New American Standard Bible 1995
Revelation 18:17-24
17for in 1oneG1520 hourG5610 suchG5118 greatG5118 wealthG4149 has been laidG2049 2wasteG2049!’ And 3everyG3956 shipmasterG2942 and everyG3956 4passengerG1909G5117G4126 and sailorG3492, and as manyG3745 as makeG2038 their livingG2038 by the seaG2281, 5stoodG2476 at a distanceG3113, 18and were 6cryingG2896 out as they 7sawG991 the smokeG2586 of her burningG4451, sayingG3004, ‘8WhatG5101 city is likeG3664 9the greatG3173 cityG4172?’ 19And they threwG906 10dustG5529 on their headsG2776 and were cryingG2896 out, weepingG2799 and mourningG3996, sayingG3004, ‘11WoeG3759, woeG3759, the greatG3173 cityG4172, in whichG3739 allG3956 who hadG2192 shipsG4143 at seaG2281 12became richG4147 by her 13wealthG5094, for in 14oneG1520 hourG5610 she has been laidG2049 15wasteG2049!’ 2016RejoiceG2165 overG1909 her, O heavenG3772, and you 17saintsG40 and 18apostlesG652 and prophetsG4396, becauseG3754 19GodG2316 has 20pronouncedG2919 judgmentG2917 for you againstG1537 her.”
21ThenG2532 21a 22strongG2478 angelG32 23tookG142 up a stoneG3037 likeG5613 a greatG3173 millstoneG3457 and threwG906 it into the seaG2281, sayingG3004, “SoG3779 will BabylonG897, 24the greatG3173 cityG4172, be thrownG906 down with violenceG3731, and 25will not be foundG2147 anyG2089 longerG2089. 22And 26the soundG5456 of harpistsG2790 and musiciansG3451 and flute-playersG834 and trumpetersG4538 will not be heardG191 in you anyG2089 longerG2089; and noG3756G3361G3956 craftsmanG5079 of anyG3956 craftG5078 will be foundG2147 in you anyG2089 longerG2089; and the 27soundG5456 of a millG3458 will not be heardG191 in you anyG2089 longerG2089; 23and the lightG5457 of a lampG3088 will not shineG5316 in you anyG2089 longerG2089; and the 28voiceG5456 of the bridegroomG3566 and brideG3565 will not be heardG191 in you anyG2089 longerG2089; for your 29merchantsG1713 were the greatG3175 menG3175 of the earthG1093, becauseG3754 allG3956 the nationsG1484 were deceivedG4105 30by your sorceryG5331. 24And in her was foundG2147 the 31bloodG129 of prophetsG4396 and of 32saintsG40 and of 33allG3956 who have been slainG4969 on the earthG1093.”
Notes
- 1. Revelation 18:17 Rev 18:10 ↩
- 2. Revelation 18:17 Rev 17:16; 18:19 ↩
- 3. Revelation 18:17 Ezek 27:28f ↩
- 4. Revelation 18:17 Lit one who sails to a place ↩
- 5. Revelation 18:17 Rev 18:10 ↩
- 6. Revelation 18:18 Ezek 27:30 ↩
- 7. Revelation 18:18 Rev 18:9 ↩
- 8. Revelation 18:18 Ezek 27:32; Rev 13:4 ↩
- 9. Revelation 18:18 Rev 18:10 ↩
- 10. Revelation 18:19 Josh 7:6; Job 2:12; Lam 2:10 ↩
- 11. Revelation 18:19 Rev 18:10 ↩
- 12. Revelation 18:19 Rev 18:3, 15 ↩
- 13. Revelation 18:19 Lit costliness ↩
- 14. Revelation 18:19 Rev 18:10 ↩
- 15. Revelation 18:19 Rev 17:16; 18:17 ↩
- 16. Revelation 18:20 Jer 51:48; Rev 12:12 ↩
- 17. Revelation 18:20 Or holy ones ↩
- 18. Revelation 18:20 Luke 11:49f ↩
- 19. Revelation 18:20 Rev 6:10; 18:6ff; 19:2 ↩
- 20. Revelation 18:20 Lit judged your judgment of her ↩
- 21. Revelation 18:21 Lit one ↩
- 22. Revelation 18:21 Rev 5:2; 10:1 ↩
- 23. Revelation 18:21 Jer 51:63f ↩
- 24. Revelation 18:21 Rev 18:10 ↩
- 25. Revelation 18:21 Ezek 26:21 ↩
- 26. Revelation 18:22 Is 24:8; Ezek 26:13; Matt 9:23 ↩
- 27. Revelation 18:22 Eccl 12:4; Jer 25:10 ↩
- 28. Revelation 18:23 Jer 7:34; 16:9 ↩
- 29. Revelation 18:23 Is 23:8; Rev 6:15; 18:3 ↩
- 30. Revelation 18:23 Nah 3:4; Rev 9:21 ↩
- 31. Revelation 18:24 Rev 16:6; 17:6 ↩
- 32. Revelation 18:24 Or holy ones ↩
- 33. Revelation 18:24 Matt 23:35 ↩
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
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