11 The merchants of the earth will also weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their merchandise any longer— 12 merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; fine fabrics of linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; all kinds of fragrant wood products; objects of ivory; objects of expensive wood, brass,[a] iron, and marble; 13 cinnamon, spice,[b][c] incense, myrrh,[d] and frankincense; wine, olive oil, fine wheat flour, and grain; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and slaves[e] and human lives.[f](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 18:12 Or bronze, or copper
  2. Revelation 18:13 Other mss omit spice
  3. Revelation 18:13 Or amomum, an aromatic plant
  4. Revelation 18:13 Or perfume
  5. Revelation 18:13 Or bodies
  6. Revelation 18:13 Slaves; “bodies” was the Gk way of referring to slaves; “souls of men” was the Hb way.

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