Revelation 18:3

Revelation 18:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
• New International Version (NIV)For all the nations have drunk the maddening wine of her adulteries. The kings of the earth committed adultery with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from her excessive luxuries.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For all nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.”

Context of Revelation 18:3

1After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illumined with his glory. 2And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place of demons and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird. For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the passion of her immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed acts of immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich by the wealth of her sensuality.” 4I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive of her plagues; 5for her sins have piled up as high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.

Revelation 18:3 word by word

ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ οἴνου τοῦ θυμοῦ τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς πέπωκαν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς μετ᾽ αὐτῆς ἐπόρνευσαν, καὶ οἱ ἔμποροι τῆς γῆς ἐκ τῆς δυνάμεως τοῦ στρήνους αὐτῆς ἐπλούτησαν.¶Read the interlinear

• For allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the nationsἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• have drunkπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
• wineοἶνοςoinos · wineG3631
• passionθυμόςthumos · wrathG2372
• of her immoralityπορνείαporneia · sexual sinG4202
• the kingsβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• of the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• have committedπορνεύωporneuō · to sin sexuallyG4203
• merchantsἔμποροςemporos · trader/merchantG1713
• have becomeπλουτέωplouteō · be richG4147
• wealthδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• sensualityστρῆνοςstrēnos · luxuryG4764

Cross-references for Revelation 18:3

• Revelation 18:9“And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and lived sensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning,
• Revelation 14:8And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who has made all the nations drink of the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
• Revelation 17:2with whom the kings of the earth committed acts of immorality, and those who dwell on the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality.”
• Jeremiah 51:7Babylon has been a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, Intoxicating all the earth. The nations have drunk of her wine; Therefore the nations are going mad.
• Revelation 18:11“And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargoes any more--
• Isaiah 47:15So have those become to you with whom you have labored, Who have trafficked with you from your youth; Each has wandered in his own way; There is none to save you.
• 2 Peter 2:1But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.
• Proverbs 23:1When you sit down to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you,
• Jeremiah 51:34“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me and crushed me, He has set me down like an empty vessel; He has swallowed me like a monster, He has filled his stomach with my delicacies; He has washed me away.
• Lamentations 4:5Those who ate delicacies Are desolate in the streets; Those reared in purple Embrace ash pits.
• Luke 7:25But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who are splendidly clothed and live in luxury are found in royal palaces!

Commentaries on Revelation 18:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The wine of the wrath - The punishment due to her transgressions, because they have partaken with her in her sins. See the note on Revelation 14:8.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication - See the notes on Revelation 14:8. This is given as a reason why this utter ruin had come upon her. She had beguiled and corrupted the nations of the earth, leading them into estrangement from God, and into pollution and sin. See the notes on Revelation 9:20-21. And the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her - Spiritual adultery; that is, she has been the means of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Rome took wealth from conquered nations, living in extreme luxury, before facing God's justice.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. drunk--Re 14:8, from which perhaps "the wine" may have been interpolated. They have drunk of her fornication, the consequence of which will be wrath to themselves. But A, B, and C read, "(owing to the wrath of her fornication all nations) have fallen." Vulgate and most versions read as English Version, which may be the right reading though not supported by the oldest manuscripts. Babylon, the whore, is destroyed before the beast slays the two witnesses…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 18:3

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Commerce
• Fellowship
• Merchant

In the dictionaries

• Fill
• Foul
• Mighty
• Thy
• Abound; Abundance; Abundant; Abundantly
• Babylon in the New Testament
• Delicacy
• Israel, History of
• Israel, Religion of
• Judges, Period 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