And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
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Gill's Exposition
And I heard a voice from heaven,.... The same with the voices heard in heaven upon the sounding of the seventh trumpet, Rev 11:15;
as the voice of many waters; very loud, and uttered by a great…
Barnes' Notes
And I heard a voice from heaven - Showing that the scene is laid in heaven, but that John in the vision was on the earth. As the voice of many waters - As the sound of the ocean, or of a mighty…
Adam Clarke
The voice of many waters - That is, of multitudes of various nations.
The voice of harpers - Though the sounds were many and apparently confused, yet both harmony and melody were preserved.
Here we have one of the most pleasing sights that can be viewed in this world - the Lord Jesus Christ at the head of his faithful adherents and attendants. Here observe, 1. How Christ appears: as a…
Cambridge Bible
as the voice … great thunder It was as loud and as multitudinousas these, but was harmonious, and apparently articulate.
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