And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art , and wast , and shalt be , because thou hast judged thus.
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Gill's Exposition
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,.... Which shows that rivers and fountains cannot be literally understood, but men are designed, wicked and bloody men; and it is notorious to all,…
Barnes' Notes
And I heard the angel of the waters say - The angel who presides over the element of water; in allusion to the common opinion among the Hebrews that the angels presided over elements, and that each…
Adam Clarke
The angel of the waters - The rabbins attribute angels, not only to the four elements so called, but to almost every thing besides. We have already seen the angel of the bottomless pit, Rev 9:11, and…
We had in the foregoing chapter the great and solemn preparation that was made for the pouring out of the vials; now we have the performance of that work. Here observe,
I. That, though every thing was…
Cambridge Bible
the angel of the waters Here at least there is no question (see on Rev 7:1; Rev 14:18) that we have an elemental Angel; see Exc. I.
O Lord Should be omitted.
which art, and wast, and shalt be Read,…
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