REV 18:14 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) People will say, “The good things the people of Babylon longed to have are gone. Their splendid and luxurious goods have been destroyed and won’t become available again.”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And your autumn fruit of the desire of your soul has gone away from you, and all the luxurious and the splendid has perished from you, and they will certainly not be found any longer.

UST Yes, the good things the people of Babylon longed to have are gone! God has punished them by destroying their many valuable possessions! They have lost those possessions permanently.

BSB And [they will say]:[fn]
⇔ “The fruit of your soul ’s desire
⇔ has departed from you;
⇔ all [your] luxury and splendor have vanished,
⇔ never to be [seen] [again].”

MSB And [they will say]:[fn]
⇔ “The fruit of your soul’s desire
⇔ has departed from you;
⇔ all [your] luxury and splendor have vanished,
⇔ never to be [seen] [again].”

BLB "And the ripe fruits of the desire of your soul are departed from you, and all the sumptuous things and the splendid things have departed from you, and they will not find them any longer."

AICNT And the fruit of your soul's desire has departed from you, and all the rich and the bright things have {perished}[fn] from you, and {they}[fn] will no longer find them.

18:14, perished: Later manuscripts read “departed.” TR

18:14, they: Later manuscripts read “you.” BYZ TR

OEB The fruit that your soul craved is no longer within your reach, and all dainties and luxuries are lost to you, never to be found again.

WEBBE The fruits which your soul lusted after have been lost to you. All things that were dainty and sumptuous have perished from you, and you will find them no more at all.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET (The ripe fruit you greatly desired
⇔ has gone from you,
⇔ and all your luxury and splendor
⇔ have gone from you –
⇔ they will never ever be found again!)

LSV And the fruits of the desire of your soul went away from you, and all things—the sumptuous and the radiant—went away from you, and no more at all may you find them.

FBV You've lost the sweet pleasures[fn] you loved so much; all your luxurious, glittering possessions are gone—you'll never get any of them back.

18:14 Literally, “ripe fruit.”

TCNT ⇔ “The ripe fruit that was the desire of yoʋr soul
⇔ [fn]has gone from yoʋ,
⇔ and all yoʋr delicacies and splendors
⇔ [fn]are lost to [fn]yoʋ;
⇔ yoʋ will never find them again!”

18:14 has gone from 𝔐^A,C,K [95.9%] ¦ is lost to ANT [0%]

18:14 are lost to 𝔐^K [51.6%] • 𝔐^C PCK [20.7%] ¦ have gone from 𝔐^A ANT TR [19.8%]

18:14 yoʋ; yoʋ will never find them 𝔐^K 32.5% • 𝔐^A+,C PCK 26.7% • 𝔐^A− 11.9% • TR 4.9% • ANT 0% ¦ yoʋ, never to be found NA SBL TH WH 4.1% • ECM 2.1%

T4T The merchants will say, ‘The good things you people longed to have are gone! All your luxurious and splendid [DOU] possessions have vanished!! They will be gone forever/You will never have them again [LIT]!’

LEB • “And the fruit your soul desires[fn] has departed from you, and all the luxury and the splendor has perished from you,
• and they will never find them any more.”

18:13 Literally “your fruit of desire”

BBE And the fruit of your soul's desire has gone from you, and all things delicate and shining have come to an end and will never again be seen.

Moff Vanished the ripe fruit of thy soul's desire!
⇔ Perished thy luxury and splendour!--
⇔ Never again to be seen.

Wymth The dainties that thy soul longed for are gone from thee, and all thine elegance and splendor have perished, and never again shall they be found.

ASV And the fruits which thy soul lusted after are gone from thee, and all things that were dainty and sumptuous are perished from thee, and men shall find them no more at all.

DRA And the fruits of the desire of thy soul are departed from thee, and all fat and goodly things are perished from thee, and they shall find them no more at all.

YLT 'And the fruits of the desire of thy soul did go away from thee, and all things — the dainty and the bright — did go away from thee, and no more at all mayest thou find them.

Drby And the ripe fruits which were the lust of thy soul have departed from thee, and all fair and splendid things have perished from thee, and they shall not find them any more at all.

RV And the fruits which thy soul lusted after are gone from thee, and all things that were dainty and sumptuous are perished from thee, and men shall find them no more at all.
(And the fruits which thy/your soul lusted after are gone from thee/you, and all things that were dainty and sumptuous are perished from thee/you, and men shall find them no more at all. )

SLT And the harvest fruit of the eager desire of thy soul departed from thee, and all fat and brilliant things departed from thee, and thou shouldest find them no more.

Wbstr And the fruits that thy soul lusted after have departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly have departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.

