Revelation 18:15
New International Version
The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand far off, terrified at her torment. They will weep and mourn

New Living Translation
The merchants who became wealthy by selling her these things will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will weep and cry out,

English Standard Version
The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,

Berean Standard Bible
The merchants who sold these things and grew their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,

Berean Literal Bible
The merchants of these things having been enriched from her will stand from afar, weeping and mourning because of the fear of her torment,

King James Bible
The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

New King James Version
The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

New American Standard Bible
The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

NASB 1995
“The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

NASB 1977
“The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

Legacy Standard Bible
The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, crying and mourning,

Amplified Bible
The merchants who handled these articles, who grew wealthy from [their business with] her, will stand a long way off in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,

Christian Standard Bible
The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand far off in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand far off in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

American Standard Version
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the merchants of these things, who grew rich by her, will not find them, and they will stand opposite from fear of her punishment, weeping and lamenting,

Contemporary English Version
The merchants had become rich because of her. But when they saw her sufferings, they were terrified. They stood at a distance, crying and mourning.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The merchants of these things, who were made rich, shall stand afar off from her, for fear of her torments, weeping and mourning.

English Revised Version
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Frightened by her torture, the merchants who had become rich by selling these things will stand far away. They will cry and mourn,

Good News Translation
The merchants, who became rich from doing business in that city, will stand a long way off, because they are afraid of sharing in her suffering. They will cry and mourn,

International Standard Version
Frightened by the severity of her punishment, businesses that had become rich because of her will stand at a distance, crying and mourning:

Literal Standard Version
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far off because of the fear of her torment, weeping, and mourning,

Majority Standard Bible
The merchants who sold these things and grew their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,

New American Bible
The merchants who deal in these goods, who grew rich from her, will keep their distance for fear of the torment inflicted on her. Weeping and mourning,

NET Bible
The merchants who sold these things, who got rich from her, will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment. They will weep and mourn,

New Revised Standard Version
The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,

New Heart English Bible
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far away for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;

Webster's Bible Translation
The merchants of these things who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off, for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

Weymouth New Testament
Those who traded in these things, who grew wealthy through her, will stand afar off, struck with terror at her punishment,

World English Bible
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far away for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

Young's Literal Translation
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, far off shall stand because of the fear of her torment, weeping, and sorrowing,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Lament over Babylon
14And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.” 15The merchants who sold these things and grew their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn, 16saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!…

Cross References
Revelation 18:3
All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury."

Revelation 18:10
In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: "Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come."

Revelation 18:11
And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo--

Revelation 18:12
cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;

Revelation 18:13
of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots; of slaves and souls of men.

Revelation 18:14
And they will say: "The fruit of your soul's desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again."

Revelation 18:19
Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: "Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed."


Treasury of Scripture

The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

which.

Revelation 18:3,11
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies…

Hosea 12:7,8
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress…

Zechariah 11:5
Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.

shall.

Revelation 18:11
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

Judges 18:23,24
And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company? …

Ezekiel 27:31
And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.

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Revelation 18
1. Babylon is fallen.
4. People commanded to depart out of her.
9. The kings of the earth, with the merchants and mariners, lament over her.
20. The saints rejoice for the judgments of God upon her.














(15-17) The merchants of these things . . .--The description is resumed. The merchants stand like the kings (see Revelation 18:10) afar off, because of the fear of her torment, saying, "Woe! woe! (or, alas! alas!) the great city, because in one hour so great wealth was desolated." The words of this lamentation are parallel to the lament of the kings, the only difference is characteristic--they bewail the sudden decay of the wealth. On the fine linen and purple, comp. Revelation 18:12, and Luke 16:19.

Verse 15. - The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her (cf. ver. 11), shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment. The future tense is now used (see on ver. 9); cf. ver. 10, where the same thing is related of' the kings. Weeping and wailing (cf. ver. 9, where, however, we have κόψονται, "wail," instead of, as here, πενθοῦντες, "mourn:" cf. also ver. 11).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
The
Οἱ (Hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

merchants
ἔμποροι (emporoi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1713: A merchant, trader; one on a journey. From en and the base of poreuomai; a tradesman.

who sold these things
τούτων (toutōn)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

[and] grew their wealth
πλουτήσαντες (ploutēsantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4147: To become rich, be rich, abound in. From ploutizo; to be wealthy.

from
ἀπ’ (ap’)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

her
αὐτῆς (autēs)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

will stand
στήσονται (stēsontai)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.

at
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

a distance,
μακρόθεν (makrothen)
Adverb
Strong's 3113: From a (long) distance, afar. Adverb from makros; from a distance or afar.

in
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

fear
φόβον (phobon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5401: (a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect. From a primary phebomai; alarm or fright.

of
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

her
αὐτῆς (autēs)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

torment.
βασανισμοῦ (basanismou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 929: Torture, torment. From basanizo; torture.

They will weep
κλαίοντες (klaiontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2799: To weep, weep for, mourn, lament. Of uncertain affinity; to sob, i.e. Wail aloud.

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

mourn,
πενθοῦντες (penthountes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3996: To mourn, lament, feel guilt. From penthos; to grieve.


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