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 the nations have drunk from the wine of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her. The world's businesses have become rich from her luxurious excesses."

The second beast forces all people important and unimportant, rich and poor, free and slaves to be marked on their right hands or on their foreheads,

A message concerning Tyre. "Wail, you ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is destroyed and is without house or harbor! From the land of Cyprus it was revealed to them.

So will they be to you those with whom you toiled and did business since your childhood they wander about, each in his own direction; there is not one who can save you.

They'll sing this mourning song for you: "How lost you are, you inhabited city, that was built in the middle of the sea! How famous you were! How strong on the sea! She and her inhabitants inflicted terror to everyone who lived within her."

Your wealth, your products, your merchandise your sailors, your pilots, your tailors, your salesmen, all your mercenaries with you your entire company with you will fall into the midst of the sea on the day when you're overthrown!

"Wail, you who live in the market district, because all of the merchants will be crushed and all of their customers will be eliminated.

Buyeth

because her profit is better than the profit of silver, and her yield than fine gold.

But they paid no attention to this and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.

Then he told those who were selling the doves, "Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father's house a marketplace!"

In their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. The ancient verdict against them is still in force, and their destruction is not delayed.