KJB-1769 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
(And the fruits that thy/your soul lusted after are departed from thee/you, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee/you, and thou/you shalt/shall find them no more at all. )

KJB-1611 And the fruits that thy soule lusted after, are departed from thee, and all things which were daintie, and goodly, are departed from thee, and thou shalt finde them no more at all.
(And the fruits that thy/your soul lusted after, are departed from thee/you, and all things which were daintie, and goodly, are departed from thee/you, and thou/you shalt/shall find them no more at all.)

Bshps And the apples that thy soule lusted after are departed from thee, and all thynges which were daintie and had in price are departed from thee, and thou shalt fynde them no more.
(And the apples that thy/your soul lusted after are departed from thee/you, and all things which were daintie and had in price are departed from thee/you, and thou/you shalt/shall find them no more.)

Gnva (And the apples that thy soule lusted after, are departed from thee, and all things which were fatte and excellent, are departed from thee, and thou shalt finde them no more)
((And the apples that thy/your soul lusted after, are departed from thee/you, and all things which were fat and excellent, are departed from thee/you, and thou/you shalt/shall find them no more) )

Cvdl And the apples that thy soule lusted after, are departed from the. And all thinges which were deyntie, and had in pryce, are departed from the, and thou shalt fynde them no more.
(And the apples that thy/your soul lusted after, are departed from them. And all things which were deyntie, and had in pryce, are departed from them, and thou/you shalt/shall find them no more.)

TNT And the apples that thy soule lusted after are departed from the. And all thynges which were deyntie and had in pryce are departed from the and thou shalt fynde them no more.
(And the apples that thy/your soul lusted after are departed from them. And all things which were deyntie and had in price are departed from the and thou/you shalt/shall find them no more. )

Wycl And thin applis of the desire of thi lijf wenten awei fro thee, and alle fatte thingis, and ful clere perischiden fro thee.
(And thin apples of the desire of thy/your life went away from thee/you, and all fat things, and full clear perished from thee/you.)

Luth Und das Obst, daran deine SeeLE Lust hatte, ist von dir gewichen; und alles, was völlig und herrlich war, ist von dir gewichen; und du wirst solches nicht mehr finden.
(And the fruit, to_it your soul desire/lust(n) had, is from you/to_you(sg) evaded; and all/everything, what/which fully and splendid was, is from you/to_you(sg) evaded; and you(sg) will such not more find.)

ClVg Et poma desiderii animæ tuæ discesserunt a te, et omnia pinguia et præclara perierunt a te, et amplius illa jam non invenient.
(And apples desiderii soul yours discesserunt from you(sg), and everything pinguia and beforeclara they_perished from you(sg), and more that already not/no they_will_find. )

UGNT καὶ ἡ ὀπώρα σου τῆς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ψυχῆς ἀπῆλθεν ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ πάντα τὰ λιπαρὰ καὶ τὰ λαμπρὰ ἀπώλετο ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ οὐκέτι οὐ μὴ αὐτὰ εὑρήσουσιν.
(kai haʸ opōra sou taʸs epithumias taʸs psuⱪaʸs apaʸlthen apo sou, kai panta ta lipara kai ta lampra apōleto apo sou, kai ouketi ou maʸ auta heuraʸsousin.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἡ ὀπώρα ⸂σου τῆς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ψυχῆς⸃ ἀπῆλθεν ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ πάντα τὰ λιπαρὰ καὶ τὰ λαμπρὰ ἀπώλετο ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ ⸀οὐκέτι ⸂οὐ μὴ αὐτὰ εὑρήσουσιν⸃.
(kai haʸ opōra ⸂sou taʸs epithumias taʸs psuⱪaʸs⸃ apaʸlthen apo sou, kai panta ta lipara kai ta lampra apōleto apo sou, kai ⸀ouketi ⸂ou maʸ auta heuraʸsousin⸃.)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἡ ὀπώρα τῆς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ψυχῆς σου ἀπῆλθεν ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ πάντα τὰ λιπαρὰ καὶ τὰ λαμπρὰ ἀπώλετο ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ οὐκέτι αὐτὰ οὐ μὴ εὕρῃς.
(Kai haʸ opōra taʸs epithumias taʸs psuⱪaʸs sou apaʸlthen apo sou, kai panta ta lipara kai ta lampra apōleto apo sou, kai ouketi auta ou maʸ heuraʸs.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἡ ὀπώρα [fn]τῆς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ψυχῆς σου
⇔ [fn]ἀπῆλθεν ἀπὸ σοῦ,
⇔ καὶ πάντα τὰ λιπαρὰ καὶ τὰ λαμπρὰ
⇔ [fn]ἀπώλετο ἀπὸ σοῦ,
⇔ καὶ οὐκέτι [fn]αὐτὰ οὐ μὴ εὕρῃς.
( ⇔ Kai haʸ opōra taʸs epithumias taʸs psuⱪaʸs sou
⇔ apaʸlthen apo sou,
⇔ kai panta ta lipara kai ta lampra
⇔ apōleto apo sou,
⇔ kai ouketi auta ou maʸ heuraʸs. )

