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Revelation 5:3

1 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.

2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.

4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.

5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

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BSB
But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.
KJV
And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
WEB
No one in heaven above, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book or to look in it.
ASV
And no one in the heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look thereon.
DARBY
And no one was able in the heaven, or upon the earth, or underneath the earth, to open the book, or to regard it.
BLB
And no one in heaven, nor upon the earth, nor under the earth, was able to open the scroll, nor to see it.
ÅB
Og det var ingen i himmelen eller på jorden eller under jorden som kunne åpne boken eller se i den.
OTB
Men ingen i himmelen, på jorden eller under jorden kunne åpne bokrullen eller se i den.
B1930
Og det var ingen i himmelen eller på jorden eller under jorden som kunde åpne boken eller se i den.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 5:13

    And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

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  • Isaiah 40:13–14

    Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?

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  • Romans 11:34

    For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?

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  • Isaiah 41:28

    For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.

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