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 cargo any more--

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

13cinnamon, 6spice, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, and cargo of horses, carriages, 7slaves, and 8human lives.

14The fruit 9you long for has left you, and all things that were luxurious and splendid have passed away from you and people will no longer find them.

15The 10merchants of 11these things, who became rich from her, will 12stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

16saying, ‘13Woe, woe, 14the great city, she who 15was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and 16adorned with gold, precious 17stones, and pearls;

17for in 18one hour such great wealth has been laid 19waste!’ And 20every shipmaster and every 21passenger and sailor, and all who 22make 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 from her prosperity, for in 31one hour she has been laid 32waste!’

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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, an Indian spice plant ↩
  7. 7. Revelation 18:13 Lit bodies ↩
  8. 8. Revelation 18:13 1 Chr 5:21; Ezek 27:13; 1 Tim 1:10 ↩
  9. 9. Revelation 18:14 Lit of your soul’s desire ↩
  10. 10. Revelation 18:15 Rev 18:3 ↩
  11. 11. Revelation 18:15 Rev 18:12, 13 ↩
  12. 12. Revelation 18:15 Rev 18:10 ↩
  13. 13. Revelation 18:16 Rev 18:10, 19 ↩
  14. 14. Revelation 18:16 Rev 18:10, 18, 19, 21 ↩
  15. 15. Revelation 18:16 Rev 17:4 ↩
  16. 16. Revelation 18:16 Lit gilded ↩
  17. 17. Revelation 18:16 Lit stone and pearl ↩
  18. 18. Revelation 18:17 Rev 18:10 ↩
  19. 19. Revelation 18:17 Rev 17:16; 18:19 ↩
  20. 20. Revelation 18:17 Ezek 27:28f ↩
  21. 21. Revelation 18:17 Lit one who sails to a place ↩
  22. 22. Revelation 18:17 Lit work the sea ↩
  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 Rev 18:10 ↩
  32. 32. Revelation 18:19 Rev 17:16; 18:17 ↩

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