Revelation 18:9
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,”
ὅταν
Whenever, when, as soon as. Ask and it will be given to you seek and you will find knock and the door will be opened whenever you knock. The invitation is always current.
κλαίω
they will weep
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κλαίω
To weep, to wail. Klaio. Jesus wept. The shortest verse in the Bible is also one of the most profound. God weeps with those who weep. He is not unmoved by human grief.
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γῆ
earth
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γῆ
Earth, land, soil, ground. Ge. The earth is the LORD's and everything in it. Creation belongs to its Creator. We are stewards not owners of what God has made.
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πορνεύω
having committed sexual immorality
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πορνεύω
having committed sexual immorality
to act the harlot, i.e. (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex), or (figuratively) practise idolatry
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πύρωσις
burning
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πύρωσις
ignition, i.e. (specially), smelting (figuratively, conflagration, calamity as a test)
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κόπτω
they will wail
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κόπτω
to "chop"; specially, to beat the breast in grief
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στρηνιάω
having lived luxuriously,
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στρηνιάω
having lived luxuriously,
to be luxurious
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καπνός
smoke
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καπνός
smoke
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