29 “All who handle the oar,
The (A)sailors and all the pilots of the sea
Will come down from their ships;
They will stand on the land,
30 And they will (B)make their voice heard over you
And will cry bitterly.
They will (C)cast dust on their heads,
They will (D)wallow in ashes.
31 “Also they will make themselves (E)bald for you
And (F)gird themselves with sackcloth;
And they will (G)weep for you in bitterness of soul
With bitter mourning.
32 “Moreover, in their wailing they will take up a (H)lamentation for you
And lament over you:
‘Who is like Tyre,
Like her who is silent in the midst of the sea?

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19 “All who know you among the peoples
Are appalled at you;
You have become [a](A)terrified
And you will cease to be (B)forever.”’”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 28:19 Lit terrors

10 (A)standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, ‘(B)Woe, woe, (C)the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in (D)one hour your judgment has come.’

11 “And the (E)merchants of the earth (F)weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargoes any more— 12 cargoes of (G)gold and silver and precious [a]stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet, and every kind of citron wood and every article of ivory and every article made from very costly wood and [b]bronze and iron and marble, 13 and cinnamon and [c]spice and incense and perfume and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and cargoes of horses and chariots and [d]slaves and [e](H)human lives. 14 The fruit [f]you long for has gone from you, and all things that were luxurious and splendid have passed away from you and men will no longer find them. 15 The (I)merchants of (J)these things, who became rich from her, will (K)stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 18:12 Lit stone
  2. Revelation 18:12 Or brass
  3. Revelation 18:13 Gr amomon
  4. Revelation 18:13 Lit bodies
  5. Revelation 18:13 Lit souls of people (Gr anthropoi)
  6. Revelation 18:14 Lit of your soul’s desire