20 Every island fled, and the mountains disappeared.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 16:20 Lit mountains were not found

20 Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.(A)

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11 The merchants of the earth will also weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their merchandise any longer—

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11 “The merchants(A) of the earth will weep and mourn(B) over her because no one buys their cargoes anymore(C)

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14 The fruit you craved has left you.
All your splendid and glamorous things are gone;
they will never find them again.

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14 “They will say, ‘The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered.’

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22 The sound of harpists, musicians,
flutists, and trumpeters
will never be heard in you again;(A)
no craftsman of any trade
will ever be found in you again;
the sound of a mill
will never be heard in you again;
23 the light of a lamp
will never shine in you again;
and the voice of a groom and bride
will never be heard in you again.(B)
All this will happen
because your merchants
were the nobility of the earth,
because all the nations were deceived
by your sorcery,[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 18:23 Ancient sorcery or witchcraft often used spells and drugs. Here the term may be non-literal, that is, Babylon drugged the nations with her beauty and power.

22 The music of harpists and musicians, pipers and trumpeters,
    will never be heard in you again.(A)
No worker of any trade
    will ever be found in you again.
The sound of a millstone
    will never be heard in you again.(B)
23 The light of a lamp
    will never shine in you again.
The voice of bridegroom and bride
    will never be heard in you again.(C)
Your merchants were the world’s important people.(D)
    By your magic spell(E) all the nations were led astray.

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