16<\/strong>. Alas, alas<\/em> ] See on Rev 18:10<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n decked<\/em> ] Lit., gilded<\/strong>, as at Rev 17:4<\/span>.<\/p>\n stones pearls<\/em> ] Both these words should be collective singulars.<\/p>\n And saying, Alas, alas … – <\/B>notes on Rev 18:10<\/span>.<\/P> That was clothed in fine linen – <\/B>In the previous description Rev 18:12-13<\/span>, these are mentioned as articles of traffic; here the city, under the image of a female, is represented as clothed in the most rich and frivolous of these articles.<\/P> And purple, and scarlet – <\/B>See the notes on Rev 17:3-4<\/span>. Compare Rev 18:12<\/span> of this chapter.<\/P> And decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls – <\/B>notes on Rev 17:4<\/span>.<\/P> <\/p>\n Verse 16<\/span>. Clothed in fine linen, and purple<\/B><\/I>, c.] The verb , which we here translate clothed<\/I>, signifies often to abound, be enriched, laden with<\/I>, and is so used by the best Greek writers see many examples in Kypke<\/I>. These articles are not to be considered here as personal ornaments<\/I>, but as articles of trade or merchandise, in which this city trafficked.<\/P><\/p>\n Alas, alas that great city!<\/B> The Church of Rome, that was so gay, and splendid, and rich, and glorious. <\/P> <\/p>\n 16. And<\/B>so Vulgate<\/I> andANDREAS. But A, B, and Comit. <\/P> decked<\/B>literally,”glided.” <\/P> stones . . . pearls<\/B>Greek,<\/I>“stone . . . pearl.” B and ANDREASread “pearls.” But A and C, “pearl.”<\/P><\/p>\n And saying, alas, alas! that great city<\/strong>,….. Using the same words the kings of the earth do, Re 18:10<\/span> only adding, suitable to their characters as merchants, and the things they traded in with her,<\/p>\n that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls<\/strong>; [See comments on Re 18:12]<\/span> [See comments on Re 17:4]<\/span>, see also Eze 27:32<\/span>.<\/p>\n For the Woe see verses Rev 18:10<\/span>; Rev 18:19<\/span>. For the next clause see 17:4<\/span> with the addition here of <\/SPAN><\/span> (18:12<\/span>).<\/P> For in one hour so great riches is made desolate <\/B> ( <\/SPAN><\/span>). The reason (<\/SPAN><\/span>) for the “woe.” First aorist passive indicative of <\/SPAN><\/span>, for which verb see Rev 17:16<\/span>; Rev 18:19<\/span>. This is the dirge of the merchants. <\/P> <\/p>\n Decked [] <\/SPAN><\/span>. See on ch. Rev 17:4<\/span>.<\/P> <\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n 1 ) “And saying, Alas, alas that great city,”<\/strong> (legontes ouai, ouai he polis he megale) “Repeatedly saying woe, woe to the great city;- It was a great city in wickedness, in idolatrous fornication, great in the sight of men, but great only in wickedness against God, Rev 17:18<\/span>.<\/p>\n 2) “That was clothed,”<\/strong> (he peribeblemene) “The one that was having been clothed, robed; in flashy appeal and glamour to the eye, but of the nature that passes away, with its love and lust, 1Jn 2:17<\/span>.<\/p>\n a) “in fine linen”<\/strong> (bussinon) “In (with) fine linen,”<\/p>\n b) “and purple,”<\/strong> (kai porphuroun) “and in purple”<\/p>\n c) “and scarlet”<\/strong> (kai kokkinon) “and in scarlet,”<\/p>\n 3) “And decked with,”<\/strong> (kai kechrusomene) “And has been gilded with, decorated upon her clothing with,”<\/p>\n a) “Gold,”<\/strong> (chrusio) “with gold;” True people of God, like the three Hebrew children, still refuse to be joined, in business deals, to idolatrous worship; though required by the antichrist, of the harlot, for trade privileges, Dan 3:16-18<\/span>.<\/p>\n b) “And precious stones,”<\/strong> (kai litho timio) “and valuable stones,” expensive, precious stones or gems.<\/p>\n c) “And pearls,”<\/strong> (kai margarite) “And expensive, valuable, or luxurious pearls; The possession of these items is not sinful, but to use them in fornicating, lust satisfying, carnal allegiance to idolatrous religious allegiance, is life and soul-damning. To trust in such uncertain riches is condemned, 1Ti 6:17<\/span>; Mat 6:19-21<\/span>.<\/p>\n 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! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Ver. 16. With gold and precious stones<\/strong> ] All these avail not in the day of wrath. Neither need we envy wicked men their plenty; it is their portion, all they are like to have. The whole Turkish empire is nothing else, saith Luther, nisi panis mica, quam dives paterfamilias proiecit canibus, <\/em> a crust cast to the dogs, by God the great householder. I have no stronger argument (said the same Luther) against the pope’s kingdom, quam quod sine cruce regnat, <\/em> than this, that he suffered nothing. Surely there is the more behind, there will be bitterness in the end, no doubt. <\/p>\n And. Omit. <\/p>\n Alas, alas, = Woe! woe! as Rev 18:10 and Rev 18:19. <\/p>\n that = the. <\/p>\n stones = stone. <\/p>\n Alas: Rev 18:10, Rev 18:11, Rev 17:4, Luk 16:19-31 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Jdg 8:26 – purple 2Ki 6:5 – master Psa 60:3 – to drink Isa 14:4 – golden city Isa 47:5 – for Jer 48:39 – How is it Jer 49:25 – General Jer 50:23 – General Lam 1:1 – How doth Eze 6:11 – Alas Eze 24:8 – I have set Eze 26:17 – How art Eze 28:14 – stones Amo 5:16 – Wailing Nah 3:7 – Nineveh 1Pe 1:7 – that Rev 11:18 – shouldest Rev 16:19 – the great Rev 17:1 – I will Rev 17:16 – and naked Rev 18:19 – weeping Rev 21:21 – pure<\/p>\n Verse 16 <\/p>\n Here the writer returns to the image of the woman, by which the city was represented in the Revelation 17:1-18.<\/p>\n The description of the city here is very similar to that of the harlot in Rev 17:4. One city is in view in both chapters. This dirge begins and ends the same way as that of the kings in Rev 18:10 did. However the merchants bewail the city’s lost opulence and splendor whereas the kings grieved over its broken strength (cf. Eze 16:23; Eze 28:13).<\/p>\n 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! 16. Alas, alas ] See on Rev 18:10. decked ] Lit., gilded, as at Rev 17:4. stones pearls ] Both these words should be collective singulars. 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