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Revelation 18:16

16  “Alas, alas, for the great city

qthat was clothed in fine linen,

in purple and scarlet,

adorned with gold,

with jewels, and with pearls!

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Revelation 18:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 and cry out:

“ ‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,

dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet,

and glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls!

Revelation 18:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 And saying,

Alas, alas, that great city,

That was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet,

And decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

Revelation 18:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 “How terrible, how terrible for that great city!

She was clothed in finest purple and scarlet linens,

decked out with gold and precious stones and pearls!

Revelation 18:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!

Revelation 18:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 and say:

“Terrible! How terrible for the great city!

She was dressed in fine linen, purple and red cloth,

and she was shining with gold, precious jewels, and pearls!

Revelation 18:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 saying, Woe, woe, the great city, she that was arrayed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearl!

Revelation 18:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 saying, Woe, woe, the great city, which was clothed with fine linen and purple and scarlet, and had ornaments of gold and precious stones and pearls!

Revelation 18:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 saying, 

‘How horrible, how horrible for that important city 

which was wearing fine linen, purple clothes, 

bright red clothes, gold jewelry, gems, and pearls. 

Revelation 18:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 saying:

Woe, woe, the great city,

dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet,

adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls,

Revelation 18:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 “Alas, alas, the great city,

clothed in fine linen,

in purple and scarlet,

adorned with gold,

with jewels, and with pearls!

Revelation 18:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 saying,

“Woe, woe, the great city,

dressed in fine linen and purple cloth and scarlet cloth,

and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls,

Revelation 18:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 They will cry out,

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

dressed in fine linen, purple and bright red!

How terrible for you, great city, gleaming with gold, jewels and pearls!

Revelation 18:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, she who was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls;


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