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They will weep and mourn <a href="/nlt/revelation/18.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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, <a href="/esv/revelation/18.htm">English Standard Version</a> The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud, <a href="/bsb/revelation/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn, <a href="/blb/revelation/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> The merchants of these things having been enriched from her will stand from afar, weeping and mourning because of the fear of her torment, <a href="/kjv/revelation/18.htm">King James Bible</a> The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, <a href="/nkjv/revelation/18.htm">New King James Version</a> The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, <a href="/nasb_/revelation/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/nasb/revelation/18.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, <a href="/nasb77/revelation/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “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, <a href="/lsb/revelation/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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, <a href="/amp/revelation/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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, <a href="/csb/revelation/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand far off in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, <a href="/hcsb/revelation/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand far off in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, <a href="/asv/revelation/18.htm">American Standard Version</a> The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning; <a href="/cev/revelation/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/revelation/18.htm">English Revised Version</a> The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning; <a href="/gwt/revelation/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Frightened by her torture, the merchants who had become rich by selling these things will stand far away. They will cry and mourn, <a href="/gnt/revelation/18.htm">Good News Translation</a> 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, <a href="/isv/revelation/18.htm">International Standard Version</a> Frightened by the severity of her punishment, businesses that had become rich because of her will stand at a distance, crying and mourning: <a href="/msb/revelation/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn, <a href="/net/revelation/18.htm">NET Bible</a> 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, <a href="/nheb/revelation/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far away for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning; <a href="/wbt/revelation/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The merchants of these things who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off, for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, <a href="/wey/revelation/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Those who traded in these things, who grew wealthy through her, will stand afar off, struck with terror at her punishment, <a href="/web/revelation/18.htm">World English Bible</a> The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far away for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> 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, <a href="/blb/revelation/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> The merchants of these things having been enriched from her will stand from afar, weeping and mourning because of the fear of her torment, <a href="/ylt/revelation/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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, <a href="/slt/revelation/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The wholesale merchants of these things, having been rich from her, shall stand from far off for fear of her torture, weeping and mourning,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The merchants of these things, who were made rich, shall stand afar off from her, for fear of her torments, weeping and mourning. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The merchants of these things, who were made wealthy, shall stand far away from her, out of fear of her torments, weeping and mourning, <a href="/nabre/revelation/18.htm">New American Bible</a> 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, <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, and they shall weep and wail, <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/18.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> 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,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/18.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Those who traded in these things, who were made rich by her, Shalt stand far off for fear of her torment, weeping and mourning and <a href="/godbey/revelation/18.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> The merchants of these things, who have grown rich from her, will stand a long way off on account of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning; <a href="/haweis/revelation/18.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> The merchants of these things who enriched themselves by her, shall stand afar off through terror of her torment, weeping and wailing, <a href="/mace/revelation/18.htm">Mace New Testament</a> of these wares who were enrich'd by her, shall stand afar off, under the dread of her torments, with tears and lamentations, <a href="/wey/revelation/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Those who traded in these things, who grew wealthy through her, will stand afar off, struck with terror at her punishment, <a href="/worrell/revelation/18.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, shall stand afar off because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, <a href="/worsley/revelation/18.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> The merchants of these things, who grew rich by their trade with her, shall stand afar off for fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, <a href="/parallel/revelation/18-15.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=3778" 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> …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.” 