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George Lamsa Translation

Revelation 18:9

And the kings of the earth who committed adultery and lived deliciously with her, shall weep and mourn and wail over her, when they see the smoke of her burning,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Poetry of the Hebrews;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - City;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Babylon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Debt, Debtor;   Mourning;   Smoke ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Babylon the Great ;   Deliciously, to Live;   Fornication;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Babel;   Babylon;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Smoke;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Crime;   Deliciously;   Trade;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The kings of the earth who have committed sexual immorality and shared her sensual and excessive ways will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke from her burning.
King James Version (1611)
And the Kings of the earth, who haue committed fornication, and liued deliciously with her, shall bewaile her and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning:
King James Version
And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
New American Standard Bible
"And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of sexual immorality and lived luxuriously with her, will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke of her burning,
New Century Version
The kings 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.
THE MESSAGE
"The kings of the earth will see the smoke of her burning, and they'll cry and carry on, the kings who went night after night to her brothel. They'll keep their distance for fear they'll get burned, and they'll cry their lament: Doom, doom, the great city doomed! City of Babylon, strong city! In one hour it's over, your judgment come!
English Standard Version
And the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and lived sensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning,
Berean Standard Bible
Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
Contemporary English Version
Every king on earth who slept with her and shared in her luxury will mourn. They will weep, when they see the smoke from that fire.
Complete Jewish Bible
The kings of the earth who went whoring with her and shared her luxury will sob and wail over her when they see the smoke as she burns.
Darby Translation
And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication, and lived luxuriously with her, shall weep and wail over her, when they see the smoke of her burning,
Easy-to-Read Version
"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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the kings of the earth shall bewayle her, and lament for her, which haue committed fornication, and liued in pleasure with her, when they shall see that smoke of that her burning,
Good News Translation
The kings of the earth who took part in her immorality and lust will cry and weep over the city when they see the smoke from the flames that consume her.
Lexham English Bible
And the kings of the earth will weep and mourn over her, those who committed sexual immorality and lived sensually with her, when they see the smoke of her burning,
Literal Translation
And the kings of the earth will weep for her, and will wail over her, those having fornicated and having luxuriated with her, when they see the smoke of her burning;
Amplified Bible
"And the kings and political leaders of the earth, who committed immorality and lived luxuriously with her, will weep and beat their chests [in mourning] over her when they see the smoke of her burning,
American Standard Version
And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and lived wantonly with her, shall weep and wail over her, when they look upon the smoke of her burning,
Bible in Basic English
And the kings of the earth, who made themselves unclean with her, and in her company gave themselves up to evil, will be weeping and crying over her, when they see the smoke of her burning,
Hebrew Names Version
The kings of the eretz, who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her, will weep and wail over her, when they look at the smoke of her burning,
International Standard Version
The kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality with her and lived in luxury with her, will cry and mourn over her when they see the smoke rising from her fire.Jeremiah 50:46; Ezekiel 26:16-17; Revelation 17:2-3; 19:3; 18:18;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And the kings of the earth who with her have committed fornication, and have been wanton, shall weep and lament and wail over her, when they see the smoke of her burning;
Murdock Translation
And the kings of the earth who committed whoredom and were lascivious with her, shall weep, and mourn, and bewail her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they shal bewayl her, & the kinges of the earth shall lament for her, which haue committed fornication with her, & haue lyued wantonly with her, when they shal see the smoke of her burnyng.
English Revised Version
And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and lived wantonly with her, shall weep and wail over her, when they look upon the smoke of her burning,
World English Bible
The kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her, will weep and wail over her, when they look at the smoke of her burning,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the kings of the earth, who had committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall weep and mourn over her, when they see the smoke of her burning,
Weymouth's New Testament
The kings of the earth who have committed fornication with her, and have revelled in luxury, shall weep aloud and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the kingis of the erthe schulen biwepe, and biweile hem silf on hir, whiche diden fornicacioun with hir, and lyueden in delicis, whanne thei schulen se the smoke of the brennyng of it;
Update Bible Version
And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and lived wantonly with her, shall weep and wail over her, when they look at the smoke of her burning,
Webster's Bible Translation
And the kings of the earth, who have committed lewdness and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
New English Translation
Then the kings of the earth who committed immoral acts with her and lived in sensual luxury with her will weep and wail for her when they see the smoke from the fire that burns her up.
New King James Version
"The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning,
New Living Translation
And the kings of the world who committed adultery with her and enjoyed her great luxury will mourn for her as they see the smoke rising from her charred remains.
New Life Bible
"Then the kings of the earth will cry for her and be sorry when they see the smoke of her burning. They are the ones who did sex sins with her and lived as rich people.
New Revised Standard
And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they shall weep and wail over her - shall the kings of the earth who, with her, committed lewdness and waxed wanton, - as soon as they see the smoke of her burning, -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived in delicacies with her, shall weep and bewail themselves over her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning:
Revised Standard Version
And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and were wanton with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And the kynges of the erth shalbe wepe her and wayle over her which have committed fornicacion with her and have lyved wantanly with her when they shall se the smoke of her burnynge
Young's Literal Translation
and weep over her, and smite themselves for her, shall the kings of the earth, who with her did commit whoredom and did revel, when they may see the smoke of her burning,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the kynges of the earth shal bewepe her and wayle ouer her, which haue committed fornicacion and lyued wantanly with her, when they shal se the smoke of her burnynge,
Mace New Testament (1729)
the kings of the earth, the accomplices of her licentiousness and luxury, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her conflagration,
Simplified Cowboy Version
"The rulers of the earth who enjoyed her so much will grovel and weep when they see her burned to the ground.

