Revelation 18:12

Revelation 18:12

10 standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ^a‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! ^bFor in one hour your judgment has come.’

11 “And ^athe merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore:

12 ^amerchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;

13 and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and ^asouls of men.

14 The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have¹ gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all.

15 The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

16 and saying, ‘Alas, alas, ^athat great city ^bthat was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!

17 ^aFor in one hour such great riches¹ came to nothing.’ ^bEvery shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance

18 ^aand cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ^b‘What is like this great city?’

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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(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."

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