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Revelation 18:14

What does Revelation 18:14 mean?

A plain-English look at Revelation 18:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Revelation 18:14 means

Addressing Babylon directly, the voice declares that the fruits her soul craved have vanished. All the dainty and sumptuous things she loved are gone, never to be found again. This is the language of irreversible loss. Desire once drove an engine of indulgence; now there is nothing left to satisfy it. The verse confronts the emptiness of a life ordered around craving. When God judges, He does not merely pause indulgence; He ends it. The words “no more at all” toll like a funeral bell over Babylon’s appetites, revealing that even the greatest markets cannot secure the future of those who set their hearts on them.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the fruits which thy soul lusted after are gone from thee, and all things that were dainty and sumptuous are perished from thee, and men shall find them no more at all.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the fruits which thy soul lusted after are gone from thee, and all things that were dainty and sumptuous are perished from thee, and men shall find them no more at all.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the fruit of your soul's desire has gone from you, and all things delicate and shining have come to an end and will never again be seen.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`And the fruits of the desire of thy soul did go away from thee, and all things--the dainty and the bright--did go away from thee, and no more at all mayest thou find them.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the fruits of the desire of thy soul are departed from thee: and all fat and goodly things are perished from thee. And they shall find them no more at all.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the ripe fruits which were the lust of thy soul have departed from thee, and all fair and splendid things have perished from thee, and they shall not find them any more at all.

Context

After the exhaustive list of Babylon’s trade, the narrative announces the end of all that commerce provided. The direct address intensifies the moment—no longer third-person description, but a verdict to Babylon herself. This prepares for the continued lament of the merchants, who keep their distance even as they mourn. The shift from catalog to consequence draws a line under the theme: wealth and desire, without God, lead to a dead end. The next verses will repeat the distance, fear, and woe, reinforcing the finality of the loss.

v.13and cinnamon, and spice, and incense, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep; and merchandise of horses and chariots and slaves; and souls of men.

v.14This passage

v.15The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • James 4:2

    Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.

  • Numbers 11:4

    And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

  • Psalms 78:18

    And they tempted God in their heart By asking food according to their desire.

  • Luke 12:20

    But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

  • 1 John 2:16

    For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:6

    Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

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