Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageAnd no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or even to look upon it.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GAnd no one in the skies or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll, or even to look at it.
KJV
King James VersionAnd no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleBut no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.
Footnotes
οὐρανός (the Greek equivalent of Hebrew שָׁמַיִם, shamayim) denotes the physical sky — the visible dome overhead — while also serving as the domain of divine dwelling in ancient cosmology. F.O.G renders it "skies" to honour the material, cosmological frame of the original audience; F.O.G Message uses "heaven" to draw out the divine-dwelling significance. The three-tiered formula (sky / earth / under the earth) reflects standard ancient Near Eastern cosmology, underscoring that no created being at any level of the cosmos possesses the authority to open the scroll.