SEV Biblia, Chapter 18:19
Y echaron polvo sobre sus cabezas; y dieron voces, llorando y lamentando, diciendo: ¡Ay, ay, de aquella gran ciudad, en la cual todos los que tenían navíos en el mar se habían enriquecido de sus riquezas: que en una hora ha sido desolada!
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Revelation 18:19
Verse 19. They cast dust on their heads] They showed every sign of the sincerest grief. The lamentation over this great ruined city, ver. 9-19, is exceedingly strong and well drawn. Here is no dissembled sorrow; all is real to the mourners, and affecting to the spectators.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 19. And they cast dust on their heads , etc.] As the seafaring men on account of Tyre, ( Ezekiel 27:30) this was a gesture used in mourning when persons were in afflicted and distressed circumstances, denoting disorder, confusion, and debasement; (see Joshua 7:6 Job 2:12) and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, alas, alas! that great city ; as in ( Revelation 18:10,16) so it was once, though now in flames: wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea ; not only the merchants of the earth, as in ( Revelation 18:3) the cardinals, archbishops, and bishops, but the governors of religious houses; these accumulated great wealth to themselves, and got the best of lands into their possession for the use and support of their abbeys and monasteries: by reason of her costliness ; or costly things; pardons, indulgences, absolution, saying Mass, and praying souls out of purgatory, all which are costly, and hereby these traders have been enriched; and now the remembrance of these things, of which they will be deprived, will affect and grieve them, as well as the suddenness of Rome's ruin: for in one hour is she made desolate ; her judgment come, and her riches come to nought, ( Revelation 18:10,17).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 9-19 - The mourners had shared Babylon's sensual pleasures, and gained by he wealth and trade. The kings of the earth, whom she flattered int idolatry, allowing them to be tyrannical over their subjects, whil obedient to her; and the merchants, those who trafficked for he indulgences, pardons, and honours; these mourn. Babylon's friend partook her sinful pleasures and profits, but are not willing to shar her plagues. The spirit of antichrist is a worldly spirit, and tha sorrow is a mere worldly sorrow; they do not lament for the anger of God, but for the loss of outward comforts. The magnificence and riche of the ungodly will avail them nothing, but will render the vengeanc harder to be borne. The spiritual merchandise is here alluded to, when not only slaves, but the souls of men, are mentioned as articles of commerce, to the destroying the souls of millions. Nor has this bee peculiar to the Roman antichrist, and only her guilt. But le prosperous traders learn, with all their gains, to get the unsearchabl riches of Christ; otherwise; even in this life, they may have to mour that riches make to themselves wings and fly away, and that all the fruits their souls lusted after, are departed from them. Death, at an rate, will soon end their commerce, and all the riches of the ungodl will be exchanged, not only for the coffin and the worm, but for the fire that cannot be quenched.
Greek Textus Receptus
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Vincent's NT Word Studies
19. Cast dust on their heads. Compare Ezek. xxvii. 30. See on Luke x. 13.
