REV 18:17 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) because so much wealth was destroyed in a single hour.”[ref]
¶ Every captain of a ship, and all the passengers and sailors and others who work on the ocean will keep far away from the city

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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 for in one hour so much wealth has been destroyed.”
§  And every shipmaster and every one sailing to a place and sailors and as many as work the sea stood from afar

UST But God has destroyed all these expensive things so quickly!”
¶  Every ship captain, every ship passenger, all sailors, and all others who do work involving the ocean will stand far away from the city.

BLB For in one hour such great wealth has been brought to desolation." And every shipmaster, and all those sailing to a place, and sailors, and as many as trade by the sea, stood at a distance,

AICNT for in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste.’ And every shipmaster and everyone who sails {to a place},[fn] [[the company]][fn] and sailors and as many as work the sea, stood from afar,

18:17, to a place: Later manuscripts read “on the sea.” TR

18:17, the company: Later manuscripts add. TR

OEB In a single hour your vast wealth vanished.’ Every ship’s captain and all who sail to any port, and sailors, and all who get their living from the sea, stood at a distance,

WEBBE For in an hour such great riches are made desolate.’ Every ship master, and everyone who sails anywhere, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood far away,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET because in a single hour such great wealth has been destroyed!”
¶ And every ship’s captain, and all who sail along the coast – seamen, and all who make their living from the sea, stood a long way off

LSV because in one hour so much riches were made desolate! And every shipmaster, and all the company on the ships, and sailors, and as many as work the sea, stood far off,

FBV In just one hour all this wealth was destroyed!’ Every sea captain and everyone who travels by sea and every sailor and everyone who earns their living from the sea stood at a distance.

TCNT For in a single hour such great wealth has been laid waste!”
¶ And every shipmaster and seafaring man, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood at a distance

T4T But suddenly and swiftly [MTY] God has destroyed these expensive things.’ Every ship captain, all people who travel by ship, all ◄sailors/those who work on ships►, and all others who earn their living by traveling on the ocean will stand far away from those cities.

LEB • because in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste!”
¶ And every shipmaster and _⌊every seafarer_⌋[fn] and sailors and all those who labor on the sea stood _⌊far off_⌋[fn]

18:16 Literally “everyone who sails to a place”

18:16 Literally “from afar”

BBE For in one hour such great wealth has come to nothing. And every shipmaster, and all who are sailing on the sea, and sailors and all who get their living by the sea, were watching from far away,

Moff And all this splendour gone in one brief hour!" And all shipmasters and sea-faring folk, sailors and all whose business lies upon the sea, stood far off

Wymth because in one short hour all this great wealth has been laid waste!' And every shipmaster and every passenger by sea and the crews and all who ply their trade on the sea,

ASV for in one hour so great riches is made desolate. And every shipmaster, and every one that saileth any whither, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood afar off,

DRA For in one hour are so great riches come to nought; and every shipmaster, and all that sail into the lake, and mariners, and as many as work in the sea, stood afar off.

YLT 'And every shipmaster, and all the company upon the ships, and sailors, and as many as work the sea, far off stood,

Drby for in one hour so great riches has been made desolate. And every steersman, and every one who sailed to any place, and sailors, and all who exercise their calling on the sea, stood afar off,

RV for in one hour so great riches is made desolate. And every shipmaster, and every one that saileth any whither, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood afar off,

SLT And every pilot, and all the crowd upon ships, and the sailors, and as many as work the sea, stood from far off,

Wbstr For in one hour so great riches is come to naught. And every ship-master, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,

KJB-1769 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
(For in one hour so great riches is come to naught/nothing. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, )

KJB-1611 For in one houre so great riches is come to nought. And euery shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailers, and as many as trade by sea, stood a farre off,
(For in one hour so great riches is come to naught/nothing. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailers, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,)

