Revelation 18:15

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.

¹⁴ And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.

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

¹⁶ And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

¹⁷ For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,

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.

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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
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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Acts 19:24–27
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
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Ezekiel 27:31
And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
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Revelation 18:10–11
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.
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Zechariah 11:5
Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.
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Amos 5:16–17
Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
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Acts 16:19
And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
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Mark 11:17
And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
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