Revelation 18
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Revelation 18:11-19

11“And the 1merchants of the earth 2weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargoes any more--

12cargoes of 3gold and silver and precious 4stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet, and every kind of citron wood and every article of ivory and every article made from very costly wood and 5bronze and iron and marble,

13and cinnamon and 6spice and incense and perfume and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and cargoes of horses and chariots and 7slaves and 89human lives.

14The fruit 10you long for has gone from you, and all things that were luxurious and splendid have passed away from you and men will no longer find them.

15The 11merchants of 12these things, who became rich from her, will 13stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

16saying, ‘14Woe, woe, 15the great city, she who 16was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and 17adorned with gold and precious 18stones and pearls;

17for in 19one hour such great wealth has been laid 20waste!’ And 21every shipmaster and every 22passenger and sailor, and as many as make their living by the sea, 23stood at a distance,

18and were 24crying out as they 25saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘26What city is like 27the great city?’

19And they threw 28dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘29Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea 30became rich by her 31wealth, for in 32one hour she has been laid 33waste!’

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Notes

  1. 1. Revelation 18:11 Ezek 27:9-25; Rev 18:3, 15, 19, 23 ↩
  2. 2. Revelation 18:11 Ezek 27:27-34 ↩
  3. 3. Revelation 18:12 Ezek 27:12-22; Rev 17:4 ↩
  4. 4. Revelation 18:12 Lit stone ↩
  5. 5. Revelation 18:12 Or brass ↩
  6. 6. Revelation 18:13 Gr amomon ↩
  7. 7. Revelation 18:13 Lit bodies ↩
  8. 8. Revelation 18:13 Lit souls of people (Gr anthropoi) ↩
  9. 9. Revelation 18:13 1 Chr 5:21; Ezek 27:13; 1 Tim 1:10 ↩
  10. 10. Revelation 18:14 Lit of your soul’s desire ↩
  11. 11. Revelation 18:15 Rev 18:3 ↩
  12. 12. Revelation 18:15 Rev 18:12, 13 ↩
  13. 13. Revelation 18:15 Rev 18:10 ↩
  14. 14. Revelation 18:16 Rev 18:10, 19 ↩
  15. 15. Revelation 18:16 Rev 18:10, 18, 19, 21 ↩
  16. 16. Revelation 18:16 Rev 17:4 ↩
  17. 17. Revelation 18:16 Lit gilded ↩
  18. 18. Revelation 18:16 Lit stone and pearl ↩
  19. 19. Revelation 18:17 Rev 18:10 ↩
  20. 20. Revelation 18:17 Rev 17:16; 18:19 ↩
  21. 21. Revelation 18:17 Ezek 27:28f ↩
  22. 22. Revelation 18:17 Lit one who sails to a place ↩
  23. 23. Revelation 18:17 Rev 18:10 ↩
  24. 24. Revelation 18:18 Ezek 27:30 ↩
  25. 25. Revelation 18:18 Rev 18:9 ↩
  26. 26. Revelation 18:18 Ezek 27:32; Rev 13:4 ↩
  27. 27. Revelation 18:18 Rev 18:10 ↩
  28. 28. Revelation 18:19 Josh 7:6; Job 2:12; Lam 2:10 ↩
  29. 29. Revelation 18:19 Rev 18:10 ↩
  30. 30. Revelation 18:19 Rev 18:3, 15 ↩
  31. 31. Revelation 18:19 Lit costliness ↩
  32. 32. Revelation 18:19 Rev 18:10 ↩
  33. 33. Revelation 18:19 Rev 17:16; 18:17 ↩

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