Wahyu 12:1

The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon

12:1 Then ¹  a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars. ² 

Wahyu 18:15

18:15 The merchants who sold ³  these things, who got rich from her, will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment. They will weep ⁴  and mourn,

[12:1]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[12:1]  ² sn Sun…moon…stars. This imagery is frequently identified with the nation Israel because of Joseph’s dream in Gen 37.

[18:15]  ³ tn Grk “the merchants [sellers] of these things.”

[18:15]  ⁴ tn Grk “her torment, weeping.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started in the translation by supplying the words “They will” here.