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And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in you; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in you: for your merchants were the great men of the earth; for by your sorceries were all nations deceived.
Reference
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: φωστήρ (phōstḗr)
an illuminator, i.e. (concretely) a luminary, or (abstractly) brilliancy
Hebrew: mechĕzâh
a window
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: λύχνος (lýchnos)
a portable lamp or other illuminator (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: nîyr
a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
Greek: αὐγάζω (augázō)
to beam forth (figuratively)
Hebrew: ʼâhal
to be clear
Greek: ἄλλος (állos)
"else," i.e. different (in many applications)
Greek: ὅλως (hólōs)
completely, i.e. altogether; (by analogy), everywhere; (negatively) not by any means
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: νυμφίος (nymphíos)
a bride-groom (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: châthân
a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: νύμφη (nýmphē)
compare Latin "nupto," to marry); a young married woman (as veiled), including a betrothed girl; by implication, a son's wife
Hebrew: kallâh
a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ἄλλος (állos)
"else," i.e. different (in many applications)
Greek: ὅλως (hólōs)
completely, i.e. altogether; (by analogy), everywhere; (negatively) not by any means
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: μεγιστᾶνες (megistânes)
grandees
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: οἰκουμένη (oikouménē)
land, i.e. the (terrene part of the) globe; specially, the Roman empire
Hebrew: ʼăraʻ
the earth; by implication (figuratively) low
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Hebrew: ʻim
{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Verse Explanation
The light of lamps will never shine there again, wedding celebrations will never be heard there again, and her merchants were once powerful because she deceived the nations.
History
Future / symbolic: The disappearance of light and celebration symbolizes the complete ending of Babylon's social influence and prosperity.