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About these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones,
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Verse 14. Enoch, and so forth Though the ancient writers mention an apocryphal book of Enoch’s prophesies, yet S. Jude might know by tradition, or by the Spirit of God, what Enoch truly prophesied concerning God’s coming with thousands of his saints, to judge, condemn, and punish the wicked for their impieties and blasphemies. Witham.—Prophesied. This prophecy was either known by tradition, or from some book that is since lost. Challoner.
“Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
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