Wahyu 18:6-9

18:6 Repay her the same way she repaid others; ¹  pay her back double ²  corresponding to her deeds. In the cup she mixed, mix double the amount for her. 18:7 As much as ³  she exalted herself and lived in sensual luxury, ⁴  to this extent give her torment and grief because she said to herself, ⁵  ‘I rule as queen and am no widow; I will never experience grief!’ 18:8 For this reason, she will experience her plagues ⁶  in a single day: disease, ⁷  mourning, ⁸  and famine, and she will be burned down ⁹  with fire, because the Lord God who judges her is powerful!”

18:9 Then ¹⁰  the kings of the earth who committed immoral acts with her and lived in sensual luxury ¹¹  with her will weep and wail for her when they see the smoke from the fire that burns her up. ¹² 

[18:6]  ¹ tn The word “others” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[18:6]  ² tn On this term BDAG 252 s.v. διπλόω states, “to double τὰ διπλᾶ pay back double Rv 18:6.”

[18:7]  ³ tn “As much as” is the translation of ὅσα (Josa).

[18:7]  ⁴ tn On the term ἐστρηνίασεν (estrhniasen) BDAG 949 s.v. στρηνιάω states, “live in luxury, live sensually Rv 18:7. W. πορνεύειν vs. 9.”

[18:7]  ⁵ tn Grk “said in her heart,” an idiom for saying something to oneself.

[18:8]  ⁶ tn Grk “For this reason, her plagues will come.”

[18:8]  ⁷ tn Grk “death.” θάνατος (qanatos) can in particular contexts refer to a manner of death, specifically a contagious disease (see BDAG 443 s.v. 3; L&N 23.158).

[18:8]  ⁸ tn This is the same Greek word (πένθος, penqo") translated “grief” in vv. 7-8.

[18:8]  ⁹ tn Here “burned down” was used to translate κατακαυθήσεται (katakauqhsetai) because a city is in view.

[18:9]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[18:9]  ¹¹ tn On the term ἐστρηνίασεν (estrhniasen) BDAG 949 s.v. στρηνιάω states, “live in luxury, live sensually Rv 18:7. W. πορνεύειν vs. 9.”

[18:9]  ¹² tn Grk “from the burning of her.” For the translation “the smoke from the fire that burns her up,” see L&N 14.63.