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Revelation 18:11

GriefMoney and wealth

9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,

10 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.

And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

12 The 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 manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

13 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.

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BSB
And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—
KJV
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
WEB
The merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise any more:
ASV
And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no man buyeth their merchandise any more;
DARBY
And the merchants of the earth weep and grieve over her, because no one buys their lading any more;
BLB
And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo [any] longer—
ÅB
Og kjøpmennene på jorden skal gråte og sørge over henne, fordi ingen mere kjøper deres skipslaster,
OTB
"Og jordens kjøpmenn skal gråte og sørge over henne, fordi ingen kjøper deres varer mer—
B1930
Og kjøbmennene på jorden skal gråte og sørge over henne, fordi ingen mere kjøper deres skibsladninger,

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  • Revelation 18:3

    For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

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  • Revelation 18:23

    And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.

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  • Ezekiel 27:27–36

    Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.

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  • Ezekiel 26:17–21

    And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!

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  • Revelation 13:16–17

    And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

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  • Revelation 18:15

    The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

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  • Revelation 18:20

    Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

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  • Zephaniah 1:11

    Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.

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