18:14 της επιθυμιας της ψυχης σου 𝔐^A,C,K 85.9% ¦ σου της επιθυμιας της ψυχης CT 3.3%

18:14 απηλθεν 𝔐^A,C,K [95.9%] ¦ απωλετο ANT [0%]

18:14 απωλετο 𝔐^K [51.6%] ¦ απωλοντο 𝔐^C PCK [20.7%] ¦ απηλθεν 𝔐^A ANT TR [19.8%]

18:14 αυτα ου μη ευρης 𝔐^K 32.5% ¦ ου μη ευρησεις αυτα 𝔐^A+,C PCK 26.7% ¦ ου μη ευρης αυτα 𝔐^A− 11.9% ¦ ου μη ευρησης αυτα TR 4.9% ¦ ου μη αυτα ευρησουσιν NA SBL TH WH 4.1% ¦ αυτα ου μη ευρησουσιν ECM 2.1% ¦ ου μη αυτα ευρησεις ANT 0%

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN 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

18:14a–b

And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”: The BSB adds the words “And they will say” and quote marks to the beginning of 18:14a. However, the Greek does not introduce a new speaker here. There are several ways to interpret who said these words:

The voice from heaven (18:4) continues speaking. The NASB begins this verse without any added words and does not indicate a change of speaker with a change of quote mark. For example:
The fruit… (NJB, NASB, NABRE)
John continues speaking. The CEV begins this verse without any added words and does not indicate a change of speaker with a change of quote mark. But the CEV indicates that the voice from heaven stopped speaking at 18:8. For example:
The fruit… (CEV, NET)
The merchants spoke the words of 18:14. The GNT adds the words “The merchants say to her,” and therefore says:
The merchants say to her, “All the good things… (BSB, NIV, GNT, NLT, GW, REB, NCV)The RSV, ESV, and NLT begin this verse with double quote marks but do not indicate who spoke, so it is difficult to know whether they indicate the merchants spoke or the kings of the earth (18:9) spoke again.

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), because:

the Greek does not indicate or imply a change of speaker,
it makes little sense to have the merchants speak here (interpretation 3), and then introduce them as speaking in the next verse,
the things said here are more appropriate coming from someone agreeing with God’s judgment than from the merchants mourning the loss of their best customer,
it seems unlikely that John (interpretation 2) would interrupt the heavenly voice with his own prophecy here,
interpretation (1) at the note on 18:9–20 recommends it.Lenski (page 523–524) indicates in his translation that the person who introduced the merchants also spoke this verse. Charles (vol.2, page 433) thinks that it is a heavenly voice speaking.

If people in your area will not be clear as to who spoke this verse, you may want to:

Explain in a footnote. For example:
The voice from heaven continued speaking here.
Explain the meaning in your translation. For example:
The voice from heaven continued and said, “The fruit…

If you followed interpretation (2) at the note on 18:9–20, you can:

Allow the voice to speak this verse. For example:
The voice from heaven said, “The fruit…
Allow John to speak this verse by not introducing who spoke or adding quote marks. The CEV and NET have John speaking. For example, the CEV says:
Babylon, the things…

Allowing the heavenly voice to speak seems more likely, as John mostly observes throughout the vision and does not speak unless spoken to. For this reason, the Notes will follow the NASB for 18:14a–b.

18:14a

And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you;

¶ The fruit you craved is gone. (GW)
¶ The good/fancy things that you^(sing) desired so much have left you.

The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you: The word fruit refers figuratively to good things that pleased or benefited the woman, the city called Babylon. She desired to have them. Other ways to translate this clause are:

The fruit you craved is gone (GW)

All the good things you longed to own have disappeared (GNT)

The fancy things you loved so much are gone (NLT)

18:14b

all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”

All of your costly/luxurious goods/items and shiny/sparkling jewelry/trinkets are destroyed and will never be found again.
All your glamorous and glittery things are lost, and no one will ever find them again.

luxury: The Greek word that the BSB translates as luxury literally means “fatty.” Here it refers figuratively to things that are luxurious and expensive. Other ways to translate this word are:

dainties (RSV)

all things that were luxurious (NASB)

delicacies (ESV)

splendor: The Greek word here refers to something bright or shiny. Here it probably refers to shiny and expensive items like jewels, jewelry, and precious metals. Other ways to translate this word are:

sparkling trinkets/things

all things that were…splendid (NASB)

all the…glamour (REB)

have vanished: These Greek words can be translated as “have perished from you” or “are lost to you.” It indicates that Babylon’s riches and splendor were destroyed. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

are destroyed

are lost to you (NRSV)

never to be seen again: There is a textual issue with the Greek phrase that the BSB translates as never to be seen again:

