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Revelation 18:14

in Revelation 18

And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And the fruits which thy soul lusted after are gone from thee, and all things that were dainty and sumptuous are perished from thee, and men shall find them no more at all.

KJV

And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.

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This verse in Revelation 18

Commentary

8 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

And the fruits that thy soul lusted after - και ἡ οπωρα της επιθυμιας της ψυχης σου. As οπωρα signifies autumn, any and all kinds of autumnal fruits may be signified by the word in the above clause. Dainty and goodly - Τα λιπαρα· Delicacies for the table. Τα λαμπρα, what is splendid and costly in apparel.

This site's exposition

will weep and mourn over her

on Revelation 18:11-14

The second lament belongs to the merchants, because there is no one left to buy their cargo. The list follows the inventory of Tyre's trade at Ezekiel 27:12-24 and ends with slaves and souls of men.

This site's exposition

all your luxury and splendor

The word behind fruit means the ripe fruit of autumn, so the city loses its harvest at the height of the season. With it all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Godly sorrow is some support under affliction, but mere worldly sorrow adds to the calamity. An account of the joy and triumph there was both in heaven and earth at the irrecoverable fall of Babylon: while her own people were bewailing her, the servants of God were called to rejoice over her,

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

proposed

And the fruits - From what was imported they proceed to the domestic delicates of Rome; none of which is in greater request there, than the particular sort which is here mentioned.
And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee,....

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Direct address to Babylon. the fruits that thy soul lusted after--Greek, "thy autumn-ripe fruits of the lust (eager desire) of the soul." dainty--Greek, "fat": "sumptuous" in food. goodly--"splendid," "bright," in dress and equipage. departed--supported by none of our manuscripts.
And the fruits that thy soul lusted after - Literally, “the fruits of the desire of thy soul.” The word rendered “fruits” - ὀπώρα opōra - properly means, “late summer; dog-days,” the time when Sirius, or the Dog-star, is predominant. In the East this is the season when the fruits ripen, and hence the word comes to denote fruit. The reference is to any kind of fruit that would be brought for traffic into a great city, and that would be regarded as an article of luxury. Are departed from thee - That is, they are no more brought for sale into the city. And all things which were dainty and goodly - These words “characterize all kinds of furniture and clothing which were gilt, or plated, or embroidered, and therefore were bright or splendid” (Prof. Stuart). And thou shalt find them no more at all - The address here is decidedly to the city itself. The meaning is, that they would no more be found there.

The words behind it

27 Greek words

Every Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

10 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Corinthians 10:6These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.4 works1 John 2:16–17For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.3 worksLuke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’3 worksLuke 16:25But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.3 worksNumbers 11:4Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?3 worksPsalms 106:14They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.3 works
The other 4 cross-references, with their words ▾
Psalms 78:18They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.3 worksJames 4:2You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.3 worksNumbers 11:34So they called that place Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved other food.2 works1 Samuel 15:6And he warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Luke 12:20

    But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

    it leads to

    • Job 27:8

      For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

    • Jeremiah 17:11

      Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will…

    • 1 Timothy 6:7

      For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.

    • Psalms 39:6

      Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.

  • Through

    Luke 16:25

    But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

    it leads to

    • Luke 6:24

      But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.

    • 1 John 2:15

      Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

  • Through

    Numbers 11:4

    Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?

    it leads to

    • 1 Corinthians 10:6

      These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.

  • Through

    1 Corinthians 10:6

    These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.

    it leads to

    • Jude 1:7

      In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal…

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The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, Jan and Hubert van Eyck, about 1430 to 1432. Public domain.
The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, Jan and Hubert van Eyck, about 1430 to 1432. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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