Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
(See on Revelation 17:4).
stones . . . pearls—Greek, "stone . . . pearl."
fine linen—A, B, and C read Greek, "bussinou" for "bussou," that is, "fine linen manufacture" [ALFORD]. The manufacture for which Egypt (the type of the apostate Church, Revelation 11:8) was famed. Contrast "the fine linen" (Ezekiel 16:10) put on Israel, and on the New Testament Church (Revelation 19:8), the Bride, by God (Psalms 132:9).
thyine wood—the citrus of the Romans: probably the cypressus thyoyides, or the thuia articulata. "Citron wood" [ALFORD]. A sweet-smelling tree of Cyrene in Lybia, used for incense.
all manner vessels—Greek, "every vessel," or "furniture."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Revelation 18:12:
Isaiah 2:16
Isaiah 13:9
Luke 16:19
Revelation 18:15
Revelation 21:19
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