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Revelation 18:15

"The merchants will be afraid of her suffering and will stand far away from her. They are the ones who became rich from selling those things to her. They will cry and be sad.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- The Topic Concordance - Judges;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Commerce;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Poetry of the Hebrews;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - City;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Babylon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Colours;   Debt, Debtor;   Mourning;   Torment;   Trade and Commerce;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Babylon the Great ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Babel;   Babylon;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Babylon in the New Testament:;   Ships and Boats;   Trade;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand far off in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,
King James Version (1611)
The Merchants of these things which were made riche by her, shall stand afarre off for the feare of her torment, weeping and wailing.
King James Version
The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
New American Standard Bible
"The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,
New Century Version
The merchants who became rich from selling to her will be afraid of her suffering and will stand far away. They will cry and be sad
English Standard Version
The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,
Berean Standard Bible
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,
Contemporary English Version
The merchants had become rich because of her. But when they saw her sufferings, they were terrified. They stood at a distance, crying and mourning.
Complete Jewish Bible
The sellers of these things, who got rich from her, will stand at a distance, for fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,
Darby Translation
The merchants of these things, who had been enriched through her, shall stand afar off through fear of her torment, weeping and grieving,
Geneva Bible (1587)
The marchants of these thinges which were waxed riche, shall stand a farre off from her, for feare of her torment, weeping and wayling,
George Lamsa Translation
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, and they shall weep and wail,
Good News Translation
The merchants, who became rich from doing business in that city, will stand a long way off, because they are afraid of sharing in her suffering. They will cry and mourn,
Lexham English Bible
The merchants of these things, who became rich from them, will stand far off, weeping and mourning because of the fear of her torment,
Literal Translation
The merchants of these things, the ones being enriched from her, will stand from afar because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;
Amplified Bible
"The merchants who handled these articles, who grew wealthy from [their business with] her, will stand a long way off in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,
American Standard Version
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;
Bible in Basic English
The traders in these things, by which their wealth was increased, will be watching far off for fear of her punishment, weeping and crying;
Hebrew Names Version
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far away for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;
International Standard Version
Frightened by her torture, the merchants of these wares who had become rich from her will stand far away. They will cry and mourn,Revelation 18:3,11;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
and the merchants of these things will find them no more. They who were made rich by her from afar will stand for fear of her torment, and wail and be sorrowful,
Murdock Translation
And they who were enriched from her, will stand afar off, for fear of her torment; and will weep and mourn,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The marchauntes of these thynges whiche were waxed ryche, shall stande a farre of fro her for feare of the punishment of her, wepyng and waylyng,
English Revised Version
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;
World English Bible
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far away for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
The merchants of these things who became rich by her, shall stand afar off, for fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, Saying, alas, alas!
Weymouth's New Testament
Those who traded in these things, who grew wealthy through her, will stand afar off, struck with terror at her punishment,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And marchaundis of these thingis schulen no more fynde tho thingis. Thei that ben maad riche of it, schulen stonde fer, for drede of turmentis of it, wepynge, and mornynge, and seiynge, Wo!
Update Bible Version
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand far off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;
Webster's Bible Translation
The merchants of these things who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off, for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
New English Translation
The merchants who sold these things, who got rich from her, will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment. They will weep and mourn,
New King James Version
The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
New Living Translation
The merchants who became wealthy by selling her these things will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will weep and cry out,
New Life Bible
The men of the earth who became rich by buying and selling in that city will stand a long way back because they are afraid of her sufferings. They will cry and have sorrow.
New Revised Standard
The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The merchants of these things, who were enriched by her, afar off, shall stand, because of their fear of her torment, weeping, and grieving,
Douay-Rheims Bible
The merchants of these things, who were made rich, shall stand afar off from her, for fear of her torments, weeping and mourning,
Revised Standard Version
The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
The marchauntes of these thynges which were wexed ryche shall stonde a farre of from her for feare of the punyshment of her wepynge and waylynge
Young's Literal Translation
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, far off shall stand because of the fear of her torment, weeping, and sorrowing,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The marchauntes of these thinges which were wexed ryche by her, shall stonde afarre of for feare of the punysshment of her, wepynge and waylinge,
Mace New Testament (1729)
of these wares who were enrich'd by her, shall stand afar off, under the dread of her torments, with tears and lamentations,
Simplified Cowboy Version
These businessmen too will stand a long way off. Neither do they want to share in her suffering. Sure, they will cry and whine

