New King James Version
Revelation 18:7
7In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’
Revelation 18:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
- New International Version (NIV)Give her as much torment and grief as the glory and luxury she gave herself. In her heart she boasts, ‘I sit enthroned as queen. I am not a widow; I will never mourn.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)As she glorified herself and lived in luxury, so give her a like measure of torment and mourning, since in her heart she says, 'I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and mourning I shall never see.'
- New Living Translation (NLT)She glorified herself and lived in luxury, so match it now with torment and sorrow. She boasted in her heart, ‘I am queen on my throne. I am no helpless widow, and I have no reason to mourn.’
Context of Revelation 18:7
5For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. 6Render to her just as she rendered to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her. In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’ 8Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her. 9“The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning,
Read all of Revelation 18Revelation 18:7 word by word
ὅσα ἐδόξασεν αὐτὴν καὶ ἐστρηνίασεν, τοσοῦτον δότε αὐτῇ βασανισμὸν καὶ πένθος, ὅτι ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῆς λέγει ὅτι κάθημαι βασίλισσα καὶ χήρα οὐκ εἰμὶ καὶ πένθος οὐ μὴ ἴδω.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- How muchὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
- she hath glorifiedδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
- herselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- lived deliciouslyστρηνιάωstrēniaō · to revelG4763
- so muchτοσοῦτοςtosoutos · so greatG5118
- tormentβασανισμόςbasanismos · tormentG929
- sorrowπένθοςpenthos · griefG3997
- giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- forὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- she saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- heartὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
- I sitκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
- a queenβασίλισσαbasilissa · queenG938
- amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- noοὐou · noG3756
- widowχήραchēra · widowG5503
- shall seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- ·μήmē · notG3361
Cross-references for Revelation 18:7
- Isaiah 22:12And in that day the Lord God of hosts Called for weeping and for mourning, For baldness and for girding with sackcloth.
- Isaiah 47:1“Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no more be called Tender and delicate.
- Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because your heart is lifted up, And you say, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In the midst of the seas,’ Yet you are a man, and not a god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god
- Zephaniah 2:15This is the rejoicing city That dwelt securely, That said in her heart, “I am it, and there is none besides me.” How has she become a desolation, A place for beasts to lie down! Everyone who passes by her Shall hiss and shake his fist.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
- Psalms 45:9Kings’ daughters are among Your honorable women; At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.
- Jeremiah 13:18Say to the king and to the queen mother, “Humble yourselves; Sit down, For your rule shall collapse, the crown of your glory.”
- Isaiah 47:7And you said, ‘I shall be a lady forever,’ So that you did not take these things to heart, Nor remember the latter end of them.
- Lamentations 1:1How lonely sits the city That was full of people! How like a widow is she, Who was great among the nations! The princess among the provinces Has become a slave!
Commentaries on Revelation 18:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7How much she hath glorified herself - By every act of transgression and sinful pampering of the body she has been preparing for herself a suitable and proportionate punishment.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7How much she hath glorified herself - Been proud, boastful, arrogant. This was true of ancient Babylon, that she was proud and haughty; and it has been no less true of mystical Babylon - papal Rome. And lived deliciously - By as much as she has lived in luxury and dissoluteness, so let her suffer now. The word used here and rendered “lived deliciously” - ̓́ estrēniasen- is derived from the noun - ͂ strēnos- which is used in Revelation 18:3, and rendered…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7I sit as queen: Compare Ezekiel 28:1–2.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. How much--that is in proportion as. lived deliciously--luxuriously: see on Re 18:3, where the Greek is akin. sorrow--Greek, "mourning," as for a dead husband. I sit--so Vulgate. But A, B, and C prefix "that." I ... am no widow--for the world power is my husband and my supporter. shall see no sorrow--Greek, "mourning." "I am seated (this long time) ... I am no widow ... I shall see no sorrow," marks her complete unconcerned security as to the past…Read the comment
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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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