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Revelation 18:7

in Revelation 18

As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

How much soever she glorified herself, and waxed wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall in no wise see mourning.

KJV

How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

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This verse in Revelation 18

Commentary

12 notes on this verse

A commentator

Bede

Commentary on Revelation · Written before 735.

Because she says in her heart: I sit as queen, and I am no widow, etc. Because, delighted with present luxuries, she did not wish to avoid future retribution, she will be punished in a short time with both spiritual and bodily ruin. Conversely, the …

This site's exposition

Give back to her

on Revelation 18:6-8

The measure is her own: mix her a double portion in her own cup, the rule of Galatians 6:7. Her boast, I am not a widow, echoes the first Babylon in Isaiah 47:7-9, where widowhood and the loss of children arrive on one day.

This site's exposition

I sit as queen

Her own boast is the charge against her. The sentence is measured by her self-glory, so the torment matches the luxury she enjoyed. Bede reads the boast as a refusal to look ahead, since she delighted in present luxuries and would not guard against the reckoning.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers3 voices

A commentator

Apringius of Beja

TRACTATE ON THE APOCALYPSE 18:6-8 · Written before 600.

proposed

In Isaiah it is said to her, "Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground, for there is no throne for the daughter of the Chaldeans, because you shall no longer be called tender and delicate." And …

A commentator

Primasius of Hadrumetum

COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 18:6-8 · Written before 560.

proposed

All of these future events are appropriate for the second advent, when upon the inquiry of the final judgment the society of the impious will be excluded and will suffer its just reward, so that those who sinned in time might be punished in perpetuity. …

A commentator

Oecumenius

Commentary on Revelation · Written before 550.

proposed

For he says, "I will never be widowed of ruling"; for this is the widow, the one desolate of the ruler. I will see no evil.

The Medieval Church1 voice

A commentator

Andreas of Caesarea

COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 18:6-8 · Written before 614.

proposed

"In her heart she says, 'A queen I sit, I am no widow, and mourning I will never see.' " If there is no fear of God in them, it is the habit of those in prosperity to say, "I shall never be moved." This …

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

proposed

Because she saith in her heart - As did ancient Babylon, Isai xlvii, 8, 9. Hence those expressions, "The chair, the seat of Rome: he sat so many years." As a queen - Over many kings, "mistress of all churches; the supreme; the infallible; the only spouse of Christ; out of which there is no salvation." And am no widow - But the spouse of Christ.
4 more voices on this verse

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

How much she hath glorified herself,....

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

How much--that is in proportion as. lived deliciously--luxuriously: see on Re 18:3, where the Greek is akin. sorrow--Greek, "mourning," as for a dead husband. But A, B, and C prefix "that." I . . . am no widow--for the world power is my husband and my supporter. shall see no sorrow--Greek, "mourning." "I am seated (this long time) . . .

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A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

How much she hath glorified herself - By every act of transgression and sinful pampering of the body she has been preparing for herself a suitable and proportionate punishment.
How much she hath glorified herself - Been proud, boastful, arrogant. This was true of ancient Babylon, that she was proud and haughty; and it has been no less true of mystical Babylon - papal Rome. And lived deliciously - By as much as she has lived in luxury and dissoluteness, so let her suffer now. The word used here and rendered “lived deliciously” - ἐστρηνίασεν estrēniasen - is derived from the noun - στρῆνος strēnos - which is used in Rev 18:3, and rendered “delicacies.” See the notes on that verse.

The words behind it

29 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

18 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.

Isaiah 47:7–9You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.25 worksZephaniah 2:15This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.17 worksJob 36:11If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.8 works1 Timothy 5:6But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.8 worksLamentations 1:1How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.5 worksEzekiel 28:2–10“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.5 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
John 16:20Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.4 worksLuke 12:19Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’4 worksRevelation 18:9Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.4 worksEsther 6:10“Hurry,” said the king to Haman, “and do just as you proposed. Take the robe and the horse to Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have suggested.”4 worksHebrews 11:25He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.4 works2 Thessalonians 2:4–8He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.3 worksPsalms 10:6He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”3 works1 Samuel 15:32Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”3 worksJames 4:16As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.3 worksIsaiah 47:1“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of Chaldea! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.3 worksJames 5:5You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.3 worksJob 20:22In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.3 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

    Lamentations 1:1

    How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 3:26

      And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.

    • Revelation 18:16–17

      saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!

    • Ezra 4:20

      And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.

    • 1 Kings 4:21

      And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of…

    • Isaiah 54:4

      Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember…

  • Through

    Zephaniah 2:15

    This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by…

    it leads to

    • Ezekiel 28:2

      “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of…

    • Isaiah 47:7–8

      You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.

    • Ezekiel 28:9

      Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.

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About Revelation

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 11 works. Open the list of works

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 18:6-8; Apringius of Beja, TRACTATE ON THE APOCALYPSE 18:6-8; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; 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; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation and Primasius of Hadrumetum, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 18:6-8.

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