Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
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Gill's Exposition
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment,.... Lest they themselves should share in it, who have partook of her sins; either they will not be in a capacity to help her, or they will be dispirited,…
Barnes' Notes
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment - Not daring to approach, to attempt to rescue and save her. They who had so long contributed to the support of the papal power, and who had, in turn,…
Adam Clarke
Standing afar off - Beholding her desolations with wonder and astonishment, utterly unable to afford her any kind of assistance.
Here we have,
I. A doleful lamentation made by Babylon's friends for her fall; and here observe,
1. Who are the mourners, namely, those who had been bewitched by her fornication, those who had been…
Cambridge Bible
for the fear i.e. because of theirfear. Their regret for her destruction is sincere, but does not make them forget themselves.
Alas, alas The interjection is the same as is elsewhere rendered "Woe."…
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