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Woe to you, great city, dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet, and glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls! <a href="/nlt/revelation/18.htm">New Living Translation</a> “How terrible, how terrible for that great city! She was clothed in finest purple and scarlet linens, decked out with gold and precious stones and pearls! <a href="/esv/revelation/18.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Alas, alas, for the great city that was clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, with jewels, and with pearls! <a href="/bsb/revelation/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! <a href="/blb/revelation/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> 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! <a href="/kjv/revelation/18.htm">King James Bible</a> 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! <a href="/nkjv/revelation/18.htm">New King James Version</a> and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! <a href="/nasb_/revelation/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, she who was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls; <a href="/nasb/revelation/18.htm">NASB 1995</a> saying, &#8216Woe, woe, the great city, she who was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls; <a href="/nasb77/revelation/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a> saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, she who was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls; <a href="/lsb/revelation/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, she who was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls; <a href="/amp/revelation/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a> saying, ‘Woe, woe, for the great city that was robed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, gilded and adorned with gold, with precious stones, and with pearls; <a href="/csb/revelation/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> saying, Woe, woe, the great city, dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, adorned with gold, jewels, and pearls; <a href="/hcsb/revelation/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> saying: Woe, woe, the great city, dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls, <a href="/asv/revelation/18.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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! <a href="/cev/revelation/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then they shouted, "Pity the great city of Babylon! She dressed in fine linen and wore purple and scarlet cloth. She had jewelry made of gold and precious stones and pearls. <a href="/erv/revelation/18.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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! <a href="/gwt/revelation/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> saying, 'How horrible, how horrible for that important city which was wearing fine linen, purple clothes, bright red clothes, gold jewelry, gems, and pearls. <a href="/gnt/revelation/18.htm">Good News Translation</a> and say, "How terrible! How awful for the great city! She used to dress herself in linen, purple, and scarlet, and cover herself with gold ornaments, precious stones, and pearls! <a href="/isv/revelation/18.htm">International Standard Version</a> "How terrible, how terrible it is for the great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet and was adorned with gold, gems, and pearls, <a href="/msb/revelation/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> saying: ?Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! <a href="/net/revelation/18.htm">NET Bible</a> saying, "Woe, woe, O great city--dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet clothing, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls-- <a href="/nheb/revelation/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/revelation/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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! <a href="/wey/revelation/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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; <a href="/web/revelation/18.htm">World English Bible</a> 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! <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and saying, Woe, woe, the great city, that was clothed with fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and gilded in gold, and precious stone, and pearls— <a href="/blb/revelation/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> 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! <a href="/ylt/revelation/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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! <a href="/slt/revelation/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And saying, Woe, woe, the great city, surrounded with fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! for in one hour was so great riches laid waste.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and saying: ‘Woe! Woe! to that great city, which was clothed with fine linen and purple and scarlet, and which was adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls.’ <a href="/nabre/revelation/18.htm">New American Bible</a> they cry out: “Alas, alas, great city, wearing fine linen, purple and scarlet, adorned [in] gold, precious stones, and pearls. <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “Alas, alas, the great city, clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, with jewels, and with pearls!<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Saying, Woe, woe, that great city, which was clothed with fine linen and purple, and scarlet, inlaid with gold, and precious stones and pearls! for in one hour these great riches are destroyed. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/18.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And saying, “Alas alas, the great city that wore fine linen and purple and scarlet gilt in gold and precious stones and pearls!<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/18.