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Revelation 18:16 KJV
Revelation · chapter 18 · verse 16
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!Revelation 18:16 · King James Version
Revelation 18:16 in context
14And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
15The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
16And 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!
17For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
18And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- precioustimiosas of great price, precious, held in honour, esteemed, especially dearG5093 →
- scarletkokkinoscrimson, scarlet coloured. A kernel, the grain or berry of the " ilex coccifera"…G2847 →
- sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- purpleporphyrouspurple, dyed in purple, made of purple fabricG4210 →
- deckedchrysoōto adorn with gold, to gild, of a woman ornamented with gold so profusely that she seems…G5558 →
- greatmegasgreat, of the external form or sensible appearance of things , in particular, of space…G3173 →
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Here we have, I. A doleful lamentation made by Babylon's friends for her fall; and here observe, 1. Who are the mourners, namely, those who had been bewitched by her fornication, those who had been sharers in her sensual pleasures, and those who had been gainers by her wealth and trade - the kings and the merchants of…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-24