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Revelation 9:20 KJV
Revelation · chapter 9 · verse 20
And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:Revelation 9:20 · King James Version
Revelation 9:20 in context
18By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
19For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.
20And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
21Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- repentedmetanoeōto change one's mindG3340 →
- plaguesplēgēa blow, stripe, a wound, a public calamity, heavy affliction, plagueG4127 →
- worshipproskyneōto kiss the hand to one, in token of reverence, among the Orientals, esp. the Persians…G4352 →
- killedapokteinōto kill in any way whatever, to destroy, to allow to perish, metaph. to extinguish…G615 →
- devilsdaimonionthe divine power, deity, divinity, a spirit, a being inferior to God, superior to men…G1140 →
- worksergonbusiness, employment, that which any one is occupied, that which one undertakes to do…G2041 →
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Here let us consider the preface to this vision, and then the vision itself. I. The preface to this vision: A voice was heard from the horns of the golden altar, Rev 9:13, Rev 9:14. Here observe, 1. The power of the church's enemies is restrained till God gives the word to have them turned loose. 2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-21