Revelation 18:16

and saying, Alas, alas, the great city, which was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stone and pearls!

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In The King James Version

And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

In Context

15The merchants of these things who became rich from her will stand from afar because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

17Because in one hour such great wealth was devastated. And every shipmaster, and every man who sails anywhere, and sailors, and as many as work by sea, stood from afar

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Cross References

Luke 16:19Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously daily.

Revelation 18:10having stood from afar because of the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! Because thy judgment has come in one hour.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 18:10-24

The Fall of Babylon. ( a. d. 95.) 9 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, 10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and… Read the whole commentary →

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