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href="/bsb/revelation/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. <a href="/blb/revelation/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And the kings of the earth, the ones having committed sexual immorality and having lived luxuriously with her, will weep and will wail for her when they see the smoke of her burning, <a href="/kjv/revelation/18.htm">King James Bible</a> And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, <a href="/nkjv/revelation/18.htm">New King James Version</a> “The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning, <a href="/nasb_/revelation/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of sexual immorality and lived luxuriously with her, will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke of her burning, <a href="/nasb/revelation/18.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and lived sensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning, <a href="/nasb77/revelation/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and lived sensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning, <a href="/lsb/revelation/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “And the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived sensuously with her, will cry and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning, <a href="/amp/revelation/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “And the kings and political leaders of the earth, who committed immorality and lived luxuriously with her, will weep and beat their chests [in mourning] over her when they see the smoke of her burning, <a href="/csb/revelation/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The kings of the earth who have committed sexual immorality and shared her sensual and excessive ways will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke from her burning. <a href="/hcsb/revelation/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The kings of the earth who have committed sexual immorality and lived luxuriously with her will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke of her burning. <a href="/asv/revelation/18.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and lived wantonly with her, shall weep and wail over her, when they look upon the smoke of her burning, <a href="/cev/revelation/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Every king on earth who slept with her and shared in her luxury will mourn. They will weep, when they see the smoke from that fire. <a href="/erv/revelation/18.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and lived wantonly with her, shall weep and wail over her, when they look upon the smoke of her burning, <a href="/gwt/revelation/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "The kings of the earth who had sex with her and lived in luxury with her will cry and mourn over her when they see the smoke rise from her raging fire. <a href="/gnt/revelation/18.htm">Good News Translation</a> The kings of the earth who took part in her immorality and lust will cry and weep over the city when they see the smoke from the flames that consume her. <a href="/isv/revelation/18.htm">International Standard Version</a> The kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality with her and lived in luxury with her, will cry and mourn over her when they see the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. <a href="/msb/revelation/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. <a href="/net/revelation/18.htm">NET Bible</a> Then the kings of the earth who committed immoral acts with her and lived in sensual luxury with her will weep and wail for her when they see the smoke from the fire that burns her up. <a href="/nheb/revelation/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her, will weep and wail over her, when they look at the smoke of her burning, <a href="/wbt/revelation/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the kings of the earth, who have committed lewdness and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, <a href="/wey/revelation/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> The kings of the earth who have committed fornication with her, and have revelled in luxury, shall weep aloud and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning, <a href="/web/revelation/18.htm">World English Bible</a> The kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her will weep and wail over her, when they look at the smoke of her burning, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the kings of the earth will weep over her and strike themselves for her, who committed whoredom and indulged with her, when they may see the smoke of her burning, <a href="/blb/revelation/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And the kings of the earth, the ones having committed sexual immorality and having lived luxuriously with her, will weep and will wail for her when they see the smoke of her burning, <a href="/ylt/revelation/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and weep over her, and smite themselves for her, shall the kings of the earth, who with her did commit whoredom and did revel, when they may see the smoke of her burning, <a href="/slt/revelation/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And weep for her, and lament over her, shall the kings of the earth having been debauched with her, and having led an insolent life, when they see the smoke of her burning,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication, and lived in delicacies with her, shall weep, and bewail themselves over her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning: <a href="/cpdv/revelation/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the kings of the earth, who have fornicated with her and lived in luxury, shall weep and mourn for themselves over her, when they see the smoke of her conflagration, <a href="/nabre/revelation/18.htm">New American Bible</a> The kings of the earth who had intercourse with her in their wantonness will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke of her pyre. <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the kings of the earth who committed adultery and lived deliciously with her, shall weep and mourn and wail over her, when they see the smoke of her burning, <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/18.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And the Kings of The Earth, who committed fornication with her and exalted themselves, will weep and wail concerning her, when they see the smoke of her burning,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/18.