Revelation 18:16
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And saying: Alas! alas! that great city, which was clothed with fine linen and purple and scarlet and was gilt with gold and precious stones and pearls.

Alas.

Revelation 18:10,11 Standing afar off for fear of her torments, saying: Alas! alas! that great city, Babylon, that mighty city: for in one hour is thy judgment come. . . .

Revelation 17:4 And the woman was clothed round about with purple and scarlet, and gilt with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, full of the abomination and filthiness of her fornication.

Luke 16:19 There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and feasted sumptuously every day.

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Context
Lament over Babylon
15The merchants of these things, who were made rich, shall stand afar off from her, for fear of her torments, weeping and mourning, 16And saying: Alas! alas! that great city, which was clothed with fine linen and purple and scarlet and was gilt with gold and precious stones and pearls. 17For in one hour are so great riches come to nought. And every shipmaster and all that sail into the lake, and mariners, and as many as work in the sea, stood afar off,…
Cross References
Ezekiel 28:14
Thou a cherub stretched out, and protecting, and I set thee in the holy mountain of God, thou hast walked in the midst of the stones of fire.

Nahum 2:9
Take ye the spoil of the silver, take the spoil of the gold: for there is no end of the riches of all the precious furniture.

Revelation 17:3
And he took me away in spirit into the desert. And I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

Revelation 17:4
And the woman was clothed round about with purple and scarlet, and gilt with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, full of the abomination and filthiness of her fornication.

Revelation 18:10
Standing afar off for fear of her torments, saying: Alas! alas! that great city, Babylon, that mighty city: for in one hour is thy judgment come.

Revelation 18:18
And cried, seeing the place of her burning, saying: What city is like to this great city?

Revelation 18:19
And they cast dust upon their heads and cried, weeping and mourning, saying: Alas! alas! that great city, wherein all were made rich, that had ships at sea, by reason of her prices. For, in one hour she is made desolate.

Lexicon
saying:
λέγοντες (legontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

“Woe,
Οὐαὶ (Ouai)
Interjection
Strong's Greek 3759: Woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation. A primary exclamation of grief; 'woe'.

woe
οὐαί (ouai)
Interjection
Strong's Greek 3759: Woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation. A primary exclamation of grief; 'woe'.

to the
(hē)
Article - Vocative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

great
μεγάλη (megalē)
Adjective - Vocative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense.

city,
πόλις (polis)
Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4172: A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.

clothed in
περιβεβλημένη (peribeblēmenē)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Vocative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4016: From peri and ballo; to throw all around, i.e. Invest.

fine linen
βύσσινον (byssinon)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1039: Of fine linen, cotton. From bussos; made of linen.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

purple
πορφυροῦν (porphyroun)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4210: Purple. From porphura; purpureal, i.e. Bluish red.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

scarlet,
κόκκινον (kokkinon)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 2847: Crimson, scarlet, dyed with Kermes (coccum), the female coccus of the Kermes oak. From kokkos; crimson-colored.

adorned
κεχρυσωμένη (kechrysōmenē)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Vocative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5558: To gild, adorn with gold. From chrusos; to gild, i.e. Bespangle with golden ornaments.

with
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

gold
χρυσίῳ (chrysiō)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5553: A piece of gold, golden ornament. Diminutive of chrusos; a golden article, i.e. Gold plating, ornament, or coin.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

precious
τιμίῳ (timiō)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5093: Of great price, precious, honored.

stones
λίθῳ (lithō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3037: A stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building. Apparently a primary word; a stone.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

pearls!
μαργαρίτῃ (margaritē)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3135: A pearl. From margaros; a pearl.


Additional Translations
saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!

saying: "Woe, woe, the great city, having been clothed with fine linen and purple and scarlet, and having been adorned with gold and precious stone and pearl!

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!

saying, Woe, woe, the great city, she that was arrayed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearl!

saying, Woe, woe, the great city, which [was] clothed with fine linen and purple and scarlet, and had ornaments of gold and precious stones and pearls!

saying, Woe, woe, the great city, she that was arrayed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearl!

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!

weeping aloud and sorrowing, and saying, 'Alas, alas, for this great city, which was brilliantly arrayed in fine linen, and purple and scarlet stuff, and beautified with gold, jewels and pearls;

saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, she who was dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls!

and saying, Woe, woe, the great city, that was arrayed with fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and gilded in gold, and precious stone, and pearls -- because in one hour so much riches were made waste!
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