Revelation 18:11

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Summary

Revelation 18:11

And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

The merchants

Zephaniah 1:11

Buyeth

Bible References

The merchants

For all nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living."

Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave,to be marked on the right hand or the forehead,

The oracle concerning Tyre. Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor! From the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them.

Such to you are those with whom you have labored, who have done business with you from your youth; they wander about, each in his own direction; there is no one to save you.

And they will raise a lamentation over you and say to you, "'How you have perished, you who were inhabited from the seas, O city renowned, who was mighty on the sea; she and her inhabitants imposed their terror on all her inhabitants!

Your riches, your wares, your merchandise, your mariners and your pilots, your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise, and all your men of war who are in you, with all your crew that is in your midst, sink into the heart of the seas on the day of your fall.

Wail, O inhabitants of the Mortar! For all the traders are no more; all who weigh out silver are cut off.

Buyeth

for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold.

But they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business,

And he told those who sold the pigeons, "Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a house of trade."

And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.