And his feet like unto fine brass, as in a burning furnace. And his voice as the sound of many waters.
Glossa Ordinaria
And his feet. That is, the last faithful, who by many shakings will not retain their former nature, like fine brass, which is often set on fire, and takes a better colour. In a burning furnace. In another translation there is had: with the fine brass of Libanus, by which it is shown that in that region where the Lord was crucified that tribulation is especially to prevail. And his voice as the voice of many waters. That is, his preaching obtains the power of water, because it cleanses. Or, because many peoples have now received this voice (who are compared to water on account of their flowing), so much the more ought you to stand firm. Or, a voice that gives many waters, that is, graces, whence there presently follows:
English is machine-translated from the public-domain Latin (Glossa Ordinaria, Migne, Patrologia Latina 113-114, 1852; digital text from Corpus Corporum, mlat.uzh.ch), since no public-domain English translation exists. It is not a scholarly translation. Please report errors.