And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. (Revelation 18:14)
The finality of the fate that has overtaken Babylon is repeated in similar words six times in vs. 21-23. Babylon now descends into the “perdition” described in ch. 17:8, 11, never to rise again. Compare Jer. 51:26; Eze. 26:21; 27:36; 28:19.
Dainty and goodly.
Literally, “the fat things and the splendid things,” that is, everything that contributed to her life of luxury and wantonness (see on v. 7).
Thy soul lusted after.
Literally, “of the desire of thy soul,” meaning, “of your desire.” The word “soul” is often equivalent to the personal pronoun (see on Ps. 16:10; Matt. 10:28; Rev. 18:13).
Fruits.
Gr. apōra, “fruits,” or more specifically, “the season of ripe fruits,” in late summer or early autumn. Figuratively, here, reference may be to the time to which the great harlot looked forward when she could enjoy to the full the fruits of her lust (see on chs. 17:4, 6; 18:7).