Revelation 18:16

The Scriptures 1998

and saying, ‘Woe! Woe, the great city that was dressed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!

Cross References

Ezekiel 28:14

“You were the anointed keruḇ

Nahum 2:9

Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! There is no limit to the treasure – a wealth of all precious objects.

Revelation 17:3

And he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast covered with names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

Revelation 17:4

And the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup filled with abominations and the filthiness of her whoring,

Revelation 18:18

and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What is like this great city?’

Revelation 18:19

“And they threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and mourning, and saying, ‘Woe! Woe, the great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in one hour she was laid waste.’