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And the kings of the earth, who have practiced lewdness and lived voluptuously with her, shall weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning, <a href="/godbey/revelation/18.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication with her, and lived wantonly, will weep and wail over her, when they may see the smoke of her burning, <a href="/haweis/revelation/18.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And the kings of the earth who have committed whoredom with her, and shared in her luxuries, shall bewail her, and lament bitterly over her, when they see the smoke of her burning, <a href="/mace/revelation/18.htm">Mace New Testament</a> the kings of the earth, the accomplices of her licentiousness and luxury, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her conflagration, <a href="/wey/revelation/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> The kings of the earth who have committed fornication with her, and have revelled in luxury, shall weep aloud and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning, <a href="/worrell/revelation/18.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> "And the kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her, shall weep and wail over her, when they behold the smoke of her burning; <a href="/worsley/revelation/18.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And the kings of the earth, who have committed lewdness and lived luxuriously with her, shall bemoan her and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning; <a href="/parallel/revelation/18-9.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=3695" 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> 8Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.” 9<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</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.">the</a> <a href="/greek/935.htm" title="935: basileis (N-NMP) -- A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign.">kings</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gēs (N-GFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">earth</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.">who</a> <a href="/greek/4203.htm" title="4203: porneusantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To fornicate; met: I practice idolatry. From porne; to act the harlot, i.e. indulge unlawful lust, or practise idolatry.">committed sexual immorality</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4763.htm" title="4763: strēniasantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To live luxuriously, revel, riot. From a presumed derivative of strenos; to be luxurious.">lived in luxury</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: met’ (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</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/2799.htm" title="2799: klausousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To weep, weep for, mourn, lament. Of uncertain affinity; to sob, i.e. Wail aloud.">will weep</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2875.htm" title="2875: kopsontai (V-FIM-3P) -- A primary verb; to chop; specially, to beat the breast in grief.">wail</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: ep’ (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">at</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēn (PPro-AF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3752.htm" title="3752: hotan (Conj) -- When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as."></a> <a href="/greek/991.htm" title="991: blepōsin (V-PSA-3P) -- (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at.">the sight of</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.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2586.htm" title="2586: kapnon (N-AMS) -- Smoke. Of uncertain affinity; smoke.">smoke rising</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">from</a> <a href="/greek/4451.htm" title="4451: pyrōseōs (N-GFS) -- A burning, trial, fiery test. From puroo; ignition, i.e., smelting.">the fire that consumes</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> 10In 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.”…<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/27-30.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="/jeremiah/51-7.htm">Jeremiah 51:7-9</a> Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad. / 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/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-14</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="/ezekiel/26-15.htm">Ezekiel 26:15-18</a> This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst? / 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="/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/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="/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4-7</a> because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft. / “Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations and your shame to the kingdoms. / I will pelt you with filth and treat you with contempt; I will make a spectacle of you. ... <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/25-34.htm">Jeremiah 25:34-38</a> Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For the days of your slaughter have come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery. / Flight will evade the shepherds, and escape will elude the leaders of the flock. / Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture. ... <a href="/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Ezekiel 27:27-36</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="/isaiah/34-10.htm">Isaiah 34:10-15</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/51-25.htm">Jeremiah 51:25-26</a> “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD. I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain. / No one shall retrieve from you a cornerstone or a foundation stone, because you will become desolate forever,” declares the LORD. <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/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="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9-11</a> Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones. / They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!” / 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>And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall mourn her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,the kings.