Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Addressed to the executioners of God's wrath.
Reward—Greek, "repay."
she rewarded—English Version reading adds "you" with none of the oldest manuscripts. But A, B, C, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic omit it. She had not rewarded or repaid the world power for some injury which the world power had inflicted on her; but she had given the world power that which was its due, namely, spiritual delusions, because it did not like to retain God in its knowledge; the unfaithful Church's principle was, "Populus vult decipi, et decipiatur." "The people like to be deceived, and let them be deceived."
double—of sorrow. Contrast with this the double of joy which Jerusalem shall receive for her past suffering (Isaiah 61:7; Zechariah 9:12); even as she has received double punishment for her sins (Isaiah 40:2).
unto her—So Syriac, Coptic, and ANDREAS. A, B, and C omit it.
in the cup— (Revelation 18:3; Revelation 14:8; Revelation 17:4).
filled—literally "mixed."
fill to her double—of the Lord's cup of wrath.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Revelation 18:6:
Isaiah 2:9
Isaiah 13:9
Jeremiah 25:15
Jeremiah 50:15
1 Timothy 5:17
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