Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
fell—Greek, "descends."
upon men—Greek, "the men."
and men blasphemed God—not those struck who died, but the rest. Unlike the result in the case of Jerusalem (Revelation 11:13), where "the remnant . . . affrighted . . . gave glory to the God of heaven."
was—Greek, "is."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Revelation 16:21:
Job 38:23
Ezekiel 13:11
Ezekiel 38:22
Revelation 3:10
Revelation 6:12
Revelation 14:1
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