Revelation 18:11

And the merchants of the earth shall bewail and mourn over her, because no one will buy their merchandize any more:

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

In Context

10standing afar off for fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, the great city Babylon, that powerful city! for in one hour is thy judgement come.

12the lading of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and pearl, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and all sorts of thyine wood, and vessels of ivory, and of the most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;

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Cross References

Matthew 22:5But they slighted him, and went away, one to his field and another to his merchandize:

2 Peter 2:3and by artful speeches they will make sale of you for gain. Whose judgement is long since hastening, and their destruction doth not slumber.

Revelation 18:3For all nations have drunk of the wine of her furious whoredom, and the kings of the earth have committed whoredom with her, and the merchants of the earth are grown rich by the abundance of her luxury.

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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