Revelation 18:13

Revelation 18:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
• New International Version (NIV)cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men.

Context of Revelation 18:13

11And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 12The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all kinds of vessels of ivory, and all kinds of vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, And cinnamon, and incense, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and bodies, and souls of men. 14And the fruits that thy soul lusted after have departed from thee, and all things which were luxurious and splendid have departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. 15The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

Revelation 18:13 word by word

καὶ κιννάμωμον καὶ ἄμωμον καὶ θυμιάματα καὶ μύρον καὶ λίβανον καὶ οἶνον καὶ ἔλαιον καὶ σεμίδαλιν καὶ σῖτον καὶ κτήνη καὶ πρόβατα καὶ ἵππων καὶ ῥεδῶν καὶ σωμάτων καὶ ψυχὰς ἀνθρώπων.Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• cinnamonκινάμωμονkinamōmon · cinnamonG2792
• incenseθυμίαμαthumiama · incenseG2368
• ointmentsμύρονmuron · ointmentG3464
• frankincenseλίβανοςlibanos · frankincenseG3030
• wineοἶνοςoinos · wineG3631
• oilἔλαιονelaion · olive oilG1637
• flourσεμίδαλιςsemidalis · fine flourG4585
• wheatσῖτοςsitos · grainG4621
• cattleκτῆνοςktēnos · animalG2934
• sheepπρόβατονprobaton · sheepG4263
• horsesἵπποςhippos · horseG2462
• chariotsῥέδαrheda · carriageG4480
• bodiesσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• soulsψυχήpsuchē · soul: personG5590
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Revelation 18:13

• 1 Kings 10:10And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices a very great quantity, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
• 2 Chronicles 9:9And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
• Proverbs 7:17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
• Amos 6:6That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
• John 12:3Then Mary took a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
• Exodus 21:16And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he shall be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
• Deuteronomy 24:7If a man shall be found stealing from any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and shall make merchandise of him, or sell him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt remove evil from among you.
• Deuteronomy 28:68And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way of which I have said to thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold to your enemies for male and female slaves, and no man shall buy you .
• Nehemiah 5:4There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tax, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
• Isaiah 50:1Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or whom of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
• Ezekiel 27:13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded in the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.
• Amos 2:6Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away their punishment ; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
• Amos 8:6That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; and even sell the refuse of the wheat?
• 1 Timothy 1:10For immoral men, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
• 2 Peter 2:3And through covetousness they shall with deceptive words exploit you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.

Commentaries on Revelation 18:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13And cinnamon - "By the sinamon is ment all maner of costly spyces, wherewith they bury their byshops and founders, lest they shoulde stinke when they translate them agayne to make them saintes for advauntage. "By the smellynge odours, the swete herbes that they strewe abrode at theyr dedications and burials; besydes the damaske waters, bawmes, muskes, pomaunder, civet, and other curious confections they yet bestow upon theyr owne precious bodyes. "The…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13And cinnamon - Cinnamon is the aromatic bark of the Laurus Cinnamomam, which grows in Arabia, India, and especially in the island of Ceylon. It was formerly, as it is now, a valuable article in the Oriental trade. And odours - Aromatics employed in religious worship, and for making perfumes. Mr. Gibbon (vol. i. p. 34) mentions, among the articles of commerce and luxury, in the age of the Antonines, “a variety of aromatics that were consumed in religious…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. 13bodies: Rome had a large slave market, with historians estimating slaves made up nearly 20% of the population.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. cinnamon--designed by God for better purposes: being an ingredient in the holy anointing oil, and a plant in the garden of the Beloved (So 4:14); but desecrated to vile uses by the adulteress (Pr 7:17). odours--of incense. A, C, Vulgate, and Syriac prefix "and amomium" (a precious hair ointment made from an Asiatic shrub). English Version reading is supported by Coptic and Andreas, but not oldest manuscripts. ointments--Greek, "ointment."…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 18:13

• Chariot
• Cinnamon
• Commerce
• Frankincense
• Horse
• Servant
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Wine

In the dictionaries

• Beast
• Cinnamon
• Fill
• Foul
• Mighty
• Ointment
• Slave
• Thy
• Babylon in the New Testament
• Bed; Bedchamber; Bedstead

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