Revelation 18:11

Revelation 18:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
• New International Version (NIV)“The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes anymore—
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore:

Context of Revelation 18:11

9“The kings of the earth who had sex with her and lived in luxury with her will cry and mourn over her when they see the smoke rise from her raging fire. 10Frightened by her torture, they will stand far away and say, ‘How horrible, how horrible it is for that important city, the powerful city Babylon! In one moment judgment has come to it!’ “The merchants of the earth cry and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo anymore. 12No one buys their cargo of gold, silver, gems, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, bright red cloth, all kinds of citron wood, articles made of ivory and very costly wood, bronze, iron, marble, 13cinnamon, spices, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, wagons, slaves (that is, humans).

Revelation 18:11 word by word

καὶ οἱ ἔμποροι τῆς γῆς κλαίουσιν καὶ πενθοῦσιν ἐπ᾽ αὐτήν, ὅτι τὸν γόμον αὐτῶν οὐδεὶς ἀγοράζει οὐκέτι·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the merchantsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the merchantsἔμποροςemporos · trader/merchantG1713
• of the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• shall weepκλαίωklaiō · to weepG2799
• mournπενθέωpentheō · to mournG3996
• overἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• no manοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• buyethἀγοράζωagorazō · to buyG59
• merchandiseγόμοςgomos · cargoG1117
• any moreοὐκέτιouketi · not any moreG3765

Cross-references for Revelation 18:11

• Revelation 18:3All the nations fell because of the wine of her sexual sins. The kings of the earth had sex with her. Her luxurious wealth has made the merchants of the earth rich.”
• Revelation 13:16The second beast forces all people—important and unimportant people, rich and poor people, free people and slaves—to be branded on their right hands or on their foreheads.
• Isaiah 23:1This is the divine revelation about Tyre. Cry loudly, you ships of Tarshish! Your port at Tyre is destroyed. Word has come to the ships from Cyprus.
• Isaiah 47:15This is how it will be for those who have worked with you, for those who have been with you ever since you were young. They will go their own ways, and there will be no one to save you.
• Ezekiel 26:17Then they will sing this funeral song for you: Tyre, you famous city, you have been destroyed. You have been shattered by the sea. You and your people ruled the sea. All your people terrified those who lived by the coast.
• Ezekiel 27:27Your wealth, your merchandise, and the goods you sell, your mariners and your sailors, your caulkers and your merchants, your soldiers and everyone else on board sank into the sea when your ship was wrecked.
• Zephaniah 1:11“Howl, inhabitants of the Mortar, because all the merchants will be destroyed and all who handle money will be killed.
• Proverbs 3:14The profit ⌞gained⌟ from ⌞wisdom⌟ is greater than the profit ⌞gained⌟ from silver. Its yield is better than fine gold.
• Matthew 22:5“But they paid no attention and went away. Some went to work in their own fields, and others went to their businesses.
• John 2:16He told those who sold pigeons, “Pick up this stuff, and get it out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace!”
• 2 Peter 2:3In their greed they will use good-sounding arguments to exploit you. The verdict against them from long ago is still in force, and their destruction is not asleep.

Commentaries on Revelation 18:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11The merchants of the earth - These are represented as mourning over her, because their traffic with her was at an end. Bishop Bale, who applies all these things to the Church of Rome, thus paraphrases the principal passages: - The mighty kinges and potentates of the earth, not havinge afore their eyes the love and feare of God, have committed with this whore moste vile filthynesse; abusinge themselves by many straunge or uncommaunded worshippings, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And the merchants of the earth - Who have been accustomed to traffic with her, and who have been enriched by the traffic. The image is that of a rich and splendid city. Of course, such a city depends much on its merchandise; and when it declines and falls, many who had been accustomed to deal with it, as merchants or traffickers, are affected by it, and have occasion to lament its fall. Shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise…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. 11-17The merchants of the world sing the second lament (Revelation 18:14; see study note on Revelation 18:9–19). They made money from the Roman economy (Revelation 18:12–13), but their trade stopped when the great city was quickly destroyed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. shall--So. B. But A and C read the present, "weep and mourn." merchandise--Greek, "cargo": wares carried in ships: ship-lading (compare Re 18:17). Rome was not a commercial city, and is not likely from her position to be so. The merchandise must therefore be spiritual, even as the harlot is not literal, but spiritual. She did not witness against carnal luxury and pleasure-seeking, the source of the merchants' gains, but conformed to them (Re 18:7)…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 18:11

• Commerce
• Frankincense
• Merchant

In the dictionaries

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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