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 weep and mourn for her, because no one buys their merchandise anymore— 12shipments of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; all kinds of citron wood; all kinds of ivory products; all kinds of products made of costly wood, bronze, iron, and marble; cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; wine, oil, fine flour, and wheat; cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots; and slaves—that is, human souls. 14The fruit of your soul’s desire has gone from you, and all the expensive and beautiful things are lost to you —never again will people find them. 15The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, shall stand far off for fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

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

Words taken from the KJV.

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

Cross-references for Revelation 18:13

• 1 Kings 10:10Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again did such abundance of spices come as what the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
• 2 Chronicles 9:9Then she gave the king 120 gold talents, large quantities of spices and precious stones. There had never been such quantities of spices as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
• Proverbs 7:17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
• Amos 6:6drinking wine from bowls, anointing with choice ointments— yet they are not sickened over the breakdown of Joseph.
• John 12:3Then Miriam took a pound of very expensive oil of pure nard and anointed Yeshua’s feet, and she wiped His feet dry with her hair. Now the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.
• Exodus 21:16“Anyone who steals a person and sells him, or is found with him under his hand, must surely be put to death.
• Deuteronomy 24:7“If a man is caught kidnapping any of his brothers from Bnei-Yisrael, whether he treats him like property or sells him, then that kidnapper must die. So you are to purge the evil from your midst.
• Deuteronomy 28:68Adonai will bring you back to Egypt in ships, by the way that I said to you, ‘You will not see it again.’ There you will sell yourselves to your enemies as slaves and maids, but there will be no buyer.”
• Nehemiah 5:4Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.
• Isaiah 50:1Thus says Adonai: “Where is the divorce certificate, by which I sent your mother away? Or to whom of My creditors did I sell you? See, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
• Ezekiel 27:13Javan, Tubal and Meshech were your traffickers—they gave lives of people and vessels of bronze for your wares.
• Amos 2:6Thus says Adonai: “For three crimes of Israel even for four, I will not relent. For they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of shoes.
• Amos 8:6buy the poor for silver, the needy for a pair of sandals! We’ll even sell the refuse of the grain!’”
• 1 Timothy 1:10the sexually immoral, homosexuals, slave-traders, liars, perjurers, and for anything else that opposes sound teaching—
• 2 Peter 2:3In their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction does not slumber.

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