Revelation 18:23
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And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”
In other translations
And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”
Greek words
καὶkaiAndG2532φῶςphōs[the] lightG5457λύχνουluchnouof lampG3088οὐoucertainlyG3756μὴmēnotG3361φάνῃphanēmay shineG5316ἐνeninG1722σοὶsoiyouG4771ἔτι,etiany longer,G2089καὶkaiandG2532φωνὴphōnē[the] voiceG5456νυμφίουnumphiouof a bridegroomG3566καὶkaiandG2532νύμφηςnumphēsa brideG3565οὐoucertainlyG3756μὴmēnotG3361ἀκουσθῇakousthēamay be heardG191ἐνeninG1722σοὶsoiyouG4771ἔτι,etiany longer,G2089ὅτιhotiforG3754οἱhoitheG3588ἔμποροίemporoimerchantsG1713σουsouof youG4771ἦσανēsanwereG1510οἱhoitheG3588μεγιστᾶνεςmegistanesgreat onesG3175τῆςtēsof theG3588γῆς,gēsearth,G1093ὅτιhotibecauseG3754ἐνenbyG1722τῇtēatheG3588φαρμακείᾳpharmakeiasorceryG5331σουsouof youG4771ἐπλανήθησανeplanēthēsanwere deceivedG4105πάνταpantaallG3956τὰtatheG3588ἔθνη.ethnēnations.G1484
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