Revelation 4:8

And the four beasts&c. Render, And the four living creatures, having each of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and within:" i.e. the statement of Revelation 4:6, that they are "full of eyes before and behind," is extended to tell us that they are covered with eyes, not only on the parts ordinarily visible, but when they spread their wings (and the Eagle at least was in the attitude of flight) it is seen that the inside of the wings, and the parts beneath it, are full of eyes too.

they rest not Lit. have no rest. The order of words in the original makes it doubtful whether "day and night" should be connected with these words or with "saying:" but Revelation 14:11 (where the same words occur in a very different sense) proves that the A. V. is right. There is someresemblance between this place and Enoch xxxix. 11, where Isaiah 6:3 is referred to, much as here: it is hardly likely that St John had the passage from Enoch in his mind.

Holy, holy, holy Isaiah 6:3. It will be observed that "Almighty" represents the Hebrew [God] "of Hosts:" see on Revelation 1:8.

which was, &c. Revelation 1:4.