Bshps For at one houre so great ryches is come to naught. And euery shippe gouernour, & all they that occupie shippes, and shippemen which worke in the sea, stoode a farre of,
(For at one hour so great riches is come to naught/nothing. And every ship governor, and all they that occupy ships, and shipmen which work in the sea, stood afar off,)

Gnva For in one houre so great riches are come to desolation. And euery shipmaster, and all the people that occupie shippes, and shipmen, and whosoeuer traffike on the sea, shall stand a farre off,
(For in one hour so great riches are come to desolation. And every shipmaster, and all the people that occupy ships, and shipmen, and whosoever traffike on the sea, shall stand afar off, )

Cvdl for at one houre so greate ryches is come to naught. And euery shippe gouerner, and all they that occupie shippes, and shippmen which worke in the see, stode a farre of,
(for at one hour so great riches is come to naught/nothing. And every ship governer, and all they that occupy ships, and shipmen which work in the sea, stood afar off,)

TNT for at one houre so great ryches ys come to nought. And every shippe governer and all they that occupied shippes and shippmen which worke in the see stode a farre of
(for at one hour so great riches is come to naught/nothing. And every ship governer and all they that occupied ships and shipmen which work in the sea stood afar off )

Wycl for in oon our so many richessis ben destitute. And ech gouernour, and alle that saylen bi schip in to place, and maryneris, and that worchen in the see, stoden fer,
(for in one our so many riches been destitute. And each governor, and all that saylen by ship in to place, and marineris, and that working in the sea, stood far,)

Luth Denn in einer Stunde ist verwüstet solcher Reichtum. Und alle Schiffsherren und der Haufe, die auf den Schiffen hantieren, und Schiffsleute, die auf dem Meer hantieren, stunden von ferne
(Because in one/a hour is devastated such wealth/abundance. And all shipmasters and the/of_the heap/pile(n), the on/in/to the ships hantieren, and shipsleute, the on/in/to to_him sea hantieren, hours from distant)

ClVg quoniam una hora destitutæ sunt tantæ divitiæ, et omnis gubernator, et omnis qui in lacum navigat, et nautæ, et qui in mari operantur, longe steterunt,
(since/because together hour destitute are tantæ wealth, and everyone governsor, and everyone who/which in/into/on lake navigat, and sailors, and who/which in/into/on of_the_sea they_work, far_away they_stood, )

UGNT ὅτι μιᾷ ὥρᾳ ἠρημώθη ὁ τοσοῦτος πλοῦτος.
¶  καὶ πᾶς κυβερνήτης, καὶ πᾶς ὁ ἐπὶ τόπον πλέων, καὶ ναῦται, καὶ ὅσοι τὴν θάλασσαν ἐργάζονται, ἀπὸ μακρόθεν ἔστησαν
(hoti mia hōra aʸraʸmōthaʸ ho tosoutos ploutos.
¶  kai pas kubernaʸtaʸs, kai pas ho epi topon pleōn, kai nautai, kai hosoi taʸn thalassan ergazontai, apo makrothen estaʸsan)

SBL-GNT ὅτι μιᾷ ὥρᾳ ἠρημώθη ὁ τοσοῦτος πλοῦτος. Καὶ πᾶς κυβερνήτης καὶ πᾶς ὁ ἐπὶ τόπον πλέων, καὶ ναῦται καὶ ὅσοι τὴν θάλασσαν ἐργάζονται, ἀπὸ μακρόθεν ἔστησαν
(hoti mia hōra aʸraʸmōthaʸ ho tosoutos ploutos. Kai pas kubernaʸtaʸs kai pas ho epi topon pleōn, kai nautai kai hosoi taʸn thalassan ergazontai, apo makrothen estaʸsan)

