Revelation 10:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.”
Revelation 10:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Revelation 10:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Revelation 10:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.””
Revelation 10:9 — World English Bible
Revelation 10:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I went unto the angel, saying unto him that he should give me the little book. And he saith unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey. ”
Revelation 10:9 — American Standard Version
Revelation 10:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and I went away unto the messenger, saying to him, `Give me the little scroll;' and he saith to me, `Take, and eat it up, and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet--as honey.'”
Revelation 10:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Revelation 10:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I went to the angel, saying to him to give me the little book. And he says to me, Take and eat it up: and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey. ”
Revelation 10:9 — Darby Translation
Revelation 10:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So I went vnto the Angel, and saide to him, Giue me the litle booke. And he said vnto me, Take it, and eate it vp, and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shalbe in thy mouth as sweete as honie.”
Revelation 10:9 — Geneva Bible
Revelation 10:9 in Context — Revelation 10
7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto 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.
9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
10 And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
What Does Revelation 10:9 Mean?
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