In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
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Gill's Exposition
In the midst of the street of it,.... That is, of the city described in the preceding chapter, which shows that this vision belongs to that, and is a continuation of it, and which street was all of…
Barnes' Notes
In the midst of the street of it - Prof. Stuart renders this, “between the street thereof and the river”; and says that “the writer conceives of the river as running through the whole city; then of…
Adam Clarke
In the midst of the street of it - That is, of the city which was described in the preceding chapter.
The tree of life - An allusion to Gen 2:9. As this tree of life is stated to be in the streets of…
The heavenly state which was before described as a city, and called the new Jerusalem, is here described as a paradise, alluding to the earthly paradise which was lost by the sin of the first Adam;…
Cambridge Bible
In the midst … of the river The picture is, almost certainly, that the river runs along the broad high-street or piazza (see on Rev 11:8; Rev 21:21, and note that, if the mountain be pyramidal, the…
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