Revelation 18:13

Revelation 18:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
• New International Version (NIV)cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men.

Context of Revelation 18:13

11“And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargoes any more-- 12cargoes of gold and silver and precious stones 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 bronze and iron and marble, and cinnamon and spice 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 slaves and human lives. 14The fruit you 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 merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

Revelation 18:13 word by word

καὶ κιννάμωμον καὶ ἄμωμον καὶ θυμιάματα καὶ μύρον καὶ λίβανον καὶ οἶνον καὶ ἔλαιον καὶ σεμίδαλιν καὶ σῖτον καὶ κτήνη καὶ πρόβατα καὶ ἵππων καὶ ῥεδῶν καὶ σωμάτων καὶ ψυχὰς ἀνθρώπων.Read the interlinear

• and incenseθυμίαμαthumiama · incenseG2368
• and perfumeμύρονmuron · ointmentG3464
• and frankincenseλίβανοςlibanos · frankincenseG3030
• and wineοἶνοςoinos · wineG3631
• and oliveἔλαιονelaion · olive oilG1637
• and fineσεμίδαλιςsemidalis · fine flourG4585
• and wheatσῖτοςsitos · grainG4621
• and cattleκτῆνοςktēnos · animalG2934
• of horsesἵπποςhippos · horseG2462
• and chariotsῥέδαrheda · carriageG4480
• slavesσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• humanἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• livesψυχήpsuchē · soul: personG5590

Cross-references for Revelation 18:13

• 1 Kings 10:10She gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great amount of spices and precious stones. Never again did such abundance of spices come in as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.
• 2 Chronicles 9:9Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold and a very great amount of spices and precious stones; there had never been spice like that which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
• Proverbs 7:17I have sprinkled my bed With myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
• Amos 6:6Who drink wine from sacrificial bowls While they anoint themselves with the finest of oils, Yet they have not grieved over the ruin of Joseph.
• John 12:3Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
• Exodus 21:16“He who kidnaps a man, whether he sells him or he is found in his possession, shall surely be put to death.
• Deuteronomy 24:7“If a man is caught kidnapping any of his countrymen of the sons of Israel, and he deals with him violently or sells him, then that thief shall die; so you shall purge the evil from among you.
• Deuteronomy 28:68The Lord will bring you back to Egypt in ships, by the way about which I spoke to you, ‘You will never see it again!’ And there you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer.”
• Nehemiah 5:4Also there were those who said, “We have borrowed money for the king’s tax on our fields and our vineyards.
• Isaiah 50:1Thus says the Lord, “Where is the certificate of divorce By which I have sent your mother away? Or to whom of My creditors did I sell you? Behold, you were sold for your iniquities, And for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
• Ezekiel 27:13Javan, Tubal and Meshech, they were your traders; with the lives of men and vessels of bronze they paid for your merchandise.
• Amos 2:6Thus says the Lord, “For three transgressions of Israel and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they sell the righteous for money And the needy for a pair of sandals.
• Amos 8:6So as to buy the helpless for money And the needy for a pair of sandals, And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”
• 1 Timothy 1:10and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching,
• 2 Peter 2:3and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

Commentaries on Revelation 18:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13And cinnamon - "By the sinamon is ment all maner of costly spyces, wherewith they bury their byshops and founders, lest they shoulde stinke when they translate them agayne to make them saintes for advauntage. "By the smellynge odours, the swete herbes that they strewe abrode at theyr dedications and burials; besydes the damaske waters, bawmes, muskes, pomaunder, civet, and other curious confections they yet bestow upon theyr owne precious bodyes. "The…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13And cinnamon - Cinnamon is the aromatic bark of the Laurus Cinnamomam, which grows in Arabia, India, and especially in the island of Ceylon. It was formerly, as it is now, a valuable article in the Oriental trade. And odours - Aromatics employed in religious worship, and for making perfumes. Mr. Gibbon (vol. i. p. 34) mentions, among the articles of commerce and luxury, in the age of the Antonines, “a variety of aromatics that were consumed in religious…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. 13bodies: Rome had a large slave market, with historians estimating slaves made up nearly 20% of the population.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. cinnamon--designed by God for better purposes: being an ingredient in the holy anointing oil, and a plant in the garden of the Beloved (So 4:14); but desecrated to vile uses by the adulteress (Pr 7:17). odours--of incense. A, C, Vulgate, and Syriac prefix "and amomium" (a precious hair ointment made from an Asiatic shrub). English Version reading is supported by Coptic and Andreas, but not oldest manuscripts. ointments--Greek, "ointment."…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 18:13

• Chariot
• Cinnamon
• Commerce
• Frankincense
• Horse
• Servant
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Wine

In the dictionaries

• Beast
• Cinnamon
• Fill
• Foul
• Mighty
• Ointment
• Slave
• Thy
• Babylon in the New Testament
• Bed; Bedchamber; Bedstead

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