Isa 8:7, Rev 17:1 | JFB | STEP | 7. therefore —for the reason given in , the Assyrian flood, which is first to overflood Syria and Samaria, shall rise high enough to reach rebel Judah also ( ). the river —Euphrates swollen in spring by the melting of the snow of the Armenian mountains (compare ). all his glory —Eastern kings travel with a gorgeous retinue. channels —natural and artificial in the level region, Mesopotamia.

Isaiah 8:7

7. therefore—for the reason given in Isa 8:6, the Assyrian flood, which is first to overflood Syria and Samaria, shall rise high enough to reach rebel Judah also (Isa 8:8).

the river—Euphrates swollen in spring by the melting of the snow of the Armenian mountains (compare Isa 8:6; Isa 7:20).

all his glory—Eastern kings travel with a gorgeous retinue.

channels—natural and artificial in the level region, Mesopotamia.

Revelation of John 17:1

1. unto me—A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic omit.

many—So A. But B, "the many waters" (Jer 51:13); Re 17:15, below, explains the sense. The whore is the apostate Church, just as "the woman" (Re 12:1-6) is the Church while faithful. Satan having failed by violence, tries too successfully to seduce her by the allurements of the world; unlike her Lord, she was overcome by this temptation; hence she is seen sitting on the scarlet-colored beast, no longer the wife, but the harlot; no longer Jerusalem, but spiritually Sodom (Re 11:8).