nature of God’s holy name and dwelling-place ” (Alford). The word dwell is, literally, cabernacle. See on ch. xii. 12.
7. The saints (trav dyiwv). See on Acts xxvi. 10.
All kindreds (zaécav guvdyv). Rev., more literally and cor- rectly, every tribe. See on ch.i.7; v.9. After drebe insert xa Aadv and people. See on 1 Pet. ii. 9.
Nation (é9vos). See on 1 Pet. ii. 9.
8. From the foundation of the world. These words may be construed with slain or with written. In favor of the latter is ch. xviii. 8; of the former, 1 Pet. i.19, 20. Alford, pertin- ently as I think, urges the position of the words in favor of the connection with s/aén, and says that had it not been for the apparent difficulty of the sense thus conveyed, no one would have thought of going so far back as to hath been written for a connection. Render, as Rev., the Lamb that hath been slain from the foundation of the world. KaraBoryn foundation is literally a throwing or laying down, from cataBaddw to throw down; hence a laying down of a foundation.
10. He that leadeth into captivity shall go into cap- tivity (ev tis aiypadwoiay cuvdye, eis aixwahwoiav Umdyel). Lit., ¢f any one assemble captivity (i.e., bring together captives) into captivity he goeth away. The best texts insert eis nto be- fore the first captevity, and omit assemble, thus reading ¢f any man is for captivity into captivity he goeth. So Rev. See on dispersion, John vii. 35. Compare Jer. xv. 2; xliii. 11. The persecutors of the Church shall suffer that which they inflict on the saints.
Sword (wayaipn). See on ch. vi. 4. Here. In the thought that God judgeth in the earth.
14. An image to the beast (eixova 76 Inpip). Elkay is a Jigure or likeness. Thus Matt. xxii. 20, of the likeness of Ceesar