Revelation11:9

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Translation

and many from among the peoples and tribes and languages and nations

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will gaze

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upon them for three and a half days and their bodies will not be allowed to be placed in a tomb.

 

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Paraphrase

Many representatives from among the peoples and tribes and languages and nations will focus on, and consider their destroyed influence for a limited time, but

will not give them proper respect.

Footnotes

1

Representatives of four types of people means representatives of all people.

2

The reason for gazing? The intensity implied by gazing can be for any reason, good or bad. In this case the motivation behind the focus is negative.

3

It was a huge disrespect to die without a proper burial. We also want a proper burial for our loved ones who die.