Revelation 18:10

Revelation 18:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
• New International Version (NIV)Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off and cry: “ ‘Woe! Woe to you, great city, you mighty city of Babylon! In one hour your doom has come!’
• English Standard Version (ESV)They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say, "Alas! Alas! You great city, you mighty city, Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come."
• New King James Version (NKJV)standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’

Context of Revelation 18:10

8Therefore, these plagues will overtake her in a single day— death and mourning and famine. She will be completely consumed by fire, for the Lord God who judges her is mighty.” 9And the kings of the world who committed adultery with her and enjoyed her great luxury will mourn for her as they see the smoke rising from her charred remains. They will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will cry out, “How terrible, how terrible for you, O Babylon, you great city! In a single moment God’s judgment came on you.” 11The merchants of the world will weep and mourn for her, for there is no one left to buy their goods. 12She bought great quantities of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet cloth; things made of fragrant thyine wood, ivory goods, and objects made of expensive wood; and bronze, iron, and marble.

Revelation 18:10 word by word

ἀπὸ μακρόθεν ἑστηκότες διὰ τὸν φόβον τοῦ βασανισμοῦ αὐτῆς λέγοντες· οὐαὶ οὐαὶ ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάλη Βαβυλὼν ἡ πόλις ἡ ἰσχυρά, ὅτι μιᾷ ὥρᾳ ἦλθεν ἡ κρίσις σου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Standingἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• afarμακρόθενmakrothen · from afarG3113
• offἀπόapo · away fromG575
• forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the fearὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the fearφόβοςphobos · fearG5401
• of herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• tormentβασανισμόςbasanismos · tormentG929
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Alasοὐαίouai · woe!G3759
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• BabylonΒαβυλώνBabulōn · BabylonG897
• that mightyἰσχυρόςischuros · strongG2478
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
• is thyσύsu · youG4771
• judgmentκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064

Cross-references for Revelation 18:10

• Numbers 16:34All the people around them fled when they heard their screams. “The earth will swallow us, too!” they cried.
• Revelation 18:16“How terrible, how terrible for that great city! She was clothed in finest purple and scarlet linens, decked out with gold and precious stones and pearls!
• Jeremiah 30:7In all history there has never been such a time of terror. It will be a time of trouble for my people Israel. Yet in the end they will be saved!
• Joel 1:15The day of the Lord is near, the day when destruction comes from the Almighty. How terrible that day will be!
• Amos 5:16Therefore, this is what the Lord, the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, says: “There will be crying in all the public squares and mourning in every street. Call for the farmers to weep with you, and summon professional mourners to wail.
• Revelation 14:8Then another angel followed him through the sky, shouting, “Babylon is fallen—that great city is fallen—because she made all the nations of the world drink the wine of her passionate immorality.”
• Isaiah 21:9Now at last—look! Here comes a man in a chariot with a pair of horses!” Then the watchman said, “Babylon is fallen, fallen! All the idols of Babylon lie broken on the ground!”
• Revelation 18:8Therefore, these plagues will overtake her in a single day— death and mourning and famine. She will be completely consumed by fire, for the Lord God who judges her is mighty.”
• Jeremiah 51:8But suddenly Babylon, too, has fallen. Weep for her. Give her medicine. Perhaps she can yet be healed.

Commentaries on Revelation 18:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Standing afar off - Beholding her desolations with wonder and astonishment, utterly unable to afford her any kind of assistance.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Standing afar off for the fear of her torment - Not daring to approach, to attempt to rescue and save her. They who had so long contributed to the support of the papal power, and who had, in turn, been upheld by that, would not now even attempt to rescue her, but would stand by and see her destroyed, unable to render relief. Alas, alas, that great city Babylon - The language of lamentation that so great and so mighty a city should fall. For in one hour is…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. 10The kings, feeling scared and abandoned (see Revelation 18:15, 17), stand far away, trying in vain to escape punishment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. God's judgments inspire fear even in the worldly, but it is of short duration, for the kings and great men soon attach themselves to the beast in its last and worst shape, as open Antichrist, claiming all that the harlot had claimed in blasphemous pretensions and more, and so making up to them for the loss of the harlot. mighty--Rome in Greek means strength; though that derivation is doubtful.Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 18:10

• Adultery
• Afflictions and Adversities

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Fill
• Foul
• Mighty
• Thy
• Ass
• Babylon in the New Testament
• Bed; Bedchamber; Bedstead
• Israel, History 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