Rev 18:12 | JFB | STEP | 12. (See on ). stones . . . pearls — Greek, "stone . . . pearl." fine linen —A, B, and C read Greek, " bussinou " for " bussou, " that is, "fine linen manufacture" [ALFORD ]. The manufacture for which Egypt (the type of the apostate Church, ) was famed. Contrast "the fine linen" ( ) put on Israel, and on the New Testament Church ( ), the Bride, by God ( ). thyine wood —the citrus of the Romans: probably the cypressus thyoyides, or the thuia articulata. "Citron wood" [ALFORD ]. A sweet-smelling tree of Cyrene in Lybia, used for incense. all manner vessels

Revelation of John 18:12

12. (See on Re 17:4).

stones . . . pearls—Greek, "stone . . . pearl."

fine linen—A, B, and C read Greek, "bussinou" for "bussou," that is, "fine linen manufacture" [ALFORD]. The manufacture for which Egypt (the type of the apostate Church, Re 11:8) was famed. Contrast "the fine linen" (Eze 16:10) put on Israel, and on the New Testament Church (Re 19:8), the Bride, by God (Ps 132:9).

thyine wood—the citrus of the Romans: probably the cypressus thyoyides, or the thuia articulata. "Citron wood" [ALFORD]. A sweet-smelling tree of Cyrene in Lybia, used for incense.

all manner vessels—Greek, "every vessel," or "furniture."