Revelation 18:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRevelation 18:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
λέγοντες
légō
G3004
to say
οὐαὶ
ouaí
G3759
alas
οὐαί
ouaí
G3759
alas
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
πόλις
pólis
G4172
city
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
μεγάλη
mégas
G3173
great
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
περιβεβλημένη
peribállō
G4016
to throw around
βύσσινον
býssinos
G1039
fine linen
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πορφυροῦν
porphyroûs
G4210
purple
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
κόκκινον
kókkinos
G2847
scarlet
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
κεχρυσωμένη
chrysóō
G5558
to gild
ἐν
en
G1722
in
χρυσῷ
chrysós
G5557
gold
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
λίθῳ
líthos
G3037
stone
τιμίῳ
tímios
G5093
precious
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
μαργαρίτῃ
margarítēs
G3135
pearl
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
μιᾷ
heîs
G1520
one
ὥρᾳ
hṓra
G5610
hour
ἠρημώθη
erēmóō
G2049
to lay waste
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
τοσοῦτος
tosoûtos
G5118
so great
πλοῦτος
ploûtos
G4149
riches
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, she who was dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls!
-
King James Version Public Domain
And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
saying, “Woe, woe to the great city having been dressed in fine linen and purple and scarlet and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).