And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
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Gill's Exposition
And he cried mightily with a strong voice,.... Which shows not only the vehemence and affection of the ministers of the word, who will publish what follows, but the greatness and importance of it; and…
Barnes' Notes
And he cried mightily - Literally, “he cried with a strong great voice.” See Rev 10:3. Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen - See the notes on Rev 14:8. The proclamation here is substantially the…
Adam Clarke
Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen - This is a quotation from Isa 21:9 : And he said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground. This is…
The downfall and destruction of Babylon form an event so fully determined in the counsels of God, and of such consequence to his interests and glory, that the visions and predictions concerning it are…
Cambridge Bible
mightily with a strong voice We should read, with a mighty voice.
Babylon … is fallen Rev 14:8; Isa 21:9.
the habitation of devils Better, an habitation. Similar vengeance is denounced on the literal…
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