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> saying: Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! for in one hour, so great riches have been brought to ruin. <a href="/godbey/revelation/18.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> saying, Alas, alas, the great city, clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and gilded with gold, and precious stone, and pearl! because in one hour so great riches have come to desolation. <a href="/haweis/revelation/18.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and saying, Alas, alas, the great city, which was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and overlaid with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! how in one hour is so great wealth laid waste!<CM> <a href="/mace/revelation/18.htm">Mace New Testament</a> crying, alas, alas, that great city, that was cloathed in fine linnen, purple, and scarlet: decked with gold, precious stones and pearls: <a href="/wey/revelation/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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; <a href="/worrell/revelation/18.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, which was attired in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and was gilded with gold, and precious stone, and pearl; <a href="/worsley/revelation/18.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and saying, Alas, alas, the great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! <a href="/parallel/revelation/18-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=3788" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/18.htm">Lament over Babylon</a> …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, 16<a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">saying:</a> <a href="/greek/3759.htm" title="3759: Ouai (I) -- Woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation. A primary exclamation of grief; woe.">“Woe,</a> <a href="/greek/3759.htm" title="3759: ouai (I) -- Woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation. A primary exclamation of grief; woe.">woe</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-VFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to the</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-VFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="3173: megalē (Adj-VFS) -- Large, great, in the widest sense. ">great</a> <a href="/greek/4172.htm" title="4172: polis (N-VFS) -- A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.">city,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-VFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4016.htm" title="4016: peribeblēmenē (V-RPM/P-VFS) -- From peri and ballo; to throw all around, i.e. Invest.">clothed in</a> <a href="/greek/1039.htm" title="1039: byssinon (Adj-ANS) -- Of fine linen, cotton. From bussos; made of linen.">fine linen</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4210.htm" title="4210: porphyroun (Adj-ANS) -- Purple. From porphura; purpureal, i.e. Bluish red.">purple</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2847.htm" title="2847: kokkinon (Adj-ANS) -- Crimson, scarlet, dyed with Kermes (coccum), the female coccus of the Kermes oak. From kokkos; crimson-colored.">scarlet,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/5558.htm" title="5558: kechrysōmenē (V-RPM/P-VFS) -- To gild, adorn with gold. From chrusos; to gild, i.e. Bespangle with golden ornaments.">adorned</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">with</a> <a href="/greek/5553.htm" title="5553: chrysiō (N-DNS) -- A piece of gold, golden ornament. Diminutive of chrusos; a golden article, i.e. Gold plating, ornament, or coin.">gold</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/5093.htm" title="5093: timiō (Adj-DMS) -- Of great price, precious, honored. ">precious</a> <a href="/greek/3037.htm" title="3037: lithō (N-DMS) -- A stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building. Apparently a primary word; a stone.">stones</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3135.htm" title="3135: margaritē (N-DMS) -- A pearl. From margaros; a pearl.">pearls!</a> 17For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezekiel/27-32.htm">Ezekiel 27:32</a> As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament for you: ‘Who was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea? <a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Isaiah 47:8-9</a> So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’ / These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells. <a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm">Jeremiah 51:8-9</a> Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed. / “We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Abandon her! Let each of us go to his own land, for her judgment extends to the sky and reaches to the clouds.” <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19</a> And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. <a href="/ezekiel/28-13.htm">Ezekiel 28:13</a> You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation. <a href="/isaiah/23-8.htm">Isaiah 23:8-9</a> Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth? / The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth. <a href="/jeremiah/50-31.htm">Jeremiah 50:31-32</a> “Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you. / The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.” <a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Isaiah 34:11-15</a> The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction. / No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing. / Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches. ... <a href="/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Ezekiel 26:16-17</a> All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you. / Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples! <a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Isaiah 21:9</a> Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!” <a href="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">Jeremiah 25:12-13</a> But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation. / I