Revelation 18:19 - Exposition

And they cast dust on their heads. This continues the description as given in Ezekiel 27:30 , "Shall cast up dust upon their heads." And cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city! Weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe! etc.; an exact repetition of Ezekiel 27:15 , Ezekiel 27:16 . Wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness. Like the merchants, the men here described regret the loss of their wealth (cf. Ezekiel 27:11 , Ezekiel 27:15 , Ezekiel 27:16 ). So in Ezekiel 27:33 , "When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise." For in one hour is she made desolate. Exactly as in Ezekiel 27:17 ; and similarly to Ezekiel 27:10 .