Revelation 18:15

The traders in these things, by which their wealth was increased, will be watching far off for fear of her punishment, weeping and crying;

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In The 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,

In Context

14And the fruit of your soul's desire has gone from you, and all things delicate and shining have come to an end and will never again be seen.

16Saying, Sorrow, sorrow for the great town, she who was clothed in delicate linen, and purple, and red; with ornaments of gold and stones of great price and jewels!

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Cross References

Judges 18:23Crying out to them. And the Danites, turning round, said to Micah, What is your trouble, that you have taken up arms?

Hosea 12:7\12:6\So then, come back to your God; keep mercy and right, and be waiting at all times on your God.

Zechariah 11:5Whose owners put them to death and have no sense of sin; and those who get a price for them say, May the Lord be praised for I have much wealth: and the keepers of the flock have no pity for them.

Acts 16:19But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they took Paul and Silas, pulling them into the market-place before the rulers;

Revelation 18:3For through the wine of the wrath of her evil desires all the nations have come to destruction; and the kings of the earth made themselves unclean with her, and the traders of the earth had their wealth increased by the power of her evil ways.

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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