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22 And the sound of the harpists, musicians,
flute players, and trumpeters
will never be heard in you[a] again.
No[b] craftsman[c] who practices any trade
will ever be found in you again;
the noise of a mill[d] will never be heard in you again.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 18:22 tn The shift to a second person pronoun here corresponds to the Greek text.
  2. Revelation 18:22 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  3. Revelation 18:22 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. Revelation 18:22 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.