Some Greek manuscripts have the clause they will never find. It indicates that nobody will find the lost riches and splendor. For example:
never to be found again (RSV) (BSB, RSV, NIV, NJB, NASB, NABRE, NLT, GW, NET, REB, ESV)
Other Greek manuscripts have the clause you may never find. It indicates that Babylon will not find the lost riches and splendor. For example:
you will never find them again (GNT) (GNT, CEV, NCV, KJV)

It is recommended that you follow option (1), because the UBS Greek NT supports it.

The Greek indicates generally that no one will find Babylon’s lost riches and splendor. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

it will never again be seenWestern Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation on TW.

No one will ever find them again (GW)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

ἡ ὀπώρα σου τῆς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ψυχῆς ἀπῆλθεν ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ πάντα τὰ λιπαρὰ καὶ τὰ λαμπρὰ ἀπώλετο ἀπὸ σοῦ

the fruit (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἡ ὀπώρα σοῦ τῆς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ψυχῆς ἀπῆλθεν ἀπό σοῦ καί παντᾶ τά λιπαρά καί τά λαμπρά ἀπώλετο ἀπό σοῦ καί οὐκέτι οὒ μή αὐτά εὑρήσουσιν)

As John relates this vision, here he addresses something that he knows cannot hear him, the city of Babylon in the vision, in order to show his readers in a strong way how he feels about it. If someone speaking your language would not do this, you could translate this as John speaking about Babylon rather than to Babylon. Alternate translation: [her autumn fruit, the desire of her soul, has gone away from her, and all the luxurious and the splendid has perished from her]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἡ ὀπώρα σου τῆς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ψυχῆς

In this possessive form, fruit is the object of desire rather than the result of desire. That is, this does not mean fruit that the soul’s desire has borne, but it means fruit that the soul desires to have. Alternate translation: [the autumn fruit that your soul desires to have]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἡ ὀπώρα σου τῆς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ψυχῆς ἀπῆλθεν

Here the term soul represents the whole person by association with the way that each person has a soul. Alternate translation: [the autumn fruit that you desired has gone away]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἡ ὀπώρα

the fruit

John is referring to ripe fruit by association with the way fruit ripens in the autumn. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [ripe fruit]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἡ ὀπώρα & ἀπῆλθεν

the fruit & went_away

John is using autumn fruit to represent the rich pleasures that Babylon desired. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [rich pleasures … have gone away]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

πάντα τὰ λιπαρὰ καὶ τὰ λαμπρὰ ἀπώλετο ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ οὐκέτι οὐ μὴ αὐτὰ εὑρήσουσιν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἡ ὀπώρα σοῦ τῆς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ψυχῆς ἀπῆλθεν ἀπό σοῦ καί παντᾶ τά λιπαρά καί τά λαμπρά ἀπώλετο ἀπό σοῦ καί οὐκέτι οὒ μή αὐτά εὑρήσουσιν)

These two phrases mean similar things. John is using repetition to emphasize the idea that the phrases express. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them. Alternate translation: [all the luxurious and the splendid has perished from you forever]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

πάντα τὰ λιπαρὰ καὶ τὰ λαμπρὰ

John is using the adjectives luxurious and splendid as nouns to mean certain kinds of goods. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this phrase with an equivalent one. Alternate translation: [all the luxurious and splendid goods] or [everything that is luxurious and splendid]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

πάντα τὰ λιπαρὰ καὶ τὰ λαμπρὰ

The terms luxurious and splendid mean similar things. John is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [all the very luxurious goods]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

οὐκέτι οὐ μὴ αὐτὰ εὑρήσουσιν

no_longer (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἡ ὀπώρα σοῦ τῆς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ψυχῆς ἀπῆλθεν ἀπό σοῦ καί παντᾶ τά λιπαρά καί τά λαμπρά ἀπώλετο ἀπό σοῦ καί οὐκέτι οὒ μή αὐτά εὑρήσουσιν)

Here the expression will not be found means “will not be able to be found” or “will not be there.” Alternate translation: [they will not be there any longer]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐκέτι οὐ μὴ αὐτὰ εὑρήσουσιν

The merchants are actually using a double negative here, “they will not be found at all no longer.” The second negative does not cancel the first to create a positive meaning. If for emphasis your language uses double negatives that do not cancel one another, it would be appropriate to use that construction here in your translation.

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οὐ μὴ αὐτὰ εὑρήσουσιν

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [certainly no one will find them]

Parallel REV 18:14

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

18:14a–b

18:14a

18:14b