Cinnamon (κινναμωμον). Old word transliterated into English, here only in N.T. Of Phoenician origin (Herodotus) as to name and pos…

And cinnamon. Cinnamon is the aromatic bark of the Laurus Cinnamomum, which grows in Arabia, India, and especially in the island …

And the merchants of the earth . . .—A better rendering is, The merchants of the earth weep and mourn (not “shall weep; ”…

Even quick reading of Eze 27 shows that John has in mind Ezekiel’s lamentation over the fall of ancient Tyre. Those who entered into fornication wi…

And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense ,
&c.] Things for delight and pleasure, for the gratifying…

The mourners had shared in Babylon's sensual pleasures and gained from her wealth and trade. The kings of the earth, whom she flattered into idolat…