Revelation 18:7

“As much as she glorified herself and lived in luxury, so much torment and grief give her. Because in her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen, and I am not a widow, and I will never see grief.’”
Revelation 18:7 · direct translation from the Greek

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As much asὅσαshe glorifiedἐδόξασενherselfαὑτὴνandκαὶlived in luxury,ἐστρηνίασενso muchτοσοῦτονtormentβασανισμὸνandκαὶgriefπένθοςgiveδότεher.αὐτῇBecauseὅτιinἐνherαὐτῆςheartτῇ καρδίᾳshe says,λέγει‘I sitΚάθημαιas queen,βασίλισσαandκαὶI amεἰμίnotοὐκa widow,χήραandκαὶI will neverοὐ μὴseeἴδωgrief.’πένθος

Allusion · Isaiah 47:7-9

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Both texts put in Babylon’s mouth “I sit as a queen, I am not a widow.”

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

καρδίᾳkardiaiG2588לִבֵּlibeH3820“heart”
λέγειlegeiG3004תֹּאמְרִיtomriH559“say”
ΚάθημαιKathēmaiG2521יּוֹשֶׁבֶתyoshevetH3427“be seated”
χήραchēraG5503אַלְמָנָהalmanaH490“widow”

Revelation 18:7, word by word

she glorifiedἐδόξασενedoxasen

glorify

Glorify: honor, give glory.

Where else “edoxasen” appears

lived in luxuryἐστρηνίασενestrēniasen

live in luxury

Live in luxury, without restraint; live wantonly.

Where else “estrēniasen” appears

so muchτοσοῦτονtosouton

so much, so great

So much, so great.

Where else “tosouton” appears

tormentβασανισμὸνbasanismon

torment

Torment: severe pain or anguish; also the act of tormenting.

Where else “basanismon” appears

griefπένθοςpenthos

mourning

Mourning, grief.

Where else “penthos” appears

giveδότεdote

give

To hand something to another freely, as a gift.

Where else “dote” appears

heartκαρδίᾳkardiai

heart

Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.

Where else “kardiai” appears

she saysλέγειlegei

say to oneself

To say to oneself, to think.

Where else “legei” appears

‘I sitΚάθημαιKathēmai

reign

To be on the throne, to reign.

Where else “Kathēmai” appears

as queenβασίλισσαbasilissa

queen

Queen.

Where else “basilissa” appears

I amεἰμίeimi

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “eimi” appears

a widowχήραchēra

widow

Widow.

Where else “chēra” appears

seeἴδωidō

see

To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.

Where else “idō” appears

Translation note

It recalls Isaiah 47:7-9.

The context

6Pay back her as she also paid back, and give her double according to her works; in the cup that she mixed, mix her a double portion.

7 · This verse (above)

8Therefore in one day her plagues will come, death and grief and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for mighty is the Lord God who judged her.

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