Revelation 18:19
Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”
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ASV
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, wherein all that had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
KJV
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
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38 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| ἔβαλον | ebalon | they cast | G906 → |
| χοῦν | choun | dust | G5522 → |
| ἐπὶ | epi | upon | G1909 → |
| τὰς | tas | the | G3588 → |
| κεφαλὰς | kephalas | heads | G2776 → |
| αὐτῶν | autōn | of them | G846 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἔκραζον | ekrazon | they were crying out | G2896 → |
| κλαίοντες | klaiontes | weeping | G2799 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| πενθοῦντες | penthountes | mourning | G3996 → |
| λέγοντες· | legontes | saying: | G3004 → |
| οὐαὶ | ouai | Woe | G3759 → |
| οὐαὶ | ouai | woe | G3759 → |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 → |
| πόλις | polis | city | G4172 → |
| ἡ | hē | <the> | G3588 → |
| μεγάλη, | megalē | great, | G3173 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| ᾗ | hē | which | G3739 → |
| ἐπλούτησαν | eploutēsan | were enriched | G4147 → |
| πάντες | pantes | all | G3956 → |
| οἱ | hoi | those | G3588 → |
| ἔχοντες | echontes | having | G2192 → |
| τὰ | ta | <the> | G3588 → |
| πλοῖα | ploia | ships | G4143 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τῇ | tēa | the | G3588 → |
| θαλάσσῃ | thalassē | sea | G2281 → |
| ἐκ | ek | through | G1537 → |
| τῆς | tēs | the | G3588 → |
| τιμιότητος | timiotētos | wealth | G5094 → |
| αὐτῆς, | autēs | of her! | G846 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | Since | G3754 → |
| μιᾷ | mia | in one | G1520 → |
| ὥρᾳ | hōra | hour | G5610 → |
| ἠρημώθη. | ērēmōthē | she has been desolated. | G2049 → |
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