2. ’Evreoflev xul svrsvdev) evdev zcci evOev, Ezek. xlvii. 7, 12, adverbi- ally ; but here svrsvOev, as in other places h iruvdct, is a preposition.1 — uffodidouv) for unodidov, as didou for d/dujtii. — tig Otpccntiav) nDVIfi^, Ezek. xlvii. 12, where the lxx. have tig byit/uv. Qtpavrtlu, implies an inceptive signification : and yet there will be nothing of the cha- racter of disease. Comp. Ezek. xlvii. 9. Hence the difficulty of the question concerning the salvation of the nations may be ex- plained.
3. Karu6t{/jc&) Thus comp. with other editions printed at Antwerp and Geneva , and with almost all the MSS. See App. Ed. ii.2 — tv avrfi, in it) This may possibly refer to the street: comp. Job xxix. 7, h d'e nXcireluig srikro /iov 6 bi<ppog. But it refers to the city itself, as ver. 2, u-jTYig, of it : although in truth the throne will be in the most conspicuous place of the city. — auroD, of Him) Where mention is made both of God and of the Lamb , the following relative, auroD, of Him , has reference either to the Lamb , ch. vi. 17, also ch. i. 1, xx. 6, because in these places there is ascribed to the Lamb , wrath , revelation , the kingdom : or it has reference to God , as in this passage, because the throne is more frequently ascribed to God; where- fore also, ch. xi. 15, the word /SaovAsiffs/, shall reign , refers to the Lord. It is not there said, they shall reign ; nor is it said in any place, a urSv, of them , in the plural, on account of their inti- mate union. In the mention of the Lamb , there is an allusion also to God : in the mention of God , there is an allusion also to the Lamb.
5. ’e-tt’ avrovg) I*' is omitted by many,3 whom Wolf supports, especially comparing the passage, ch. xxi. 23. But the places differ. The glory of God enlightens the city : the Lord God pours light upon the citizens. Thus it is said, pKH by *VKnf>, Gen. i. 15. The antiquity of the witnesses defends the particle g<r/.
6. K aij and ) There is a wonderful disagreement between inter- preters respecting the distribution of the speeches in this epilogue. But if my interpretation pleases any one, there speaks —
The angel, ver. 6.
Jesus, ver. 7.
John, respecting his own action, and his correction by the angel, ver. 8, 9.
1 So Rec. Text. But the oldest authorities AB have ivnv6tv xxl txiiOtv. — E.
3 So AB. But Rec. Text, xxTotvxdtfxu. — E.
3 So B Vulg. and Rec. Text ; but Ah Iren, read W‘ . — E.