Revelation 18:11

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“And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—”

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BSBPD

“And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no man buyeth their merchandise any more;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And the merchants of the earth shall weep and sorrow over her, because their lading no one doth buy any more;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Revelation 18:11 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 3:14for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
  2. Isaiah 23:1This 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.
  3. Isaiah 47:15This 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.
  4. Ezekiel 26:17Then 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!
  5. Ezekiel 27:27Your 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.
  6. Zephaniah 1:11Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off.
  7. Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.
  8. Matthew 22:5But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.
  9. John 2:16To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”
  10. 2 Peter 2:3In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
  11. Revelation 13:16And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
  12. 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.”
  13. Revelation 18:9Then 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.
  14. Revelation 18:15The 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,
  15. Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
  16. Revelation 18:23The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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