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3.18.19 - Revelation  [[18:19|bible.87.18.19]]  Listen to Rev. 18:19

they threw dust on their heads
An action indicating great mourning and grief over loss (Jos. [[7:6|bible.6.7.6]]; 1S. [[4:12|bible.9.4.12]]; Lam. [[2:10|bible.25.2.10]]; Eze. [[27:30|bible.26.27.30]]). Here, the loss is their commercial market.

that great city
See commentary on Revelation 18:10.

in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth
Like the kings who had lived luxuriously with her (Rev. [[18:9|bible.87.18.9]]+) and the merchants who had become wealthy by her (Rev. [[18:15|bible.87.18.15]]+), those who made a living by shipping had become wealthy. She is a great center of commerce and a major destination for shipping. See commentary on Revelation 18:17.

in one hour
The mariners repeat the same lamentation as the kings (Rev. [[18:10|bible.87.18.10]]+) and the merchants (Rev. [[18:17|bible.87.18.17]]+) concerning the suddenness of her destruction. See commentary on Revelation 18:10. This threefold pattern of lamentation is intended to indicate the completeness of her destruction. See Three: Life, Resurrection, Completeness, the Trinity.

she is made desolate
See commentary on Revelation 18:17. See Babylon's Predicted Destruction.

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