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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.

22 The music of harpists and musicians, pipers and trumpeters,
    will never be heard in you again.(A)
No worker of any trade
    will ever be found in you again.
The sound of a millstone
    will never be heard in you again.(B)

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