Revelation 18:16 - Exposition

And saying, Alas, alas that great city! Most authorities omit "and." Woe, woe, the great city! (nominative case); exactly as in Revelation 18:10 . That was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls. She that was clothed, etc. Decked; "gilded," as in the Revised Version margin, as in Revelation 17:4 . The identity of description of the woman and Babylon is another proof of the essentially identical nature of the two (see on Revelation 17:1 ; cf. also Revelation 17:12 ).