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Revelation 18:22

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

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And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft [he be], shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;

Revelation 18:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Revelation 18:22

Theological / Devotional

Voice. Or, “sound.” Verses 22, 23 constitute a vivid and highly figurative description of the desolate state of Babylon (see on v. 19). Compare Isa. 24:8; Eze. 26:13.

Harpers. Gr. kithrarōdoi, musician-singers who played the kithara, “cithara,” as accompaniment to their songs, and thus “minstrels.” The cithara was a stringed instrument with a wooden sounding box and closely resembled a lyre (see Vol. III, pp. 34–37).

Pipers. Rather, “flute players.” See Vol. III, pp. 37, 38.

Heard no more at all. The arts and merrymaking have ceased. See on Rev. 18:14; cf. Eze. 26:13.

Craftsman. The artisans, mechanics, and skilled workmen have all gone. Manufacture has ceased.

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