They will shave themselves bald for you and put on sackcloth. They will weep for you with bitter soul, with bitter lament.
Revelation 18:15 - Tree of Life Version The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, shall stand far off for fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The dealers who handled these articles, who grew wealthy through their business with her, will stand a long way off, in terror of her doom and torment, weeping and grieving aloud, and saying, American Standard Version (1901) The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning; Common English Bible “The merchants who sold these things, and got so rich by her, will stand a long way off because they fear the pain she suffers. They will weep and mourn, and say, Catholic Public Domain Version The merchants of these things, who were made wealthy, shall stand far away from her, out of fear of her torments, weeping and mourning, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The merchants of these things, who were made rich, shall stand afar off from her, for fear of her torments, weeping and mourning. |
They will shave themselves bald for you and put on sackcloth. They will weep for you with bitter soul, with bitter lament.
Their buyers slay them and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be Adonai, for I am rich!’ Their own shepherds do not spare them.
And He began to teach them, saying, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’”
But when her masters saw that the hope of profit was gone, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.
shipments of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; all kinds of citron wood; all kinds of ivory products; all kinds of products made of costly wood, bronze, iron, and marble;
cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; wine, oil, fine flour, and wheat; cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots; and slaves—that is, human souls.
The fruit of your soul’s desire has gone from you, and all the expensive and beautiful things are lost to you —never again will people find them.
And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, “Alas, alas, O great city— in her all who had ships at sea grew rich from her wealth! For in a single hour has she been ruined!
For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the fury of her immorality. The kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich off the power of her self-indulgence.”