For the gain from it is better than the gain from silver, and the profit thereof than fine gold.
Revelation 18:11 - King James 2000 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buys their merchandise any more: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And earth's businessmen will weep and grieve over her because no one buys their freight (cargo) any more. [Ezek. 27:36.] American Standard Version (1901) And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no man buyeth their merchandise any more; Common English Bible “The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their cargoes anymore— Catholic Public Domain Version And the businessmen of the earth shall weep and mourn over her, because no one will buy their merchandise anymore: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the merchants of the earth shall weep, and mourn over her: for no man shall buy their merchandise any more. |
For the gain from it is better than the gain from silver, and the profit thereof than fine gold.
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans' pride, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
Thus shall they be unto you with whom you have labored, even your merchants, from your youth: they shall wander everyone to his quarter; none shall save you.
The elders of Gebal and its wise men were in you as your caulkers: all the ships of the sea with their oarsmen were in you to market your merchandise.
Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that trade with silver are cut off.
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things away; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.
And through covetousness shall they with false words exploit you: whose judgment of old now lingers not, and their destruction slumbers not.
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
Rejoice over her, you heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets; for God has avenged you on her.
And the light of a lamp shall shine no more at all in you; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in you: for your merchants were the great men of the earth; for by your sorceries were all nations deceived.
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich through the abundance of her luxury.
And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived in luxury with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,