Revelation 18Revelation18

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1. Babylon Is Fallen

   (Isaiah 21:1–10)

2. 1BSBAfter this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.KJVKJV: And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
3. 2BSBAnd he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.KJVKJV: And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
4. 3BSBAll the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”KJVKJV: For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
5. 4BSBThen I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.KJVKJV: And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
6. 5BSBFor her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.KJVKJV: For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
7. 6BSBGive back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.KJVKJV: Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
8. 7BSBAs much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’KJVKJV: How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
9. 8BSBTherefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”KJVKJV: Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

10. Lament over Babylon

11. 9BSBThen the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.KJVKJV: And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
12. 10BSBIn fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”KJVKJV: Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
13. 11BSBAnd the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—KJVKJV: And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
14. 12BSBcargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;KJVKJV: The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
15. 13BSBof cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves.KJVKJV: And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
16. 14BSBAnd they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”KJVKJV: 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.
17. 15BSBThe merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,KJVKJV: The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
18. 16BSBsaying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!KJVKJV: And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
19. 17BSBFor in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distanceKJVKJV: For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
20. 18BSBand cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim.KJVKJV: And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
21. 19BSBThen they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”KJVKJV: And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
22. 20BSBRejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.KJVKJV: Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

23. The Doom of Babylon

24. 21BSBThen a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.KJVKJV: And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
25. 22BSBAnd the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.KJVKJV: And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
26. 23BSBThe light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”KJVKJV: And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
27. 24BSBAnd there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.KJVKJV: And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.