Revelation 18:23
ContextNET © | Even the light from a lamp will never shine in you again! The voices of the bridegroom and his bride will never be heard in you again. For your merchants were the tycoons of the world, because all the nations 1 were deceived by your magic spells! 2 |
NIV © | The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voice of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again. Your merchants were the world’s great men. By your magic spell all the nations were led astray. |
NASB © | and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the voice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery. |
NLT © | Her nights will be dark, without a single lamp. There will be no happy voices of brides and grooms. This will happen because her merchants, who were the greatest in the world, deceived the nations with her sorceries. |
MSG © | The light from lamps, never again; never again laughter of bride and groom. Her traders robbed the whole earth blind, and by black-magic arts deceived the nations. |
BBE © | And never again will the shining of lights be seen in you; and the voice of the newly-married man and the bride will never again be sounding in you: for your traders were the lords of the earth, and by your evil powers were all the nations turned out of the right way. |
NRSV © | and the light of a lamp will shine in you no more; and the voice of bridegroom and bride will be heard in you no more; for your merchants were the magnates of the earth, and all nations were deceived by your sorcery. |
NKJV © | "The light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore. For your merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived. |
KJV | And <2532> the light <5457> of a candle <3088> no more <3364> at all <2089> in <1722> thee <4671>_; and <2532> the voice <5456> of the bridegroom <3566> and <2532> of the bride <3565> no more <3364> at all <2089> in <1722> thee <4671>_: for <3754> thy <4675> merchants <1713> the great men <3175> of the earth <1093>_; for <3754> by <1722> thy <4675> sorceries <5331> all <3956> nations <1484> |
NASB © | and the light <5457> of a lamp <3088> will not shine <5316> in you any <2089> longer <2089> ; and the voice <5456> of the bridegroom <3566> and bride <3565> will not be heard <191> in you any <2089> longer <2089> ; for your merchants <1713> were the great <3175> men <3175> of the earth <1093> , because <3754> all <3956> the nations <1484> were deceived <4105> by your sorcery .<5331> |
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NET © [draft] ITL | Even <2532> the light <5457> from a lamp <3088> will <5316> never <3756> <3361> shine <5316> in <1722> you <4671> again <2089> ! The voices <5456> of the bridegroom <3566> and <2532> his bride <3565> will <191> never <3756> <3361> be heard <191> in <1722> you <4671> again <2089> . For <3754> your <4675> merchants <1713> were <1510> the tycoons <3175> of the world <1093> , because <3754> all <3956> the nations <1484> were deceived <4105> by <1722> your <4675> magic spells !<5331> |
NET © | Even the light from a lamp will never shine in you again! The voices of the bridegroom and his bride will never be heard in you again. For your merchants were the tycoons of the world, because all the nations 1 were deceived by your magic spells! 2 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Or “all the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”). 2 tn On the term φαρμακεία (farmakeia, “magic spells”) see L&N 53.100: “the use of magic, often involving drugs and the casting of spells upon people – ‘to practice magic, to cast spells upon, to engage in sorcery, magic, sorcery.’ φαρμακεία: ἐν τῇ φαρμακείᾳ σου ἐπλανήθησαν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ‘with your magic spells you deceived all the peoples (of the world)’ Re 18:23.” |