Bible Verses About Commerce

cinnamon, cardamom, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, flour, grain, cattle, sheep, horses, chariots — and bodies — and people’s souls.

The fruits you lusted for with all your heart have gone! All the luxury and flashiness have been destroyed, never to return!

The sellers of these things, who got rich from her, will stand at a distance, for fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

and saying, “Oh no! The great city used to wear fine linen, purple and scarlet! She glittered with gold, precious stones and pearls!

Such great wealth — in a single hour, ruined!” All the ship masters, passengers, sailors and everyone making his living from the sea stood at a distance

and cried out when they saw the smoke as she burned, “What city was like the great city?”

And they threw dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, saying, “Oh no! The great city! The abundance of her wealth made all the ship owners rich! In a single hour she is ruined!”