Revelation 1818RevelationThe fall of Babylon and the final victoryLiteral Standard Version

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1. Babylon Is Fallen

   (Isaiah 21:1–10)

2. 1LSVAnd after these things I saw another messenger coming down out of Heaven, having great authority, and the earth was lightened from his glory,BSBBSB: After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
3. 2LSVand he cried in might with a great voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! And she became a habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird,BSBBSB: 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.
4. 3LSVbecause all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her whoredom, and the kings of the earth committed whoredom with her, and merchants of the earth were made rich from the power of her indulgence.”BSBBSB: 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.”
5. 4LSVAnd I heard another voice out of Heaven, saying, “Come forth out of her, My people, that you may not partake with her sins, and that you may not receive of her plagues,BSBBSB: 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.
6. 5LSVbecause her sins have reached up to Heaven, and God remembered her unrighteousness.BSBBSB: For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
7. 6LSVRender to her as she also rendered to you, and double to her twofold according to her works; in the cup that she mingled mingle to her double.BSBBSB: 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.
8. 7LSVAs much as she glorified herself and indulged, so much torment and sorrow give to her, because in her heart she says, I sit as queen, and I am not a widow, and I will not see sorrow;BSBBSB: 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.’
9. 8LSVbecause of this, in one day, will come her plagues: death, and sorrow, and famine; and she will be utterly burned in fire, because strong is the LORD God who is judging her;BSBBSB: 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.”

10. Lament over Babylon

11. 9LSVand the kings of the earth will weep over her and strike themselves for her, who committed whoredom and indulged with her, when they may see the smoke of her burning,BSBBSB: 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.
12. 10LSVhaving stood from afar because of the fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city! Babylon, the strong city! Because in one hour your judgment came.BSBBSB: 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.”
13. 11LSVAnd the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo anymore;BSBBSB: And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—
14. 12LSVcargo of gold, and silver, and precious stone, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all fragrant wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel of most precious wood, and brass, and iron, and marble,BSBBSB: 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;
15. 13LSVand cinnamon, and amomum, and incense, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and of horses, and of chariots, and of bodies and souls of men.BSBBSB: 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.
16. 14LSVAnd the fruits of the desire of your soul went away from you, and all things—the sumptuous and the radiant—went away from you, and no more at all may you find them.BSBBSB: 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.”
17. 15LSVThe merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far off because of the fear of her torment, weeping, and mourning,BSBBSB: 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,
18. 16LSVand saying, Woe, woe, the great city, that was clothed with fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and gilded in gold, and precious stone, and pearls—BSBBSB: saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
19. 17LSVbecause in one hour so much riches were made desolate! And every shipmaster, and all the company on the ships, and sailors, and as many as work the sea, stood far off,BSBBSB: 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
20. 18LSVand were crying, seeing the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like to the great city?BSBBSB: 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.
21. 19LSVAnd they cast dust on their heads, and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city! In which were made rich all having ships in the sea, out of her costliness—for in one hour was she made desolate.BSBBSB: 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.”
22. 20LSVBe glad over her, O Heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, because God judged your judgment of her!”BSBBSB: Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.

23. The Doom of Babylon

24. 21LSVAnd one strong messenger took up a stone as a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence will Babylon be cast, the great city, and may not be found anymore at all;BSBBSB: 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.
25. 22LSVand voice of harpists, and musicians, and pipers, and trumpeters, may not be heard at all in you anymore; and any craftsman of any craft may not be found at all in you anymore; and noise of a millstone may not be heard at all in you anymore;BSBBSB: 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.
26. 23LSVand light of a lamp may not shine at all in you anymore; and voice of bridegroom and of bride may not be heard at all in you anymore; because your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were led astray in your sorcery,BSBBSB: 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.”
27. 24LSVand in her blood of prophets and of holy ones was found, and of all those who have been slain on the earth.”BSBBSB: 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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