Christian Standard Bible
Revelation 18:10
10They will stand far off in fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in a single hour your judgment has come.
Revelation 18:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
- New International Version (NIV)Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off and cry: “ ‘Woe! Woe to you, great city, you mighty city of Babylon! In one hour your doom has come!’
- English Standard Version (ESV)They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say, "Alas! Alas! You great city, you mighty city, Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come."
- New King James Version (NKJV)standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’
Context of Revelation 18:10
8For this reason her plagues will come in just one day — death and grief and famine. She will be burned up with fire, because the Lord God who judges her is mighty. 9The kings of the earth who have committed sexual immorality and shared her sensual and excessive ways will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke from her burning. They will stand far off in fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in a single hour your judgment has come. 11The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo any longer — 12cargo of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; all kinds of fragrant wood products; objects of ivory; objects of expensive wood, brass, iron, and marble;
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ἀπὸ μακρόθεν ἑστηκότες διὰ τὸν φόβον τοῦ βασανισμοῦ αὐτῆς λέγοντες· οὐαὶ οὐαὶ ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάλη Βαβυλὼν ἡ πόλις ἡ ἰσχυρά, ὅτι μιᾷ ὥρᾳ ἦλθεν ἡ κρίσις σου.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Standingἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
- afarμακρόθενmakrothen · from afarG3113
- offἀπόapo · away fromG575
- forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- the fearὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the fearφόβοςphobos · fearG5401
- of herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- tormentβασανισμόςbasanismos · tormentG929
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Alasοὐαίouai · woe!G3759
- greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
- cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
- BabylonΒαβυλώνBabulōn · BabylonG897
- that mightyἰσχυρόςischuros · strongG2478
- forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
- hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
- is thyσύsu · youG4771
- judgmentκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920
- comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
Cross-references for Revelation 18:10
- Numbers 16:34At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled because they thought, “The earth may swallow us too!”
- Revelation 18:16saying, Woe, woe, the great city, dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, adorned with gold, jewels, and pearls;
- Jeremiah 30:7How awful that day will be! There will be no other like it! It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it.
- Joel 1:15Woe because of that day! For the day of the Lord is near and will come as devastation from the Almighty.
- Amos 5:16Therefore the Lord, the God of Armies, the Lord, says: There will be wailing in all the public squares; they will cry out in anguish in all the streets. The farmer will be called on to mourn, and professional mourners to wail.
- Revelation 14:8And another, a second angel, followed, saying, “It has fallen, Babylon the Great has fallen. She made all the nations drink the wine of her sexual immorality, which brings wrath.”
- Isaiah 21:9Look, riders come — horsemen in pairs.” And he answered, saying, “Babylon has fallen, has fallen. All the images of her gods have been shattered on the ground.”
- Revelation 18:8For this reason her plagues will come in just one day — death and grief and famine. She will be burned up with fire, because the Lord God who judges her is mighty.
- Jeremiah 51:8Suddenly Babylon fell and was shattered. Wail for her; get balm for her wound — perhaps she can be healed.
Commentaries on Revelation 18:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Standing afar off - Beholding her desolations with wonder and astonishment, utterly unable to afford her any kind of assistance.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Standing afar off for the fear of her torment - Not daring to approach, to attempt to rescue and save her. They who had so long contributed to the support of the papal power, and who had, in turn, been upheld by that, would not now even attempt to rescue her, but would stand by and see her destroyed, unable to render relief. Alas, alas, that great city Babylon - The language of lamentation that so great and so mighty a city should fall. For in one hour is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-19Verses 9-19 The mourners had shared Babylon's sensual pleasures, and gained by her wealth and trade. The kings of the earth, whom she flattered into idolatry, allowing them to be tyrannical over their subjects, while obedient to her; and the merchants, those who trafficked for her indulgences, pardons, and honours; these mourn. Babylon's friends partook her sinful pleasures and profits, but are not willing to share her plagues. The spirit of antichrist is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The kings, feeling scared and abandoned (see Revelation 18:15, 17), stand far away, trying in vain to escape punishment.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. God's judgments inspire fear even in the worldly, but it is of short duration, for the kings and great men soon attach themselves to the beast in its last and worst shape, as open Antichrist, claiming all that the harlot had claimed in blasphemous pretensions and more, and so making up to them for the loss of the harlot. mighty--Rome in Greek means strength; though that derivation is doubtful.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Revelation 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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