Contextual Overview

9 "The rulers of the earth who sinned sexually with her and shared her wealth will see the smoke from her burning. Then they will cry and be sad because of her death. 10 The rulers will be afraid of her suffering and stand far away. They will say, ‘Terrible! How terrible, O great city, O powerful city of Babylon! Your punishment came in one hour!' 11 "And the merchants of the earth will cry and be sad for her. They will be sad because now there is no one to buy the things they sell— 12 gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen cloth, purple cloth, silk, and scarlet cloth, all kinds of citron wood, and all kinds of things made from ivory, expensive wood, bronze, iron, and marble. 13 They also sell cinnamon, spice, incense, frankincense, myrrh, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, carriages, and slaves—yes, even human lives. The merchants will cry and say, 14 ‘O Babylon, the good things you wanted have left you. All your rich and fancy things have disappeared. You will never have them again.' 15 "The merchants will be afraid of her suffering and will stand far away from her. They are the ones who became rich from selling those things to her. They will cry and be sad. 16 They will say, ‘Terrible! How terrible for the great city! She was dressed in fine linen; she wore purple and scarlet cloth. She was shining with gold, jewels, and pearls! 17 All these riches have been destroyed in one hour!' "Every sea captain, all those who travel on ships, the sailors, and all those who earn money from the sea stood far away from Babylon. 18 They saw the smoke from her burning. They cried out, ‘There was never a city like this great city!'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

which: Revelation 18:3, Revelation 18:11, Hosea 12:7, Hosea 12:8, Zechariah 11:5, Mark 11:17, Acts 16:19, Acts 19:24-27

shall: Revelation 18:11, Judges 18:23, Judges 18:24, Ezekiel 27:31, Amos 5:16, Amos 5:17

Reciprocal: Isaiah 47:15 - they shall Jeremiah 48:39 - How is it Ezekiel 26:16 - tremble Ezekiel 28:19 - they Acts 8:20 - Thy Revelation 1:7 - and all Revelation 18:19 - weeping

Cross-References

Genesis 4:9
Later, the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" Cain answered, "I don't know. Is it my job to watch over my brother?"
Genesis 12:13
So tell them that you are my sister. Then they will be good to me because of you. In this way you will save my life."
Genesis 18:25
Surely you would not destroy the city. You would not destroy fifty good people to kill those who are evil. If that happened, those who are good would be the same as those who are evil—both would be punished. As the judge of the whole world, surely you would do the right thing!"
Genesis 18:27
Then Abraham said, "Compared to you, Lord, I am only dust and ashes. But let me bother you again and ask you this question.
Job 2:10
Job answered, "You sound like one of those fools on the street corner! How can we accept all the good things that God gives us and not accept the problems?" So even after all that happened to Job, he did not sin. He did not accuse God of doing anything wrong.
Psalms 44:21
If we did, then God knows it, because he knows our deepest secrets.
Proverbs 12:19
Lies last only a moment, but the truth lasts forever.
Proverbs 28:13
Whoever hides their sins will not be successful, but whoever confesses their sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.
Mark 2:8
Jesus knew immediately what these teachers of the law were thinking. So he said to them, "Why do you have these questions in your minds?
John 2:25
He did not need anyone to tell him what a person was like. He already knew.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The merchants of these things,.... Before mentioned, who have traded in them for themselves and for Rome:

which were made rich by her, see Revelation 18:3

shall stand afar off for fear of her torment; as the kings of the earth before, Revelation 18:10 being conscious to themselves of their being partners in her crimes, and so might justly fear they should share in her punishment; and it may be, they will outwardly deny they are now of her religion, and will externally embrace the reformed religion; though they will be inwardly weeping and wailing for the destruction of Rome, and the loss of their merchandise and goodly things.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The merchants of these things - Who trafficked in these things, and who supplied the city with them, Revelation 18:11.

Which were made rich by her - By traffic with her.

Shall stand afar off - Revelation 18:10.

For fear of her torment - Struck with terror by her torment, so that they did not dare to approach her, Revelation 18:10.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 18:15. Stand afar off — See Revelation 18:10.


 
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