Revelation 18:15
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,”
πενθέω
To mourn, to lament, to grieve. Pentheo. Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted. Grief is the doorway to comfort. Those who allow themselves to mourn will find God meets them there.
ἵστημι
will stand
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ἵστημι
To stand, to set, to place. Histemi. Having done all stand. Stand therefore. When you have done everything else there is still this. Stand in what Christ has already accomplished.
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φόβος
fear
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φόβος
Fear, reverence, terror. Phobos. Perfect love casts out fear. Fear and love cannot fully coexist. As love grows fear shrinks. Let love displace what fear has occupied.
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κλαίω
weeping
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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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οὗτος
of these things
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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διά
because of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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πλουτέω
having been enriched
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πλουτέω
to be (or become) wealthy (literally or figuratively)
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μακρόθεν
afar
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μακρόθεν
from a distance or afar
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ἔμπορος
merchants
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ἔμπορος
a (wholesale) tradesman
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