will bring upon that land all the words I have pronounced against it, all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations. <a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Isaiah 14:4-5</a> you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended! / The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers. <a href="/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Ezekiel 27:30-31</a> They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes. / They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning. <a href="/isaiah/24-10.htm">Isaiah 24:10-12</a> The city of chaos is shattered; every house is closed to entry. / In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to gloom; rejoicing is exiled from the land. / The city is left in ruins; its gate is reduced to rubble. <a href="/jeremiah/50-46.htm">Jeremiah 50:46</a> At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will quake; a cry will be heard among the nations.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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!Alas.<a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10,11</a> 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… <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Revelation 17:4</a> And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:<a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19</a> There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Adorned</a> <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Alas</a> <a href="/revelation/18-15.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Arrayed</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-21.htm">Beautified</a> <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Bedecked</a> <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Brilliantly</a> <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">City</a> <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Decked</a> <a href="/revelation/18-14.htm">Delicate</a> <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Dressed</a> <a href="/revelation/18-13.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Great</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Jewels</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/matthew/13-46.htm">Pearl</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Pearls</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-4.htm">Price</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Purple</a> <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Red</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/revelation/18-15.htm">Sorrowing</a> <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/revelation/18-15.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Wo</a> <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Woe</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Adorned</a> <a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Alas</a> <a href="/revelation/18-18.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">Arrayed</a> <a href="/revelation/21-19.htm">Beautified</a> <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Bedecked</a> <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Brilliantly</a> <a href="/revelation/18-18.htm">City</a> <a href="/revelation/19-13.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/45-13.htm">Decked</a> <a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">Delicate</a> <a href="/revelation/19-13.htm">Dressed</a> <a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/revelation/21-15.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/24-53.htm">Jewels</a> <a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/revelation/21-19.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/revelation/21-21.htm">Pearl</a> <a href="/revelation/21-21.htm">Pearls</a> <a href="/revelation/21-11.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/revelation/21-11.htm">Price</a> <a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Purple</a> <a href="/genesis/25-25.htm">Red</a> <a href="/genesis/38-28.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Sorrowing</a> <a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/revelation/21-14.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/numbers/21-29.htm">Wo</a> <a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Woe</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 18</div>1. <a href="/revelation/18-1.htm">Babylon is fallen.</a> 4. <a href="/revelation/18-4.htm">People commanded to depart out of her.</a> 9. <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">The kings of the earth, with the merchants and mariners, lament over her.</a> 20. <a href="/revelation/18-20.htm">The saints rejoice for the judgments of God upon her.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical literature, "woe" is often used to express lamentation or impending doom. The "great city" is commonly interpreted as Babylon, symbolizing a center of commerce, idolatry, and opposition to God. This echoes the Old Testament prophecies against ancient Babylon (Isaiah 13, <a href="/jeremiah/50.htm">Jeremiah 50-51</a>) and reflects the city's ultimate downfall due to its pride and sin.clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, These garments signify wealth, luxury, and royalty. In ancient times, fine linen and purple dye were expensive and often associated with nobility and the elite (<a href="/esther/8-15.htm">Esther 8:15</a>, <a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19</a>). Scarlet, too, was a color of opulence and was used in the tabernacle (<a href="/exodus/26.htm">Exodus 26:1</a>). The description highlights the city's materialism and self-indulgence, contrasting with the humble attire of Christ and His followers.adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! The adornment with gold, precious stones, and pearls further underscores the city's immense wealth and splendor. This imagery is reminiscent of the opulence of ancient cities like Tyre (<a href="/ezekiel/28-13.htm">Ezekiel 28:13</a>) and Babylon. It also contrasts with the New Jerusalem, which is described with similar imagery but represents divine glory and purity (<a href="/revelation/21-18.htm">Revelation 21:18-21</a>). The focus on material wealth serves as a critique of the city's misplaced values and priorities, which ultimately lead to its downfall.