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Revelation 18:19

19 And they threw xdust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out,

“Alas, alas, for the great city

ywhere all who had ships at sea

grew rich by her wealth!

For zin a single hour she has been laid waste.

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Revelation 18:19 — The New International Version (NIV)

19 They will throw dust on their heads, and with weeping and mourning cry out:

“ ‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,

where all who had ships on the sea

became rich through her wealth!

In one hour she has been brought to ruin!’

Revelation 18:19 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

19 And they cast dust on their heads,

And cried, weeping and wailing, saying,

Alas, alas, that great city,

Wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness!

For in one hour is she made desolate.

Revelation 18:19 — New Living Translation (NLT)

19 And they will weep and throw dust on their heads to show their grief. And they will cry out,

“How terrible, how terrible for that great city!

The shipowners became wealthy

by transporting her great wealth on the seas.

In a single moment it is all gone.”

Revelation 18:19 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

19 “They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in one hour she is made desolate.’

Revelation 18:19 — New Century Version (NCV)

19 And they threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and being sad. They said:

“Terrible! How terrible for the great city!

All the people who had ships on the sea

became rich because of her wealth!

But she has been destroyed in one hour!

Revelation 18:19 — American Standard Version (ASV)

19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, wherein all that had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

Revelation 18:19 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

19 and cast dust upon their heads, and cried, weeping and grieving, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, in which all that had ships in the sea were enriched through her costliness! for in one hour she has been made desolate.

Revelation 18:19 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

19 Then they threw dust on their heads and shouted while crying and mourning, 

‘How horrible, how horrible for that important city. 

Everyone who had a ship at sea 

grew rich because of that city’s high prices. 

In one moment it has been destroyed!’ 

Revelation 18:19 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

19 They threw dust on their heads and kept crying out, weeping, and mourning:

Woe, woe, the great city,

where all those who have ships on the sea

became rich from her wealth,

for in a single hour she was destroyed.

Revelation 18:19 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

19 And they threw dust on their heads, as they wept and mourned, crying out,

“Alas, alas, the great city,

where all who had ships at sea

grew rich by her wealth!

For in one hour she has been laid waste.

Revelation 18:19 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

19 And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying,

“Woe, woe, the great city,

in which all those who had ships on the sea

became rich from her prosperity,

because in one hour she has been laid waste!”

Revelation 18:19 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

19 They will throw dust on their heads. They will cry and be sad. They will cry out,

“ ‘How terrible! How terrible it is for you, great city!

All who had ships on the sea

became rich because of her wealth!

In just one hour she has been destroyed!

Revelation 18:19 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

19 “And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea became rich by her wealth, for in one hour she has been laid waste!’


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