Revelation 18:2

Mightily with a strong voice [ε ν ι σ χ υ ι φ ω ν η μ ε γ α λ η]. Lit., in strength with a great voice. Omit megalh great, and read ijscura fwnh with a mighty voice. So Rev.

Babylon - is fallen. The Rev. improves on the A. V. by placing fallen in the emphatic position of the Greek : "Fallen, fallen is Babylon." Compare Isaiah 21:9.

Is become [ε γ ε ν ε τ ο]. Lit., became.

Devils [δ α ι μ ο ν ω ν]. Properly, demons, which Rev., strangely commits to the margin. See on Mark 1:34. See Isaiah 13:20-22; Isaiah 34:13-15. Also on Luke 11:24.

Hold [φ υ λ α κ η]. See on 1 Peter 3:19, and Acts 5:21. Rev., in margin, prison.

Cage [φ υ λ α κ η]. The word rendered above hold. Rev., hold. Some, however, explain it, not as a cage where they are kept, but as a place of safety to which they resort.

Bird [ο ρ ν ε ο υ]. Only in Revelation, here, Revelation 19:17; Revelation 19:21. Compare Jeremiah 1:39.