<a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Revelation 18:3,7</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="/revelation/17-2.htm">Revelation 17:2,12,13</a> With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication… shall bewail.<a href="/revelation/18-20.htm">Revelation 18:20</a> Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.<a href="/psalms/58-10.htm">Psalm 58:10</a> The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.<a href="/jeremiah/50-46.htm">Jeremiah 50:46</a> At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.the smoke.<a href="/revelation/18-18.htm">Revelation 18:18</a> And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!<a href="/revelation/14-11.htm">Revelation 14:11</a> And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.<a href="/revelation/19-3.htm">Revelation 19:3</a> And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/revelation/17-2.htm">Adultery</a> <a href="/revelation/1-3.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-21.htm">Bewail</a> <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-23.htm">Company</a> <a href="/revelation/14-15.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Deliciously</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Immorality</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/james/4-9.htm">Lament</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-13.htm">Luxuriously</a> <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-13.htm">Revel</a> <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelled</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Sexual</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-4.htm">Shared</a> <a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/revelation/15-8.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Wail</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-11.htm">Wantonly</a> <a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Weep</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/exodus/20-14.htm">Adultery</a> <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Bewail</a> <a href="/revelation/18-18.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/exodus/20-14.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/genesis/31-36.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Company</a> <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Deliciously</a> <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/18-23.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/revelation/19-2.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/revelation/19-2.htm">Immorality</a> <a href="/revelation/19-16.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Lament</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-24.htm">Luxuriously</a> <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-6.htm">Revel</a> <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelled</a> <a href="/revelation/19-2.htm">Sexual</a> <a href="/joshua/18-2.htm">Shared</a> <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/revelation/18-18.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/revelation/19-21.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/revelation/19-2.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Wail</a> <a href="/numbers/15-39.htm">Wantonly</a> <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Weep</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>Then the kings of the earth This phrase refers to the rulers and leaders of various nations. In biblical prophecy, "kings of the earth" often symbolize political powers and authorities. These kings represent those who have aligned themselves with Babylon, a symbol of worldly power and corruption.who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her The sexual immorality here is symbolic of idolatry and unfaithfulness to God. It represents the spiritual adultery of aligning with Babylon's corrupt systems. Living in luxury indicates indulgence in materialism and wealth, prioritizing earthly pleasures over spiritual fidelity.will weep and wail The emotional response of weeping and wailing signifies deep sorrow and regret. This reaction highlights the realization of the loss of Babylon's power and the consequences of their alliance with her. It reflects the mourning over the destruction of what they valued.at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her The imagery of smoke rising from fire is a vivid depiction of judgment and destruction. It echoes Old Testament imagery, such as the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The smoke signifies the complete and irreversible judgment of Babylon, serving as a warning of the ultimate fate of those who oppose God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/k/kings_of_the_earth.htm">Kings of the Earth</a> These are the rulers and leaders who have aligned themselves with the corrupt system symbolized by Babylon. They have indulged in its luxuries and immoralities. 2. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> Symbolic of a corrupt and idolatrous system, often interpreted as representing a world system opposed to God. In Revelation, Babylon is depicted as a harlot, emphasizing its spiritual adultery. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sexual_immorality.htm">Sexual Immorality</a> This term is often used metaphorically in Scripture to describe unfaithfulness to God, representing idolatry and spiritual corruption. 4. <a href="/topical/l/luxury.htm">Luxury</a> The indulgence in excessive wealth and comfort, often at the expense of spiritual integrity and obedience to God. 5. <a href="/topical/s/smoke_rising_from_the_fire.htm">Smoke Rising from the Fire</a> Symbolizes the destruction and judgment of Babylon, indicating the finality and totality of God's judgment against sin and corruption.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_compromise.htm">The Danger of Compromise</a> The kings' mourning highlights the peril of compromising with worldly systems for temporary gain. Believers are called to remain faithful to God, avoiding spiritual adultery. <a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_security_in_wealth.htm">The Illusion of Security in Wealth</a> The destruction of Babylon serves as a reminder that material wealth and luxury are fleeting. True security is found in a relationship with God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a> The passage underscores the certainty of God's judgment against sin. It encourages believers to live righteously, knowing that God will ultimately vindicate His holiness. