Revelation 18:13 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 18:12-14

Revelation 18:12-14. The merchandise, &c. There is an end of all traffic or commerce with her, whether spiritual or temporal; of gold and silver, &c. Almost all the things here named are still in use at Rome, both in their idolatrous service and in common life; fine linen The sort of which here mentioned, βυσσος , is exceedingly costly; thyine-wood A sweet- smelling wood, not unlike citron, used in adorning magnificent palaces. Vessels of most precious wood Ebony in... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 18:9-24

Reactions to Babylon’s fall (18:9-19:5)Those who grew prosperous through their commerce with the city weep and mourn at its destruction. The rulers of the nations stand afar off, watching the destruction but doing nothing to help the city in its distress (9-10). Merchants and businessmen mourn for the burning city, not because they have any love for it, but because they have no more market for their goods. Like the rulers they are guided by motives that are entirely selfish. They are distressed... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 18:13

beasts = cattle. chariots. Greek. rheda. Only here. Gallic word for a four-wheeled coach or vehicle, a sign of luxury. slaves. Literally bodies. Greek. soma . By Figure of speech Metonymy ( App-6 ) for "slaves". See Genesis 36:6 (Septuagint) souls of men = men. A Hebraism for "persons of men", or simply "men". See (Septuagint) Numbers 31:35 . 1 Chronicles 5:21 .Ezekiel 27:13 . souls. App-110 and App-170 men. App-123 . Figure of speech Polysyndeton in verses: Revelation 18:12 ,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:13

and cinnamon, and spice, and incense, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep; and merchandise of horses and chariots and slaves; and souls of men.This is more of the same inventory, but there are a couple of items of special interest:And slaves ... The mention of these in connection with "the souls of men" is intriguing. "Slaves" is clear enough, as "There were 60,000,000 slaves in the Roman empire when this was written."[52] So much... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 18:9-20

Revelation 18:9-20. And the kings of the earth, &c.— In the very solemn manner described in the verses before us, by an angel, and by a voice from heaven, is declared the fall of Rome, and her destruction by fire; and then are set forth the consequences of her fall, the lamentations of some, and the rejoicings of others. The kings of her communion, who have committed fornication, and lived deliciously with her, bewail and lament her fall, (Revelation 18:9-10.) But what kings were they, who... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 18:13

13. cinnamon—designed by God for better purposes: being an ingredient in the holy anointing oil, and a plant in the garden of the Beloved ( :-); but desecrated to vile uses by the adulteress ( :-). odours—of incense. A, C, Vulgate, and Syriac prefix "and amomium" (a precious hair ointment made from an Asiatic shrub). English Version reading is supported by Coptic and ANDREAS, but not oldest manuscripts. ointments—Greek, "ointment." frankincense—Contrast the true "incense" which God loves... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 18:4-20

The prediction of the voice from heaven 18:4-20This section contains a call for believers to leave Babylon, laments over Babylon’s destruction by those afflicted by it, and rejoicing in heaven over Babylon’s fall. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 18:9-19

Laments over this judgment by those affected 18:9-19Three groups of people mourn Babylon’s destruction in these verses: kings (Revelation 18:9-10; cf. Ezekiel 26:15-18), merchants (Revelation 18:11-13; Revelation 18:15-17 a; cf. Ezekiel 27:36), and sea people (Revelation 18:17-19; cf. Ezekiel 27:29-36). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 18:12-13

The variety of the goods John listed suggests how extensive trade will be at this time in history. The market is the world. Most of the items listed were luxuries in John’s day (cf. Isaiah 23; Ezekiel 16:9-13; Ezekiel 27:12-24). There are seven categories into which these 29 items fall. These categories are precious metals and gems, clothing, furnishings, spices, food, animals and implements, and people. People are even buying and selling other human beings."Persons are ’bought and sold’ (and... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Revelation 18:13

18:13 amomum, (c-4) A spice-plant. read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 18:12-14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 18:9-24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 18:13

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 18:9-20

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 18:13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 18:4-20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 18:9-19

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 18:12-13

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Revelation 18:13

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