Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Hail (xalaza). As in 8:17; Revelation 11:19.
Every stone about the weight of a talent (wv talantiaia). Old adjective (from talanton), here only in N.T., but in Polybius and Josephus. See Exodus 9:24 for the great hail in Egypt and also Joshua 10:11; Isaiah 28:2; Ezekiel 38:22 for hail as the symbol of God's wrath. In the LXX a talanton ranged in weight from 108 to 130 pounds.
Because of the plague of hail (ek thv plhghv thv xalazhv). "As a result of the plague of hail." This punishment had the same effect as in verses Revelation 16:9, Revelation 16:11.
Exceeding great (Megalh—sfrodra). Emphatic positions at ends of the clause (great—exceedingly).
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Revelation 16:21:
Revelation 8:7
Revelation 11:19
Revelation 15:1
Revelation 17:12
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