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I do cast (ballō). Futuristic present active indicative rather than the future balō, since judgment is imminent.
Into a bed (eis klinēn). “A bed of sickness in contrast with the bed of adultery” (Beckwith).
Them that commit adultery with her (tous moicheuontas met' autēs). Present active articular participle accusative plural of moicheuō. The actual paramours of the woman Jezebel, guilty of both porneia (fornication, Rev 2:21) and moicheia (adultery), works of Jezebel of old and of this Jezebel. There may be also an allusion to the spiritual adultery (2Co 11:2) towards God and Christ as of old (Jer 3:8; Jer 5:7; Eze 16:22).
Except they repent (ean mē metanoēsousin). Condition of first class with ean mē and the future active indicative of metanoeō, put in this vivid form rather than the aorist subjunctive (̇ōsin) third-class condition.
Of her works (ek tōn ergōn autēs). Autēs (her) correct rather than autōn (their). Jezebel was chiefly responsible.