And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.

Commentaries

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Men from among (εκ των etc.). No word for "men" (ανθρωπο or πολλο) before εκ των, but it is implied (partitive use of εκ) as in 2:…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And they of the people. This means some of the people, a part of the people—ek twn lawn. The language is such as would be used to…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And their dead bodies . . .—Better, And their corpse (is) on the street of the great city, which is called spiritually Sodom a…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

People from every nation—Jew and Gentile—will “gloat over” their corpses and refuse them the dignity of burial. To have a dead body lie in view of …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And they of the people, and kindreds, and tongues, and
nations
These are either the e…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

In the time of treading down, God preserved His faithful witnesses to attest to the truth of His word and worship, and the excellence of His ways. …

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