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She has become<MG1096> a dwelling<MG2732> place<MG2732> of demons<MG1140> and a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>prison<MG5438> of every<MG3956> unclean<MG169> spirit<MG4151>, and a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>prison<MG5438> of every<MG3956> unclean<MG169> and hateful<MG3404> bird<MG3732>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For all<MG3956> the nations<MG1484> have fallen<MG4098> because<MG1537> of<MG1537> the wine<MG3631> of the passion<MG2372> of her sexual<MG4202> immorality<MG4202>, and the kings<MG935> of the earth<MG1093> have committed<MG4203> <i>acts of</i> sexual<MG4203> immorality<MG4203> with her, and the merchants<MG1713> of the earth<MG1093> have become<MG4147> rich<MG4147> from the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>excessive<MG1411> wealth<MG1411> of her <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>luxury<MG4764>.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>I heard<MG191> another<MG243> voice<MG5456> from heaven<MG3772>, saying<MG3004>, “Come<MG1831> out<MG1831> of her, my people<MG2992>, so<MG2443> that<MG2443> you will not participate<MG4790> in her sins<MG266> and receive<MG2983> <i>any</i> of her plagues<MG4127>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>for her sins<MG266> have <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>piled<MG2853> up<MG2853> as high<MG891> as heaven<MG3772>, and God<MG2316> has remembered<MG3421> her offenses<MG92>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Pay<MG591> her back<MG591> even<MG2532> as she has paid<MG591>, and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>give<MG1363> back<MG1363> <i>to her</i> double<MG1363, 1362> according<MG2596> to her deeds<MG2041>; in the cup<MG4221> which<MG3739> she has mixed<MG2767>, mix<MG2767> twice<MG1362> as<MG1362> much<MG1362> for her. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>To the extent<MG3745> that she glorified<MG1392> herself<MG846> and lived<MG4763> luxuriously<MG4763>, to the same<MG5118> extent<MG5118> give<MG1325> her torment<MG929> and mourning<MG3997>; for she says<MG3004> in her heart<MG2588>, ‘I sit<MG2521> <i>as</i> a queen<MG938> and I am<MG1510> not a widow<MG5503>, and will never<MG3756> see<MG3708> mourning<MG3997>.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>For this<MG3778> reason<MG1223> in one<MG1520> day<MG2250> her plagues<MG4127> will come<MG2240>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>plague<MG2288> and mourning<MG3997> and famine<MG3042>, and she will be burned<MG2618> up<MG2618> with fire<MG4442>; for the Lord<MG2962> God<MG2316> who judges<MG2919> her is strong<MG2478>. <p class="hdg">Grief over Babylon</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“And the kings<MG935> of the earth<MG1093>, who committed<MG4203> <i>acts of</i> sexual<MG4203> immorality<MG4203> and lived<MG4763> luxuriously<MG4763> with her, will weep<MG2799> and mourn<MG2875> over<MG1909> her when<MG3752> they see<MG991> the smoke<MG2586> of her burning<MG4451>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>standing<MG2476> at a distance<MG3113> because<MG1223> of the fear<MG5401> of her torment<MG929>, saying<MG3004>, ‘Woe<MG3759>, woe<MG3759>, the great<MG3173> city<MG4172>, Babylon<MG897>, the strong<MG2478> city<MG4172>! For in one<MG1520> hour<MG5610> your judgment<MG2920> has come<MG2064>.’ <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“And the merchants<MG1713> of the earth<MG1093> weep<MG2799> and mourn<MG3996> over<MG1909> her, because<MG3754> no<MG3762> one<MG3762> buys<MG59> their cargo<MG1117> any<MG3765> more<MG3765>— <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>cargo<MG1117> of gold<MG5557>, silver<MG696>, precious<MG5093> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>stones<MG3037>, and pearls<MG3135>; fine<MG1039> linen<MG1039>, purple<MG4209>, silk<MG4596>, and scarlet<MG2847>; every<MG3956> <i>kind of</i> citron<MG2367> wood<MG3586>, every<MG3956> article<MG4632> of ivory<MG1661>, and every<MG3956> article<MG4632> <i>made</i> from very<MG5093> valuable<MG5093> wood<MG3586>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>bronze<MG5475>, iron<MG4604>, and marble<MG3139>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>cinnamon<MG2796>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>spice<MG299a>, incense<MG2368>, perfume<MG3464>, frankincense<MG3030>, wine<MG3631>, olive<MG1637> oil<MG1637>, fine<MG4585> flour<MG4585>, wheat<MG4621>, cattle<MG2934>, sheep<MG4263b>, and <i>cargo</i> of horses<MG2462>, carriages<MG4480>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>slaves<MG4983>, and human<MG444> lives<MG5590>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The fruit<MG3703> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>you long<MG1939> for<MG1939> has left<MG565> you, and all<MG3956> things that were luxurious<MG3045> and splendid<MG2986> have passed<MG622> away<MG622> from you and <i>people</i> will no<MG3765> longer<MG3765> find<MG2147> them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The merchants<MG1713> of these<MG3778> things<MG3778>, who became<MG4147> rich<MG4147> from her, will stand<MG2476> at a distance<MG3113> because<MG1223> of the fear<MG5401> of her torment<MG929>, weeping<MG2799> and mourning<MG3996>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>saying<MG3004>, ‘Woe<MG3759>, woe<MG3759>, the great<MG3173> city<MG4172>, she who was clothed<MG4016> in fine<MG1039> linen<MG1039> and purple<MG4210> and scarlet<MG2847>, and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>adorned<MG5558> with gold<MG5553>, precious<MG5093> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>stones<MG3037>, and pearls<MG3135>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>for in one<MG1520> hour<MG5610> such<MG5118> great<MG5118> wealth<MG4149> has been laid<MG2049> waste<MG2049>!’ And every<MG3956> shipmaster<MG2942> and every<MG3956> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>passenger<MG1909, 5117, 4126> and sailor<MG3492>, and all<MG3745> who<MG3745> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[q]</a></span>make<MG2038b> their living<MG2038b> by the sea<MG2281>, stood<MG2476> at a distance<MG3113>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>and were crying<MG2896> out<MG2896> as they saw<MG991> the smoke<MG2586> of her burning<MG4451>, saying<MG3004>, ‘What<MG5101> <i>city</i> is like<MG3664> the great<MG3173> city<MG4172>?’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And they threw<MG906> dust<MG5529b> on their heads<MG2776> and were crying<MG2896> out<MG2896>, weeping<MG2799> and mourning<MG3996>, saying<MG3004>, ‘Woe<MG3759>, woe<MG3759>, the great<MG3173> city<MG4172>, in which<MG3739> all<MG3956> who had<MG2192> ships<MG4143> at sea<MG2281> became<MG4147> rich<MG4147> from her prosperity<MG5094>, for in one<MG1520> hour<MG5610> she has been laid<MG2049> waste<MG2049>!’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Rejoice<MG2165> over<MG1909> her, O heaven<MG3772>, and you <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[r]</a></span>saints<MG40> and apostles<MG652> and prophets<MG4396>, because<MG3754> God<MG2316> has <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[s]</a></span>pronounced<MG2919> judgment<MG2917> for you against<MG1537> her.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Then<MG2532> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[t]</a></span>a strong<MG2478> angel<MG32a> picked<MG142> up<MG142> a stone<MG3037> like<MG5613> a great<MG3173> millstone<MG3457b> and threw<MG906> it into the sea<MG2281>, saying<MG3004>, “So<MG3779> will Babylon<MG897>, the great<MG3173> city<MG4172>, be thrown<MG906> down with violence<MG3731>, and will never<MG3756, 3361> be found<MG2147> again<MG2089>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And the sound<MG5456> of harpists<MG2790>, musicians<MG3451>, flute<MG834> players<MG834>, and trumpeters<MG4538> will never<MG3756, 3361> be heard<MG191> in you again<MG2089>; and no<MG3756, 3361, 3956> craftsman<MG5079> of any<MG3956> craft<MG5078> will ever<MG3756, 3361> be found<MG2147> in you again<MG2089>; and the sound<MG5456> of a mill<MG3458> will never<MG3756, 3361> be heard<MG191> in you again<MG2089>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>and the light<MG5457> of a lamp<MG3088> will never<MG3756, 3361> shine<MG5316> in you again<MG2089>; and the voice<MG5456> of the groom<MG3566> and bride<MG3565> will never<MG3756, 3361> be heard<MG191> in you again<MG2089>; for your merchants<MG1713> were the powerful<MG3175> people<MG3175> of the earth<MG1093>, because<MG3754> all<MG3956> the nations<MG1484> were deceived<MG4105> by your witchcraft<MG5331>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/18-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And in her was found<MG2147> the blood<MG129> of prophets<MG4396> and of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[u]</a></span>saints<MG40>, and of all<MG3956> who have been slaughtered<MG4969> on the earth<MG1093>.”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Lit <i>Babylon...fell, fell</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Or <i>haunt</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Or <i>haunt</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Lit <i>power</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Or <i>sensuality</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>joined together</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>double</i> to her<br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>death;</i> i.e., a particular kind of death<br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>stone</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Or <i>brass</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Gr <i>amomon,</i> an Indian spice plant<br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Lit <i>bodies</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>of your soul’s desire</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>gilded</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>stone and pearl</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Lit <i>one who sails to a place</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[q]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Lit <i>work the sea</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[r]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>holy ones;</i> i.e., God’s people<br><span class="footnotesbot">[s]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>judged your judgment of her</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[t]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Lit <i>one</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[u]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> Lit <i>holy ones;</i> i.e., God’s people<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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