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Selected Verse: Revelation 18:18 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Re 18:18 |
King James |
And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! |
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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
when they saw--Greek, "horontes." But A, B, C, and ANDREAS read, Greek, "blepontes," "looking at." Greek, "blepo," is to use the eyes, to look: the act of seeing without thought of the object seen. Greek, "horao," refers to the thing seen or presented to the eyes [TITTMANN].
smoke--so B, C. But A reads "place."
What city is like--Compare the similar beast as to the beast, Rev 13:4 : so closely do the harlot and beast approximate one another. Contrast the attribution of this praise to God, to whom alone it is due, by His servants (Exo 15:11). MARTIAL says of Rome, "Nothing is equal to her;" and ATHENÃUS, "She is the epitome of the world." |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And cried ... - That is, as they had a deep interest in it, they would, on their own account, as well as hers, lift up the voice of lamentation.What city is like unto this great city? - In her destruction. What calamity has ever come upon a city like this? |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
What city is like unto this great city! - Viz. in magnitude, power, and luxury. |
11 Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?