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_great_city.htm">The Great City</a> Often interpreted as Babylon, symbolizing a powerful, corrupt system or city that opposes God. In the context of Revelation, it represents the epitome of worldly wealth and decadence. 2. <a href="/topical/m/merchants_and_kings.htm">Merchants and Kings</a> These are the people lamenting the fall of the great city. They represent those who have profited from the city's wealth and luxury. 3. <a href="/topical/f/fine_linen,_purple,_and_scarlet.htm">Fine Linen, Purple, and Scarlet</a> These materials symbolize wealth, luxury, and royalty. In ancient times, such garments were worn by the elite and those in positions of power. 4. <a href="/topical/g/gold,_precious_stones,_and_pearls.htm">Gold, Precious Stones, and Pearls</a> These items further emphasize the opulence and material wealth of the city, highlighting its focus on earthly riches. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_fall_of_babylon.htm">The Fall of Babylon</a> This event signifies God's judgment on the city for its sins and excesses, serving as a warning against idolatry and materialism.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_materialism.htm">The Danger of Materialism</a> The opulence of Babylon serves as a caution against placing trust and value in material wealth, which is fleeting and subject to God's judgment. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> The fall of the great city underscores God's ultimate authority and the certainty of His judgment against sin and rebellion. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_spiritual_readiness.htm">The Call to Spiritual Readiness</a> Believers are reminded to live with an eternal perspective, prioritizing spiritual riches over earthly gains. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a> Babylon's downfall illustrates the destructive nature of idolatry, urging Christians to examine their own lives for anything that might take precedence over God. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_justice.htm">Hope in God's Justice</a> While the fall of Babylon is a scene of woe, it also reassures believers of God's justice and the eventual triumph of His kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 18</a> <a href="/q/who's_the_whore_of_babylon.htm">Who is the Whore of Babylon in biblical prophecy?</a> <a href="/q/does_jesus_ride_a_white_horse_in_revelation.htm">Is Jesus depicted riding a white horse in Revelation?</a> <a href="/q/proof_of_one_city_ruling_all_kings.htm">Revelation 17:18 claims a great city rules over the earth's kings; what tangible proof exists that identifies a single city wielding such global power at any point in history?</a> <a href="/q/can_a_city_fall_to_plagues_fire_in_a_day.htm">Revelation 18:8 - Is it scientifically plausible for an entire great city to be consumed by plagues and fire 'in one day'?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - And saying, Alas, alas that great city! Most authorities omit "and." Woe, woe, the great city! (nominative case); exactly as in ver. 10. That was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls. She that was clothed, etc. Decked; "gilded," as in the Revised Version margin, as in <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Revelation 17:4</a>. The identity of description of the woman and Babylon is another proof of the essentially identical nature of the two (see on Revelation 17:1; cf. also ver. 12). <a href="/commentaries/revelation/18-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>saying: λέγοντες (legontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “Woe, Οὐαὶ (Ouai) Interjection <a href="/greek/strongs_3759.htm">Strong's 3759: </a> Woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation. A primary exclamation of grief; 'woe'. woe οὐαί (ouai) Interjection <a href="/greek/strongs_3759.htm">Strong's 3759: </a> Woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation. A primary exclamation of grief; 'woe'. to the ἡ (hē) Article - Vocative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> Large, great, in the widest sense. city, πόλις (polis) Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4172.htm">Strong's 4172: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_4016.htm">Strong's 4016: </a> From peri and ballo; to throw all around, i.e. Invest. fine linen βύσσινον (byssinon) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1039.htm">Strong's 1039: </a> Of fine linen, cotton. From bussos; made of linen. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. purple πορφυροῦν (porphyroun) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4210.htm">Strong's 4210: </a> Purple. From porphura; purpureal, i.e. Bluish red. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. scarlet, κόκκινον (kokkinon) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2847.htm">Strong's 2847: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_5558.htm">Strong's 5558: </a> To gild, adorn with gold. From chrusos; to gild, i.e. Bespangle with golden ornaments. with ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_5553.htm">Strong's 5553: </a> A piece of gold, golden ornament. Diminutive of chrusos; a golden article, i.e. Gold plating, ornament, or coin. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. precious τιμίῳ (timiō) Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5093.htm">Strong's 5093: </a> Of great price, precious, honored. stones λίθῳ (lithō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3037.htm">Strong's 3037: </a> A stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building. Apparently a primary word; a stone. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. pearls! μαργαρίτῃ (margaritē) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3135.htm">Strong's 3135: </a> A pearl. 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