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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Revelation 18:23 - 18:23
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What a blessed contrast is Rev 22:5, respecting the city of God: “They need no candle (just as Babylon shall no more have the light of a candle, but for a widely different reason), for the Lord God giveth them light.”
candle - Translate as Greek, “lamp.”
bridegroom ... bride ... no more ... in thee - Contrast the heavenly city, with its Bridegroom, Bride, and blessed marriage supper (Rev 19:7, Rev 19:9; Rev 21:2, Rev 21:9; Isa 62:4, Isa 62:5).
thy merchants were - So most of the best authorities read. But A omits the Greek article before “merchants,” and then translates, “The great men of ... were thy merchants.”
sorceries - Greek, “sorcery.”