Revelation 18:22

and [the] sound of{kithara[translit.]-ers/cithara[Latinized]-ers/[type of]lyre-ers} and of{musical[plural]} and of{flutists} and of{trumpeters}, no, would_not_be-heard in to{you} still, and every crafter of{every craft}, no, would_not_be-discovered in to{you} still, and [the] sound of{[a] millstone}, no, would_not_be-heard in to{you} still,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;

In Context

21and one strong messenger lifts [a] stone as [a] large millstone and casts into the seawater, saying, "The-same-ly to{impetus/impulse/initiative-effect} Babylon, the large/great city, will-be-cast, and no, it-would_not_be-discovered still,

23and [the] light of{[a] lamp}, no, would_not_be-revealed in to{you} still, and [the] sound of{bridegroom} and of{bride}, no, would_not_be-heard in to{you} still, that the traveler[merchant]s of{you} have-been-being the magnates of{the earth}, that in to{the potion-ia} of{you} all the nations are-led-astray,

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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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