For nation, &c. Quoted from Isaiah 19:2.
against. upon. Greek. epi. App-104.
and. Figure of speech Polysyndeton, App-6.
in. Greek. kata. App-104.
the beginnings. a beginning. See App-155.
sorrows. birth-pangs.
Related Commentaries of Mark 13:8
Mark 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.a