Rev 9:20 | JFB | STEP | 20. the rest of the men —that is, the ungodly. yet —So A, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic. B and Aleph read, "did not even repent of," namely, so as to give up "the works," &c. Like Pharaoh hardening his heart against repentance notwithstanding the plagues. of their hands — ( ). Especially the idols made by their hands. Compare , "the image of the beast" . that they should not —So B reads. But A, C, and Aleph read "that they shall not": implying a prophecy of certainty that it shall be so. devils — Greek, "demons" which lurk beneath the idols which idolaters worship.

Revelation of John 9:20

20. the rest of the men—that is, the ungodly.

yet—So A, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic. B and Aleph read, "did not even repent of," namely, so as to give up "the works," &c. Like Pharaoh hardening his heart against repentance notwithstanding the plagues.

of their hands— (De 31:29). Especially the idols made by their hands. Compare Re 13:14, 15, "the image of the beast" Re 19:20.

that they should not—So B reads. But A, C, and Aleph read "that they shall not": implying a prophecy of certainty that it shall be so.

devils—Greek, "demons" which lurk beneath the idols which idolaters worship.