New American Standard Bible 1995

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"And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea became rich by her wealth, for in one hour she has been laid waste!'

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
"And they threw to throw, cast V-AIA-3P H906 ἔβαλον ebalon
dust earth, soil H5529    
on their heads the head N-AFP H2776 κεφαλὰς kephalas
and were crying to scream, cry out V-IIA-3P H2896 ἔκραξαν ekraxan
out, weeping to weep V-PPA-NMP H2799 κλαίοντες klaiontes
and mourning, to mourn, lament V-PPA-NMP H3996 πενθοῦντες penthountes
saying, to say V-PPA-NMP H3004 λέγοντες legontes
Woe, alas! woe! (an expression of grief or denunciation) I H3759 Οὐαὶ ouai
woe, alas! woe! (an expression of grief or denunciation) I H3759 οὐαὶ ouai
the great great Adj-NFS H3173 μεγάλη megalē
city, a city N-NFS H4172 πόλις polis
in which usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that RelPro-DFS H3739 ᾗ ē
all all, every Adj-NMP H3956 πάντες pantes
who had to have, hold V-PPA-NMP H2192 ἔχοντες echontes
ships a boat N-ANP H4143 πλοῖα ploia
at sea the sea N-DFS H2281 θαλάσσῃ thalassē
became rich to be rich V-AIA-3P H4147 ἐπλούτησαν eploutēsan
by her wealth, preciousness, worth N-GFS H5094 τιμιότητος timiotētos
for in one one Adj-DFS H1520 μίᾳ mia
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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hour a time or period, an hour N-DFS H5610 ὥρᾳ ōra
she has been laid waste!' to desolate V-AIP-3S H2049 ἠρημώθη ērēmōthē

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea became rich by her wealth, for in one hour she has been laid waste!'
King James Bible "And And they threw cast dust on their heads heads, and were crying out, cried, weeping and mourning, wailing, saying, 'Woe, woe, the Alas, alas, that great city, in which wherein were made rich all who that had ships at in the sea became rich by reason of her wealth, costliness! for in one hour is she has been laid waste!'made desolate.
Berean Bible "And And they threw cast dust on upon their heads heads, and they were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, 'Woe, saying: “Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had those having ships at in the sea became rich by were enriched through her wealth, for wealth! For in one hour she has been laid waste!'brought to desolation.”
Hebrew Greek English "And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea became rich by her wealth, for in one hour she has been laid waste!'