15<a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">The</a> <a href="/greek/1713.htm" title="1713: emporoi (N-NMP) -- A merchant, trader; one on a journey. From en and the base of poreuomai; a tradesman.">merchants</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: toutōn (DPro-GNP) -- This; he, she, it. ">who sold these things</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4147.htm" title="4147: ploutēsantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To become rich, be rich, abound in. From ploutizo; to be wealthy.">and grew their wealth</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: ap’ (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēs (PPro-GF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">her</a> <a href="/greek/2476.htm" title="2476: stēsontai (V-FIM-3P) -- A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.">will stand</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">at</a> <a href="/greek/3113.htm" title="3113: makrothen (Adv) -- From a (long) distance, afar. Adverb from makros; from a distance or afar.">a distance,</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5401.htm" title="5401: phobon (N-AMS) -- (a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect. From a primary phebomai; alarm or fright.">fear</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēs (PPro-GF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">her</a> <a href="/greek/929.htm" title="929: basanismou (N-GMS) -- Torture, torment. From basanizo; torture.">torment.</a> <a href="/greek/2799.htm" title="2799: klaiontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To weep, weep for, mourn, lament. Of uncertain affinity; to sob, i.e. Wail aloud.">They will weep</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3996.htm" title="3996: penthountes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To mourn, lament, feel guilt. From penthos; to grieve.">mourn,</a> 16saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!…<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/27-31.htm">Ezekiel 27:31-36</a> They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning. / 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? / When your wares went out to sea, you satisfied many nations. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and merchandise. ... <a href="/isaiah/47-15.htm">Isaiah 47:15</a> This is what they are to you—those with whom you have labored and traded from youth—each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you. <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="/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Ezekiel 27:27-29</a> Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall. / The countryside will shake when your sailors cry out. / All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore. <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. <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19-22</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. / She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there. / But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. ... <a href="/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Jeremiah 51:13</a> You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut. <a href="/isaiah/34-10.htm">Isaiah 34:10-12</a> It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it. / 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. <a href="/jeremiah/50-13.htm">Jeremiah 50:13</a> Because of the wrath of the LORD, she will not be inhabited; she will become completely desolate. All who pass through Babylon will be horrified and will hiss at all her wounds. <a href="/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Ezekiel 26:16-18</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! / Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise.”’ <a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-9</a> This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. ... <a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">Jeremiah 51:64</a> Then you are to say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise again, because of the disaster I will bring upon her. And her people will grow weary.’” Here end the words of Jeremiah. <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="/ezekiel/28-18.htm">Ezekiel 28:18-19</a> By the multitude of your iniquities and the dishonesty of your trading you have profaned your sanctuaries. So I made fire come from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the eyes of all who saw you. / All the nations who know you are appalled over you. You have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’” <a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">Isaiah 14:11</a> Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.<a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Revelation 18:3,11</a> 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… <a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Hosea 12:7,8</a> He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress… <a href="/zechariah/11-5.htm">Zechariah 11:5</a> 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.<a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Revelation 18:11</a> And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:<a href="/judges/18-23.htm">Judges 18:23,24</a> 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? … <a href="/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Ezekiel 27:31</a> 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Afar</a> <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/revelation/14-20.htm">Distance</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Enriched</a> <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Far</a> <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/revelation/15-2.htm">Gained</a> <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-30.htm">Grieving</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Merchants</a> <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/romans/12-15.htm">Sorrowing</a> <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/revelation/11-11.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Terrified</a> <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Torment</a> <a href="/romans/1-23.htm">Traded</a> <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Traders</a> <a href="/luke/23-27.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/jonah/1-5.htm">Wares</a> <a href="/revelation/16-15.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Wealthy</a> <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Afar</a> <a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/revelation/18-18.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/genesis/21-16.htm">Distance</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-25.htm">Enriched</a> <a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Far</a> <a href="/revelation/19-5.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/genesis/26-13.htm">Gained</a> <a href="/genesis/2-5.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-2.htm">Grieving</a> <a href="/genesis/1-22.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/revelation/18-23.htm">Merchants</a> <a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/revelation/20-10.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Sorrowing</a> <a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/genesis/12-17.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/genesis/45-3.htm">Terrified</a> <a href="/genesis/9-2.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/judges/16-19.htm">Torment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-12.htm">Traded</a> <a href="/revelation/18-23.htm">Traders</a> <a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-15.htm">Wares</a> <a href="/genesis/30-31.