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Revelation 18:15

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

KJV

οἱ ἔμποροι τούτων, οἱ πλουτήσαντες ἀπ’ αὐτῆς, ἀπὸ μακρόθεν στήσονται διὰ τὸν φόβον τοῦ βασανισμοῦ αὐτῆς, κλαίοντες καὶ πενθοῦντες,

Greek NT

Mercatores horum, qui divites facti sunt, ab ea longe stabunt propter timorem tormentorum ejus, flentes, ac lugentes,

Vulgate

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

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασανισμός
basanismos
noun · 6×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κλαίω
klaio
verb · 40×
μακρόθεν
makrothen
adverb · 14×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πενθέω
pentheo
verb · 10×
πλουτέω
plouteo
verb · 12×
φόβος
phobos
noun · 48×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
ἔμπορος
emporos
noun · 5×
ἵστημι
istemi
verb · 152×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§101In the political sphere, it must be noted that truthfulness in the relations between those governing and those governed, openness in public administration, impartiality in the service of the body politic, respect for the rights of political adversaries, safeguarding the rights of the accused against summary trials and convictions, the just and honest use of public funds, the re…

Cross-references

  • Acts 8:20 — But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
  • Acts 19:24 — For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
  • Ezek 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.
  • Ezek 28:19 — All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.
  • Rev 18:3 — 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 abunda
  • Rev 18:10 — 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.
  • Rev 18:10 — 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.
  • Rev 18:11 — And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
  • Rev 18:19 — And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hou