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- Revelation
- Chapter 16
- Verse 20
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Gill's Exposition
And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven,.... Which must be understood not as after the fall of the cities, and the flight of the islands and mountains, but at the same time; and it looks as…
Barnes' Notes
And every island fled away - Expressive of great and terrible judgments, as if the very earth were convulsed, and everything were moved out of its place. See the notes on Rev 6:14. And the mountains…
Adam Clarke
Every island fled away - Probably meaning the capture of seaport towns, and fortified places.
Here we have an account of the seventh and last angel pouring forth his vial, contributing his part towards the accomplishment of the downfall of Babylon, which was the finishing stroke. And here, as…
Cambridge Bible
every island&c. See Rev 6:14.
great hail Rev 8:7; Rev 11:19.
about the weight of a talent While natural hailstones weighing the sixtieth part of one are noticed as extraordinary. Some notice, that the…
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