentary Revelation 10:5

"And the angel that I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his right hand to heaven," — Revelation 10:5 (ASV)

And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the
earth
His right foot being on the one, and his left foot upon the other, as described in (Revelation 10:2);

lifted up his hand to heaven;
the Oriental versions read, "his right hand"; and so some copies, and the Complutensian edition: the man clothed in linen, (Daniel 12:6Daniel 12:7), who is the same with the angel here, held up both his hands; the lifting up of the hand was a gesture used in swearing: see (Genesis 14:22); so the Jews say ^F15, "the right hand", or by the right hand, (hewby wz), "this is an oath", according to (Daniel 12:7); or whether the right hand or the left, is an oath, according to (Isaiah 62:8).

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FOOTNOTES:

• F15: T. Bab. Nazir, fol. 3. 2. Yalkut Simeoni, par. 2. fol. 58. 1.