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And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Water as a flood (υδωρ ως ποταμον). "Water as a river," accusative case after εβαλεν (cast). The serpent could not follow the woma…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood. This is peculiar and uncommon imagery, and it is not necessary to suppose that any…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And the serpent . . .—Translate: And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river, that he might make he…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Read history and see what fierce and brutal persecutions were used like floods against the gospel of Christ.

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The serpent spews a floodlike river of water out of his mouth to engulf and drown the woman. The water imagery symbolizes destruction by an enemy (…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood ,
&c.] Which cannot design any persecution before the fall of…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The church and all her friends could rightly be called to praise God for deliverance from pagan persecution, even though other troubles awaited her…

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