13 cinnamon, [a]spice, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, and cargo of horses, carriages, [b]slaves, and (A)human lives. 14 The fruit [c]you long for has left you, and all things that were luxurious and splendid have passed away from you and people will no longer find them. 15 The (B)merchants of (C)these things, who became rich from her, will (D)stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 18:13 Gr amomon, an Indian spice plant
  2. Revelation 18:13 Lit bodies
  3. Revelation 18:14 Lit of your soul’s desire

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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