13 cinnamon, spice,[a][b] incense, myrrh,[c] and frankincense; wine, olive oil, fine wheat flour, and grain; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and slaves[d] and human lives.[e](A)

14 The fruit you craved has left you.
All your splendid and glamorous things are gone;
they will never find them again.

15 The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand far off in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 18:13 Other mss omit spice
  2. Revelation 18:13 Or amomum, an aromatic plant
  3. Revelation 18:13 Or perfume
  4. Revelation 18:13 Or bodies
  5. Revelation 18:13 Slaves; “bodies” was the Gk way of referring to slaves; “souls of men” was the Hb way.

13 cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves.(A)

14 “They will say, ‘The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered.’ 15 The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her(B) will stand far off,(C) terrified at her torment. They will weep and mourn(D)

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