REV 18:18 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164570
1. ἔκραζον
2. krazō
3. -
4. -
5. 28960
6. VIIA3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ crying_out
8. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ crying_out
9. -
10. -
11. 164571
1. ἔκραξαν
2. krazō
3. they cried out
4. -
5. 28960
6. VIAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ cried_out
8. ˱they˲ cried_out
9. -
10. Y96; R164548; R164557; R164561; R164566
11. 164572
1. βλέποντες
2. blepō
3. seeing
4. -
5. 9910
6. VPPA·NMP
7. seeing
8. seeing
9. -
10. Y96; R164548; R164557; R164561; R164566
11. 164573
1. λέγοντες
2. legō
3. -
4. -
5. 30040
6. VPPA·NMP
7. saying
8. saying
9. -
10. -
11. 164574
1. ὁρῶντες
2. horaō
3. -
4. -
5. 37080
6. VPPA·NMP
7. seeing
8. seeing
9. -
10. -
11. 164575
1. τόν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164576
1. τόπον
2. topos
3. -
4. -
5. 51170
6. N····AMS
7. place
8. place
9. -
10. -
11. 164577
1. καπνόν
2. kapnos
3. smoke
4. smoke
5. 25860
6. N····AMS
7. smoke
8. smoke
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164578
1. τῆς
2. ho
3. of the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GFS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164579
1. πυρώσεως
2. purōsis
3. burning
4. burning
5. 44510
6. N····GFS
7. burning
8. burning
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164580
1. αὐτῆς
2. autos
3. of her
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3GFS
7. ˱of˲ her
8. ˱of˲ her
9. -
10. Y96; R164086; Location=Babylon
11. 164581
1. λέγοντες
2. legō
3. saying
4. -
5. 30040
6. VPPA·NMP
7. saying
8. saying
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164582
1. Τίς
2. tis
3. What is
4. -
5. 51010
6. R····NFS
7. what ‹is›
8. what ‹is›
9. D
10. Y96
11. 164583
1. ὁμοία
2. homoios
3. similar
4. -
5. 36640
6. S····NFS
7. similar
8. similar
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164584
1. τῇ
2. ho
3. to the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DFS
7. ˱to˲ the
8. ˱to˲ the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164585
1. πόλει
2. polis
3. city
4. -
5. 41720
6. N····DFS
7. city
8. city
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164586
1. ταύτῃ
2. houtos
3. -
4. -
5. 37780
6. E····DFS
7. ˱to˲ this
8. ˱to˲ this
9. -
10. -
11. 164587
1. τῇ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DFS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164588
1. μεγάλῃ
2. megalos
3. great
4. -
5. 31730
6. A····DFS
7. great
8. great
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164589

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 18:1–24: Announcements/Messages about Babylon

In this section, three heavenly beings each announce something about Babylon. The first announcement is that the city is destroyed. Her riches and prosperity have been taken away.

The second announcement is that God’s people should leave Babylon before God destroys her. It also describes how kings and others mourn over the destroyed city.

The third announcement is that Babylon will never be built again.

Other examples of headings for this section are:

An angel announced that Babylon was destroyed, and some groups are sad

Announcements about the destruction of Babylon

Various people talk about Babylon

18:18a

and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.

When they see the smoke from where she was burned, they will shout,
They will see the smoke of the fire that burned her and lament loudly,

the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her: The phrase the fire that consumes her refers to the beast and the ten kings burning Babylon (17:16). The Greek grammar and the BSB have the focus on Babylon and the event of burning. The focus is not on who burned her. Here are some others way to say this:

the smoke from the fire that burned her

the smoke as she burned (NJB)

If possible, keep the focus on her and the event of burning.

18:18b

“What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim.

“How could there ever be a city greater than this one?”
“There never was a city as important/famous as this one!”

“What city was ever like this great city?”: This is a rhetorical question. It emphasizes that the people of the sea think that Babylon was the greatest city in all of history. Translate this clause in a way that emphasizes that Babylon was the greatest city. Some ways to do that are:

Use a rhetorical question. For example:
Has there ever been a city as great as this (NJB)
How could there ever be a city greater than this one?
Use a statement. For example:
There never has been another city like this great city! (GNT)

great: The city is called great because it had a vast empire and great influence. The word may include the meaning of “large,” but that is not the most important meaning here.

they will exclaim: The Greek word that the BSB translates as exclaim is usually translated as “cried out” (as in the RSV). The Greek word refers to speaking loudly so that many people can hear what was said. For example:

shouted (CEV)

See how you translated this word in 6:10 or 7:10, where the BSB translates it as “cried out.”

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸν καπνὸν τῆς πυρώσεως αὐτῆς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἔκραξαν βλέποντες τόν καπνόν τῆς πυρώσεως αὐτῆς λέγοντες Τίς ὁμοία τῇ πόλει τῇ μεγάλῃ)

See how you translated the same expression in [18:9](../18/09.md). Alternate translation: [the smoke from the fire that is burning her]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

τίς ὁμοία τῇ πόλει τῇ μεγάλῃ?

The sea workers are using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [Nothing is like the great city!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τίς

By What, the sea workers implicitly mean “What city.” You can say this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [What city] or, in an exclamation, [No other city]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164570
1. they cried out
2. -
3. 28960
5. krazō
6. V-IAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ cried_out
8. ˱they˲ cried_out
9. -
10. Y96; R164548; R164557; R164561; R164566
11. 164572
1. seeing
2. -
3. 9910
5. blepō
6. V-PPA·NMP
7. seeing
8. seeing
9. -
10. Y96; R164548; R164557; R164561; R164566
11. 164573
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164576
1. smoke
2. smoke
3. 25860
5. kapnos
6. N-····AMS
7. smoke
8. smoke
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164578
1. of the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GFS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164579
1. burning
2. burning
3. 44510
5. purōsis
6. N-····GFS
7. burning
8. burning
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164580
1. of her
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3GFS
7. ˱of˲ her
8. ˱of˲ her
9. -
10. Y96; R164086; Location=Babylon
11. 164581
1. saying
2. -
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-PPA·NMP
7. saying
8. saying
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164582
1. What is
2. -
3. 51010
4. D
5. tis
6. R-····NFS
7. what ‹is›
8. what ‹is›
9. D
10. Y96
11. 164583
1. similar
2. -
3. 36640
5. homoios
6. S-····NFS
7. similar
8. similar
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164584
1. to the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····DFS
7. ˱to˲ the
8. ˱to˲ the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164585
1. city
2. -
3. 41720
5. polis
6. N-····DFS
7. city
8. city
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164586
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····DFS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164588
1. great
2. -
3. 31730
5. megalos
6. A-····DFS
7. great
8. great
9. -
10. Y96
11. 164589

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear REV 18:18

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 18:1–24: Announcements/Messages about Babylon

18:18a

18:18b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)