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_spiritual_separation.htm">The Call to Spiritual Separation</a> Christians are urged to separate themselves from the corrupt practices of the world, maintaining purity and devotion to God. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Hope in God's Sovereignty</a> Despite the apparent power of worldly systems, God is sovereign and will bring about His justice. Believers can find hope and assurance in His ultimate victory.<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_is_abaddon_apollyon.htm">Who is Abaddon or Apollyon in religious texts?</a> <a href="/q/who's_the_whore_of_babylon.htm">Who is the Whore of Babylon in biblical prophecy?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_linking_empire_city_to_'great_prostitute'.htm">In Revelation 17:1-2, the 'great prostitute' is said to corrupt the earth's inhabitants; is there any historical or archaeological evidence linking a specific empire or city to this figure?</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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) And the kings of the earth. . . .--Read, And there shall weep and mourn over her the kings of the earth, who with her committed fornication and luxuriated, when they see the smoke of her burning, standing afar off because of the fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon the strong city; because in one hour is come thy judgment. Kings, merchants (<a href="/context/revelation/18-11.htm" title="And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buys their merchandise any more:">Revelation 18:11-17</a>), shippers (<a href="/context/revelation/18-17.htm" title="For in one hour so great riches is come to nothing. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,">Revelation 18:17-19</a>) join in lamenting the overthrow of the great city; all stand afar off, as though fearing to be involved in her ruin; all cry, "Woe" (or, Alas!) at the beginning of their lament; and at the close the words, "in one hour," telling the suddenness of the great city's overthrow, recur (<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>; <a href="/revelation/18-17.htm" title="For in one hour so great riches is come to nothing. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,">Revelation 18:17</a>; <a href="/revelation/18-19.htm" title="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 hour is she made desolate.">Revelation 18:19</a>) with the monotony of a passing bell heard at intervals amid the strains of sad music. The parallel passages in <a href="/context/ezekiel/26-15.htm" title="Thus said the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the middle of you?">Ezekiel 26:15-16</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/27-35.htm" title="All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at you, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.">Ezekiel 27:35</a>, should be compared. The grief described is the result of fear mingled with selfishness; the mourners remember with a regret, only tempered with terror, the voluptuous life, the quick-growing profits, and the varied commercial advantages which they have lost in her overthrow. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning; and the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and revelled with her, shall weep and wait over her, when they see, etc. It is noteworthy that this sentence is in the future tense; that in ver. 11 in the present; that in vers. 17, 18 in the past. (On "committed fornication," see ver. 3; <a href="/revelation/14-4.htm">Revelation 14:4, 8</a>; <a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Revelation 16:14</a>; <a href="/revelation/17-2.htm">Revelation 17:2</a>. On "lived deliciously," see vers. 3, 7.) "Lament" is the same word used in <a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a>, "All kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him." Cf. the description of the fall of Tyre (<a href="/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Ezekiel 26:16</a>). (On "smoke," see on Revelation 9:2.) <a href="/commentaries/revelation/18-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Then Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. 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. kings βασιλεῖς (basileis) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign. of the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive 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. earth γῆς (gēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. who 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. committed sexual immorality πορνεύσαντες (porneusantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4203.htm">Strong's 4203: </a> To fornicate; met: I practice idolatry. From porne; to act the harlot, i.e. indulge unlawful lust, or practise idolatry. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. lived in luxury στρηνιάσαντες (strēniasantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4763.htm">Strong's 4763: </a> To live luxuriously, revel, riot. From a presumed derivative of strenos; to be luxurious. with μετ’ (met’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. 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 weep κλαύσουσιν (klausousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person 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. wail κόψονται (kopsontai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2875.htm">Strong's 2875: </a> A primary verb; to 'chop'; specially, to beat the breast in grief. at ἐπ’ (ep’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the sight of βλέπωσιν (blepōsin) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_991.htm">Strong's 991: </a> (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative 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. smoke [ rising ] καπνὸν (kapnon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2586.htm">Strong's 2586: </a> Smoke. Of uncertain affinity; smoke. from τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive 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. the fire that consumes πυρώσεως (pyrōseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4451.htm">Strong's 4451: </a> A burning, trial, fiery test. From puroo; ignition, i.e., smelting. 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. 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