Revelation 18:14

Revelation 18:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
• New International Version (NIV)“They will say, ‘The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)"The fruit for which your soul longed has gone from you, and all your delicacies and your splendors are lost to you, never to be found again!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all.

Context of Revelation 18:14

12They sold many expensive things like these: Things made from gold and silver. Valuable stones and pearls. Good linen and other kinds of expensive cloth that is red or purple. Things made from wood that has a nice smell. Many different things that are made from ivory. Many kinds of things that people had made from expensive wood, from different metals and from stone. 13Different kinds of spice and incense, like myrrh and frankincense. Wine, olive oil, expensive flour and wheat. Cows and sheep. Horses and chariots. Human slaves. The people who sold these things will say to the city, ‘You have now lost all the good things that you wanted so much. You have lost all those expensive things that made you beautiful. You will never have them again.’ 15The traders had become rich because of the city. But now they will stand a long way from the city because they are afraid. They do not want to suffer in the same way themselves. They will weep and they will be very sad. 16They will say, ‘Bad trouble has come to you, Babylon! Great city! It is very bad for you! You wore beautiful clothes that were made from good linen. You wore bright things that made you look beautiful. You shone with gold, valuable stones and pearls.

Revelation 18:14 word by word

καὶ ἡ ὀπώρα σου τῆς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ψυχῆς ἀπῆλθεν ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ πάντα τὰ λιπαρὰ καὶ τὰ λαμπρὰ ἀπώλετο ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ οὐκέτι οὐ μὴ αὐτὰ εὑρήσουσιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the fruitsὀπώραopōra · fruitG3703
• thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• soulψυχήpsuchē · soulG5590
• lusted afterἐπιθυμίαepithumia · desireG1939
• are departedἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• which were daintyλιπαρόςliparos · richG3045
• goodlyλαμπρόςlampros · shiningG2986
• thou shalt findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• no moreοὐκέτιouketi · not any moreG3765
• at allοὐou · noG3756
• at allμήmē · notG3361

Cross-references for Revelation 18:14

• Numbers 11:4Some foreign people were travelling with the Israelites. Those people wanted very much to eat better food. So the Israelites wept again. They said, ‘We want meat to eat!
• Psalms 78:18They decided to test God, to see what he would do. They demanded to have the food that they liked best.
• Psalms 106:14In the wilderness they wanted better food. They tested God to see what he would do.
• 1 Corinthians 10:6We must learn from those things that happened to our ancestors. We must not want to do very bad things, like they did.
• James 4:2You want to have something for yourself, but you do not get what you want. You even kill other people. You try to take things that are not yours. But you cannot get them. So you fight and you quarrel with each other. But you do not have these things because you do not ask God for them.
• 1 John 2:16What are the wrong things that belong to this world? People want to do bad things to make themselves happy. People want to have things that they see, even bad things. People want to show other people how rich they are. These ideas do not come from God, our Father. They are the thoughts of people who belong to the world.
• Luke 12:20But then God said to the man, “You are a fool! Tonight you will die. You will have to leave everything behind that you have stored. Somebody else will have them, but you will not!” ’
• Luke 16:25Abraham replied, “My child, remember the time when you were alive on earth. Remember what happened then. You had many good things, and Lazarus had many bad things. Now I am taking care of Lazarus, and you are in pain.

Commentaries on Revelation 18:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14And the fruits that thy soul lusted after - ̔ . As signifies autumn, any and all kinds of autumnal fruits may be signified by the word in the above clause. Dainty and goodly - · Delicacies for the table. , what is splendid and costly in apparel.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14And the fruits that thy soul lusted after - Literally, “the fruits of the desire of thy soul.” The word rendered “fruits” - ̓́ opōra- properly means, “late summer; dog-days,” the time when Sirius, or the Dog-star, is predominant. In the East this is the season when the fruits ripen, and hence the word comes to denote fruit. The reference is to any kind of fruit that would be brought for traffic into a great city, and that would be regarded as an article…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. 14-17The merchants would mourn the fall of Rome (see study note on Revelation 18:1–3) because it would permanently end their usual luxuries. Material goods can disappear in an instant.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Direct address to Babylon. the fruits that thy soul lusted after--Greek, "thy autumn-ripe fruits of the lust (eager desire) of the soul." dainty--Greek, "fat": "sumptuous" in food. goodly--"splendid," "bright," in dress and equipage. departed--supported by none of our manuscripts. But A, B, C, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic read, "perished." thou shalt--A, C, Vulgate, and Syriac read, "They (men) shall no more find them at all."Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Fill
• Foul
• Mighty
• Thy
• Babylon in the New Testament
• Dainties; Dainty (meats)
• Fool; Folly
• Goodly
• Israel, History of
• Israel, Religion of

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