Revelation 5:4

5:4 So ¹  I began weeping bitterly ²  because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.

Revelation 18:11

18:11 Then ³  the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn for her because no one buys their cargo ⁴  any longer –

Revelation 18:15

18:15 The merchants who sold ⁵  these things, who got rich from her, will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment. They will weep ⁶  and mourn,

Revelation 5:5

5:5 Then ⁷  one of the elders said ⁸  to me, “Stop weeping! ⁹  Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; ¹⁰  thus he can open ¹¹  the scroll and its seven seals.”

Revelation 18:9

18:9 Then ¹²  the kings of the earth who committed immoral acts with her and lived in sensual luxury ¹³  with her will weep and wail for her when they see the smoke from the fire that burns her up. ¹⁴ 

Revelation 18:19

18:19 And they threw dust on their heads and were shouting with weeping and mourning, ¹⁵ 

“Woe, Woe, O great city –

in which all those who had ships on the sea got rich from her wealth –

because in a single hour she has been destroyed!” ¹⁶ 

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of no one being found worthy to open the scroll.

² tn Grk “much.”

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

⁴ tn On γόμος (gomos) BDAG 205 s.v. states, “load, freight…cargo of a ship…Ac 21:3. W. gen. of the owner Rv 18:11. W. gen. of content…γ. χρυσοῦ a cargo of gold vs. 12.”

⁵ tn Grk “the merchants [sellers] of these things.”

⁶ 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.

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

⁸ tn Grk “says” (a historical present).

⁹ tn The present imperative with μή (mh) is used here to command cessation of an action in progress (ExSyn 724 lists this verse as an example).

¹⁰ tn Or “has been victorious”; traditionally, “has overcome.”

¹¹ tn The infinitive has been translated as an infinitive of result here.

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

¹⁰ tn On the term ἐστρηνίασεν (estrhniasen) BDAG 949 s.v. στρηνιάω states, “live in luxury, live sensually Rv 18:7. W. πορνεύειν vs. 9.”

¹¹ tn Grk “from the burning of her.” For the translation “the smoke from the fire that burns her up,” see L&N 14.63.

¹¹ tn Grk “with weeping and mourning, saying.” Here the participle λέγοντες (legontes) has not been translated because it is redundant in contemporary English.

¹² tn On ἡρημώθη (Jhrhmwqh) L&N 20.41 states, “to suffer destruction, with the implication of being deserted and abandoned – ‘to be destroyed, to suffer destruction, to suffer desolation.’ ἐρημόομαι: μιᾷ ὥρᾳ ἠρημώθη ὁ τοσοῦτος πλοῦτος ‘such great wealth has been destroyed within a single hour’ Re 18:17.”