18:22 And the sound of the harpists, musicians,
flute players, and trumpeters
will never be heard in you 1 again.
No 2 craftsman 3 who practices any trade
will ever be found in you again;
the noise of a mill 4 will never be heard in you again.
1 tn The shift to a second person pronoun here corresponds to the Greek text.
2 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
3 tn On this term BDAG 1001 s.v. τεχνίτης states, “craftsperson, artisan, designer…Of a silversmith Ac 19:24, 25 v.l., 38….Of a potter 2 Cl 8:2 (metaph., cp. Ath. 15:2). πᾶς τεχνίτης πάσης τέχνης Rv 18:22.”
4 tn This is a different Greek word (μύλος, mulos) from the one for the millstone in v. 21 (μύλινος, mulinos). See L&N 7.68.