Contextual Overview

9 And the kings of the earth who committed adultery and lived deliciously with her, shall weep and mourn and wail over her, when they see the smoke of her burning, 10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour you have been condemned. 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buys their merchandise any more: 12 Never again will there be cargoes of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and pearls, and fine linen and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and every kind of aromatic wood, and all manner of vessels of ivory, and all manner of vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, 13 And cinnamon, and perfumes and spices and myrrh, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and hides, and slaves. 14 And the fruits which your soul lusted after are departed from you, and all things which were luxurious and goodly are lost to you, and you shall never find them any more at all. 15 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, 16 Saying, Woe, woe, that great city, which was clothed with fine linen and purple, and scarlet, inlaid with gold, and precious stones and pearls! for in one hour these great riches are destroyed. 17 And every shipmaster, and all the travelers in ships, and sailors, and all those who labor at sea stood afar off, 18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like to this great city!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the kings: Revelation 18:3, Revelation 18:7, Revelation 17:2, Revelation 17:12, Revelation 17:13

shall bewail: Revelation 18:20, Psalms 58:10, Jeremiah 50:46, Ezekiel 26:16, Ezekiel 26:17, Ezekiel 32:9, Ezekiel 32:10, Daniel 4:14, Zechariah 11:2, Zechariah 11:3

the smoke: Revelation 18:18, Revelation 14:11, Revelation 19:3, Genesis 19:28, Deuteronomy 29:23, Isaiah 13:19, Isaiah 30:33, Isaiah 34:9, Isaiah 34:10, Jeremiah 50:40

Reciprocal: Joshua 8:20 - the smoke Job 6:21 - ye see Job 34:26 - in Proverbs 1:13 - General Isaiah 3:24 - burning Isaiah 13:14 - they shall Isaiah 23:17 - shall commit Isaiah 24:21 - the Lord Isaiah 47:11 - thou shalt not be Jeremiah 48:39 - How is it Jeremiah 51:8 - howl Jeremiah 51:25 - and will Jeremiah 51:44 - the nations Jeremiah 51:57 - I will Ezekiel 16:50 - therefore Ezekiel 27:30 - shall cause Ezekiel 27:35 - their kings Ezekiel 28:19 - they Ezekiel 30:4 - pain Ezekiel 31:15 - I caused a Ezekiel 31:16 - made Daniel 11:39 - gain Joel 2:30 - pillars Micah 1:7 - for Micah 7:17 - they shall be Nahum 3:4 - the mistress Zechariah 9:5 - and be Revelation 2:22 - and them Revelation 6:15 - the kings Revelation 17:5 - the Mother Revelation 18:8 - and she Revelation 18:11 - the merchants Revelation 18:23 - for Revelation 19:2 - judged Revelation 19:19 - I saw

Cross-References

Genesis 4:9
And the LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I do not know. Am I my brothers keeper?
Genesis 24:67
And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarahs tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mothers death.
Genesis 31:33
And Laban went into Jacobs tent and into Leahs tent and into the tent of the two maidservants; but he did not find the gods. So he went out of Leahs tent into Rachels tent.
Titus 2:5
To be discreet, chaste, good home keepers, obedient to their own husbands, so that no one can reproach the word of God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication,.... Idolatry, Revelation 17:2

and lived deliciously with her; Revelation 18:3 joining with her in her sensual, as well as in her idolatrous practices:

shall bewail her, and lament for her: shall mourn inwardly, and by various gestures outwardly express their sorrow at her desolation; see Ezekiel 27:30 these will not be the ten kings who will burn the whore with fire, and then repent of what they have done, and weep over her, as Titus did at the destruction of Jerusalem, as some Popish writers have fancied, for they will hate the whore, and eat her flesh; but earthly and idolatrous kings, who will be in the communion of the church of Rome:

when they shall see the smoke of her burning: as Abraham saw the smoke of Sodom and Gomorrah go up like the smoke of a furnace; by which they will perceive that her judgment is come, and her ruin begun.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the kings of the earth - This verse commences the description of the lamentation over the fall of the mystical Babylon (see the Analysis of the chapter).

Who have committed fornication - That is, who have been seduced by her from the true God, and have been led into practical idolatry. See the notes on Revelation 14:8. The kings of the earth seem to be represented as among the chief mourners, because they had derived important aid from the power which was now to be reduced to ruin. As a matter of fact, the kings of Europe have owed much of their influence and power to the support which has been derived from the papacy, and when that power shall fall, there will fall much that has contributed to sustain oppressive and arbitrary governments, and that has prevented the extension of popular liberty. In fact, Europe might have been long since free, if it had not been for the support which despotic governments have derived from the papacy.

And lived deliciously with her - In the same kind of luxury and dissoluteness of manners. See Revelation 18:3, Revelation 18:7. The courts of Europe, under the papacy, have had the same general character for dissoluteness and licentiousness as Rome itself. The same views of religion produce the same effects everywhere.

Shall bewail her, and lament for her - Because their ally is destroyed, and the source of their power is taken away. The fall of the papacy will be the signal for a general overturning of the thrones of Europe.

When they shall see the smoke of her burning - When they shall see her on fire, and her smoke ascending toward heaven. See the notes on Revelation 14:11.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 18:9. The kings of the earth — Those who copied her superstitions and adopted her idolatries.


 
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