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Revelation 18:15

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.

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,
Easy-to-Read Version
"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.
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 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 "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. 10 They stand a long way from her because they are afraid of her sufferings. They say, ‘It is bad! It is bad for the big and powerful city of Babylon. For in one hour she is destroyed.' 11 The men of the earth who buy and sell are sorry for her and cry. They cry because there is no one to buy their things anymore. 12 They sold gold and silver and stones worth much money and pearls. They sold fine linen and purple and red silk cloth. They sold all kinds of perfumed wood. They sold things made from the teeth of animals and things made from wood that cost much money. They sold brass and iron and stone. 13 They sold spices and perfumes of all kinds. They sold wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat. They sold cows and sheep and horses and wagons. They sold men who are not free and they sold the lives of men. 14 They say to her, ‘All the good things you wanted so much are gone from you. Your riches are gone. The things you liked so much are gone. You will never have them again.' 15 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. 16 They will say, ‘It is bad! It is bad for that powerful city. She dressed in fine linen of purple and red. She covered herself with gold and pearls and stones worth much money. 17 For in one hour her riches are destroyed.' The captain of every ship and all who traveled on ships and all who worked on ships stood a long way back. 18 They cried out as they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘Has there ever been such a city as powerful as this one?'

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
Then the Lord said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
Genesis 12:13
Say that you are my sister. Then it may go well with me because of you. And because of you they will not kill me."
Genesis 18:25
May You never do such a thing as to destroy the good with the bad! May the good never be punished like the bad! You would never do such a thing! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?"
Genesis 18:27
Abraham said, "Now see, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord, I who am only dust and ashes.
Job 2:10
But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Should we receive good from God and not receive trouble?" In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
Psalms 44:21
would not God find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.
Proverbs 12:19
Lips that tell the truth will last forever, but a lying tongue lasts only for a little while.
Proverbs 28:13
It will not go well for the man who hides his sins, but he who tells his sins and turns from them will be given loving-pity.
Mark 2:8
At once Jesus knew the teachers of the Law were thinking this. He said to them, "Why do you think this in your hearts?
John 2:25
He did not need anyone to tell Him about man. He knew what was in man.

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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