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Revelation 18:19 KJV
Revelation · chapter 18 · verse 19
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.Revelation 18:19 · King James Version
Revelation 18:19 in context
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!
19And 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.
20Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
21And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- weepingklaiōto mourn, weep, lament, weeping as the sign of pain and grief for the thing signified…G2799 →
- wailingpentheōto mourn, to mourn for, lament oneG3996 →
- sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- headskephalēthe head, both of men and often of animals. Since the loss of the head destroys life…G2776 →
- criedkrazōto croak, of the cry of a raven, hence, to cry out, cry aloud, vociferate, to cry or pray…G2896 →
- 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