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/genesis/13-2.htm">Wealthy</a> <a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Weeping</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/revelation/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her This phrase refers to the traders and businessmen who profited from the opulence and luxury of Babylon, symbolizing a corrupt world system. In biblical context, Babylon often represents a center of commerce and idolatry, drawing parallels to the historical city known for its wealth and decadence (<a href="/isaiah/47-15.htm">Isaiah 47:15</a>). The merchants' wealth is tied to their participation in this corrupt system, highlighting the moral compromise involved in their prosperity. This echoes the warnings in <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">1 Timothy 6:10</a> about the love of money being a root of all kinds of evil.will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment The image of standing at a distance suggests both physical separation and a desire to avoid sharing in Babylon's judgment. This reflects the fear and helplessness of those who witness the downfall of a once-great power. The torment mentioned here is indicative of divine judgment, reminiscent of the plagues in Egypt (<a href="/exodus/9-20.htm">Exodus 9:20-21</a>) and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (<a href="/genesis/19-28.htm">Genesis 19:28</a>). The fear of torment underscores the inevitability and severity of God's judgment on sin.They will weep and mourn The emotional response of weeping and mourning signifies deep regret and loss, not necessarily repentance. This reaction is similar to the lamentations over Tyre in <a href="/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Ezekiel 27:31-32</a>, where merchants mourn the loss of a trading partner. The focus here is on the economic impact rather than spiritual awakening, highlighting the transient nature of worldly wealth and the ultimate futility of placing trust in material prosperity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/merchants.htm">Merchants</a> These are the traders and business people who profited from the wealth and luxury of Babylon. In the context of Revelation, they symbolize those who are complicit in the corrupt economic systems that oppose God. 2. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> A symbolic representation of a powerful, corrupt, and idolatrous system or city that stands in opposition to God. It is often interpreted as a metaphor for worldly systems that prioritize wealth and power over righteousness. 3. <a href="/topical/w/weeping_and_mourning.htm">Weeping and Mourning</a> The emotional response of the merchants signifies the deep loss and despair over the fall of Babylon. It highlights the transient nature of earthly wealth and the ultimate futility of placing trust in material possessions. 4. <a href="/topical/t/torment.htm">Torment</a> This refers to the judgment and destruction that befalls Babylon. It serves as a warning of the consequences of living in opposition to God's will.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_materialism.htm">The Danger of Materialism</a> The merchants' mourning highlights the danger of placing one's hope and identity in material wealth. Christians are called to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. <a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_wealth.htm">The Transience of Earthly Wealth</a> The fall of Babylon serves as a reminder that earthly wealth is temporary and can be lost in an instant. Believers should focus on eternal treasures. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_on_corrupt_systems.htm">Judgment on Corrupt Systems</a> God's judgment on Babylon illustrates His justice against corrupt and oppressive systems. Christians are encouraged to live justly and oppose such systems. <a href="/topical/e/emotional_attachment_to_wealth.htm">Emotional Attachment to Wealth</a> The merchants' reaction shows how deeply people can be attached to wealth. Believers should examine their hearts to ensure their ultimate trust is in God, not possessions.<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/what_does_the_bible_say_on_bad_talk.htm">What role do magic arts play in Revelation?</a> <a href="/q/rich_and_poor__what_after_death.htm">What happens to the rich and poor after death?</a> <a href="/q/revelation_18_10__'one_hour'_vs._other_judgments.htm">Revelation 18:10 - How does the city's destruction 'in one hour' align with or contradict other biblical texts about judgment events?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_oneness_doctrine.htm">What does Revelation 18:2 mean by Babylon's fall?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15-17) The merchants of these things . . .--The description is resumed. The merchants stand like the kings (see <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm" title="Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is your judgment come.">Revelation 18:10</a>) 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. <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm" title="The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,">Revelation 18:12</a>, and <a href="/luke/16-19.htm" title="There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:">Luke 16:19</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>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). <a href="/commentaries/revelation/18-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>The Οἱ (Hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <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. merchants ἔμποροι (emporoi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1713.htm">Strong's 1713: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. [and] grew their wealth πλουτήσαντες (ploutēsantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4147.htm">Strong's 4147: </a> To become rich, be rich, abound in. From ploutizo; to be wealthy. from ἀπ’ (ap’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. her αὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_2476.htm">Strong's 2476: </a> A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications. at ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. a distance, μακρόθεν (makrothen) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3113.htm">Strong's 3113: </a> From a (long) distance, afar. Adverb from makros; from a distance or afar. in διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. fear φόβον (phobon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5401.htm">Strong's 5401: </a> (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 <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. her αὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> Torture, torment. From basanizo; torture. They will weep κλαίοντες (klaiontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2799.htm">Strong's 2799: </a> To weep, weep for, mourn, lament. Of uncertain affinity; to sob, i.e. Wail aloud. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. mourn, πενθοῦντες (penthountes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3996.htm">Strong's 3996: </a> To mourn, lament, feel guilt. 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