Revelation 18:15

¹³ of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots; of slaves and souls of men.

¹⁴ And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”

The merchants who sold these things and grew their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,

¹⁶ saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!

¹⁷ For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: The merchants who sold these things and grew their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,
KJV: The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
WEB: The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far away for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,
ASV: The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;
DARBY: The merchants of these things, who had been enriched through her, shall stand afar off through fear of her torment, weeping and grieving,
BLB: The merchants of these things, those having become rich from her, will stand from afar, weeping and mourning because of the fear of her torment,

ÅB: De som handler med slikt, de som er blitt rike ved henne, skal stå langt borte av frykt for hennes pine og gråte og sørge og si:
OTB: Kjøpmennene som ble rike av henne skal stå på avstand på grunn av frykten for hennes pine, gråtende og sørgende,
B1930: De som handler med slikt, de som er blitt rike ved henne, skal stå langt borte av frykt for hennes pine og gråte og sørge og si:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Revelation 18:3
All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”
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Acts 19:24–27
It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
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Ezekiel 27:31
They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.
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Revelation 18:10–11
In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
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Zechariah 11:5
whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them.
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Amos 5:16–17
Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail.
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Acts 16:19
When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
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Mark 11:17
Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
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