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Revelation 18:9-24Amplified Bible (AMP)
9 And the rulers and leaders of the earth who joined her in her immorality (idolatry) and luxuriated with her will weep and beat their breasts and lament over her when they see the smoke of her conflagration.
10 They will stand a long way off, in terror of her torment, and they will cry, Woe and alas, the great city, the mighty city, Babylon! In one single hour how your doom (judgment) has overtaken you!
11 And earth’s businessmen will weep and grieve over her because no one buys their freight (cargo) any more.
12 Their merchandise is of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet [stuffs]; all kinds of scented wood, all sorts of articles of ivory, all varieties of objects of costly woods, bronze, iron, and marble;
13 Of cinnamon, spices, incense, ointment and perfume, and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, fine flour and wheat; of cattle and sheep, horses and conveyances; and of slaves (the bodies) and souls of men!
14 The ripe fruits and delicacies for which your soul longed have gone from you, and all your luxuries and dainties, your elegance and splendor are lost to you, never again to be recovered or experienced!
15 The dealers who handled these articles, who grew wealthy through their business with her, will stand a long way off, in terror of her doom and torment, weeping and grieving aloud, and saying,
16 Alas, alas for the great city that was robed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, bedeckedand glittering with gold, with precious stones, and with pearls!
17 Because in one [single] hour all the vast wealth has been destroyed (wiped out). And all ship captains and pilots, navigators and all who live by seafaring, the crews and all who ply their trade on the sea, stood a long way off,
18 And exclaimed as they watched the smoke of her burning, What city could be compared to the great city!
19 And they threw dust on their heads as they wept and grieved, exclaiming, Woe andalas, for the great city, where all who had ships on the sea grew rich [through her extravagance] from her great wealth! In one single hour she has been destroyed and has become a desert!
20 Rejoice (celebrate) over her, O heaven! O saints (people of God) and apostles and prophets, because God has executed vengeance for you upon her!
21 Then a single powerful angel took up a boulder like a great millstone and flung it into the sea, crying, With such violence shall Babylon the great city be hurled down to destruction and shall never again be found.
22 And the sound of harpists and minstrels and flute players and trumpeters shall never again be heard in you, and no skilled artisan of any craft shall ever again be found in you, and the sound of the millstone shall never again be heard in you.
23 And never again shall the light of a lamp shine in you, and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall never be heard in you again; for your businessmen were the great andprominent men of the earth, and by your magic spells and poisonous charm all nations were led astray (seduced and deluded).
24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all those who have been slain (slaughtered) on earth.
Commentary:
18:9-10 The words alas, alas, may indicate that the destruction of Babylong is forcus of the third woe predicted in 8:13, which was suppose to come upon the "earth dwellers" If so, it would mean either [1] the "earth dwellers" and Babylon the great are the same entity , or [2] as a result of their stubborn lack of repentence before the Lord [9:20-21], the "earth dwellers" are eventually merged into the Babylonian world system.
18:11-14 The merchants of the earth grew wealty [v3] from their relationship with Babylon the great. They weep and mourn at her demise because of their loss of business.
The inventory is similar to the list in Ezekiel 27. Souls of men is another word for slaves. All these dainty and goodly things will disappear.
18:17-19 The next group to lament over Babylon is all whose business has to do with all the sea, who had become rich through her trade. On alas, alas, see note at verses 9-10.
18:20 In stark contrast to the self-centered mourning of the sinful accomplices [v3] of Babylon the great [vv 9-19], the martyrs in heaven are urged to rejoice because God has judged Babylon because of their shed blood [6:9-11; 17:6] Among the martyrs by this time were the apostle James [Acts 12:2] as well as Paul and Peter according to credible extrabiblical tradition.
18:21 On mighty angel, see note at 10:1 A great millstone could weight several tons.
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