Revelation 18:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The 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,”
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“The 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,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,”
King James Version · Public Domain“The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Revelation 18:15 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 18:23When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?”
- Ezekiel 27:31They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.
- Hosea 12:7A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
- Amos 5:16Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail.
- Zechariah 11:5whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them.
- Mark 11:17Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
- Acts 16:19When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
- Acts 19:24It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
- Revelation 18:3All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”
- Revelation 18:10In 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.”
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