RP-GNT ὅτι μιᾷ ὥρᾳ ἠρημώθη ὁ τοσοῦτος πλοῦτος. Καὶ πᾶς κυβερνήτης, καὶ πᾶς ὁ ἐπὶ τόπον πλέων, καὶ ναῦται, καὶ ὅσοι τὴν θάλασσαν ἐργάζονται, ἀπὸ μακρόθεν ἔστησαν,
(hoti mia hōra aʸraʸmōthaʸ ho tosoutos ploutos. Kai pas kubernaʸtaʸs, kai pas ho epi topon pleōn, kai nautai, kai hosoi taʸn thalassan ergazontai, apo makrothen estaʸsan,)

TC-GNT ὅτι μιᾷ ὥρᾳ ἠρημώθη ὁ τοσοῦτος πλοῦτος.
¶ Καὶ πᾶς κυβερνήτης, καὶ πᾶς [fn]ὁ ἐπὶ τόπον πλέων, καὶ ναῦται, καὶ ὅσοι τὴν θάλασσαν ἐργάζονται, ἀπὸ μακρόθεν ἔστησαν,
(hoti mia hōra aʸraʸmōthaʸ ho tosoutos ploutos.
¶ Kai pas kubernaʸtaʸs, kai pas ho epi topon pleōn, kai nautai, kai hosoi taʸn thalassan ergazontai, apo makrothen estaʸsan, )

18:17 ο επι τοπον πλεων 𝔐^K [43.7%] ¦ επι των πλοιων πλεων 𝔐^A [20.2%] ¦ ο επι των πλοιων πλεων 𝔐^C PCK [19.7%] ¦ επι των πλοιων ο ομιλος TR [1.9%]

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (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

18:17a

For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!”

For in one hour so much wealth has been destroyed!”
All that wealth has gone/disappeared so quickly.

For: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as For is often translated as “because.” This conjunction introduces the reason for the saying of woe in 18:16.

in a single hour: Here the phrase a single hour refers to a short time, not necessarily a literal hour. It implies suddenness. Translate this phrase as you did in 18:10.

such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!: This clause is passive. Some languages must use an active clause. For example:

she has lost all this wealth (GNT)

all the wealth of the city is gone (NLT)

Your translation should indicate or imply that the wealth was destroyed. If possible, emphasize or keep the focus on the phrase such fabulous wealth.

such fabulous wealth: The word such emphasizes the large amount of the wealth. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

all this wealth (RSV)

So much wealth (REB)

has been destroyed: This phrase usually refers to a city or town that is destroyed and left with no people in it. Here the phrase refers to the wealth becoming valueless. All of Babylon’s beautiful things were ruined and destroyed, so they were useless. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

has been brought to ruin (NIV)

has been laid waste (RSV)

completely ruined

18:17b

Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor,

¶ All sea-ship captains, sea-ship passengers, sea ship workers,
¶ Every captain/leader of an ocean-going ship, every person who travels on the ocean, every person working on a ship,

shipmaster: This phrase refers to the person who controls a ship. He is the leader over the people on it.

passenger: This phrase refers to people who pay for a ship to take them somewhere. For example:

all who travel by ship (NIV)

sailor: This word refers to people who have jobs on ships while the ships are sailing on the ocean.

18:17c

and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance

and all who gain income from their work on the sea will stand far away.
and every other person who works on the ocean will stand at a safe distance from Babylon.

all who make their living from the sea: The Greek phrase is literally “all who work the sea.” It refers to those whose jobs involve the sea. It includes fishermen and traders who send goods by ship. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

as many as make their living by the sea (NASB)

all those people whose jobs involve the sea

The captains and sailors are already mentioned in 18:17b. So this phrase refers to all of the other people who also make their living on the sea. For example, the GNT says:

all others who earn their living on the sea

sea: The word sea refers to a large body of water. A sea is often so large that someone standing on one side cannot see the other side. Here the word sea refers to seas and oceans in general. See how you translated this word in 5:13 or 13:1.

will stand at a distance: This phrase probably implies that these seafaring people stood far away because they were afraid of what was happening to Babylon (as in 18:10a). For example:

kept a safe distance (NJB)

Parallel REV 18:17

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

18:17a

18:17b

18:17c