Babylon Is Fallen (Isaiah 21:1–10)
1 ULT After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory. BSB BSB: After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
2 ULT And he cried out in a mighty voice, saying,“Babylon the Great has fallen! And she has become a habitation of demons and a hold of every unclean spirit and a hold of every unclean and detested bird. BSB BSB: And 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.
3 ULT For all the nations have drunk from the wine of her immoral passion and the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her and the merchants of the earth have become rich from the power of her luxury.” BSB BSB: All 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.”
4 ULT And I heard another voice from heaven saying,“Come out from her, my people, so that you might not share in her sins and so that you might not receive from her plagues. BSB BSB: Then 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.
5 ULT For her sins have been heaped as far as heaven, and God has remembered her offenses. BSB BSB: For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
6 ULT Give back to her even as she has given, and double doubles{ to her} according to her deeds; in the cup that she mixed, mix double for her. BSB BSB: Give 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.
7 ULT As much as she glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her just as much torture and grief. For she says in her heart,‘I sit{ as} a queen and I am not a widow and I will certainly not see mourning.’ BSB BSB: As 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.’
8 ULT Because of this in one day her plagues will come: death and mourning and famine, and she will be consumed by fire, for the Lord God judging her{ is} mighty.” BSB BSB: Therefore 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.”
Lament over Babylon 9 ULT And the kings of the earth, the ones having committed sexual immorality and having lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning, BSB BSB: Then 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.
10 ULT standing from afar because of the fear of her torment, saying,“Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.” BSB BSB: In 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.”
11 ULT And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, because no one buys their cargo anymore— BSB BSB: And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—
12 ULT cargo of gold and silver and precious stone and pearls and fine linen and purple cloth and silk and scarlet cloth and every citron wood and every ivory vessel and every vessel from the costliest wood and bronze and iron and marble BSB BSB: cargo 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;
13 ULT and cinnamon and spice and incense and myrrh and frankincense and wine and oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep and horses and chariots and bodies and souls of men. BSB BSB: of 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.
14 ULT And your autumn fruit of the desire of{ your} soul has gone away from you, and all the luxurious and the splendid has perished from you, and they will certainly not be found any longer. BSB BSB: And 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.”
15 ULT The merchants of these things, having become rich, will stand afar off from her because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, BSB BSB: The 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,
16 ULT saying,“Woe, woe to the great city having been dressed in fine linen and purple and scarlet and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, BSB BSB: saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
17 ULT for in one hour so much wealth has been destroyed.” And every shipmaster and every one sailing to a place and sailors and as many as work the sea stood from afar BSB BSB: For 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 distance
18 ULT and were crying out, seeing the smoke of her burning, saying,“What{ is} like the great city?” BSB BSB: and 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.
19 ULT And they threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and mourning, saying,“Woe, woe, the great city, by which all the ones having ships in the sea became rich from her wealth, for in one hour she has been destroyed.” BSB BSB: Then 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.”
20 ULT (“Rejoice over her, heaven, also you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has judged your judgment against her!”) BSB BSB: Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
The Doom of Babylon 21 ULT And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw{ it} into the sea, saying,“Thus Babylon, the great city, will be thrown down with violence, and she will certainly not be seen anymore, BSB BSB: Then 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.
22 ULT and the sound of harpists and musicians and flutists and trumpeters will certainly not be heard in you anymore, and every craftsman will certainly not be found in you anymore, and the sound of a mill will certainly not be heard in you anymore. BSB BSB: And 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.
23 ULT And the light of a lamp will certainly not shine in you anymore, and the voice of a bridegroom and a bride will certainly not be heard in you anymore, for your merchants were the great ones of the earth because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery. BSB BSB: The 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.”
24 ULT And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints and of all the ones having been slain on the earth.” BSB BSB: And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.
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