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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Revelation 18 Lamsa Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/revelation/18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/revelation/18-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Lamsa</a> > Revelation 18</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../revelation/17.htm" title="Revelation 17">◄</a> Revelation 18 <a href="../revelation/19.htm" title="Revelation 19">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Lamsa Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-1.htm#aramaic"><b>1</b></a></span>AFTER these things, I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened by his glory. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-2.htm#aramaic"><b>2</b></a></span>And he cried with a mighty voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, and has become a habitation of those possessed with devils, and the shelter of every foul spirit and the shelter of every unclean and detestable bird and the shelter of every unclean and loathsome wild beast. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-3.htm#aramaic"><b>3</b></a></span>Because all nations have drunk of the wine of her wrath, and the kings of the earth have committed adultery with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the power of her trade.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-4.htm#aramaic"><b>4</b></a></span>And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, O my people, so that you may not become partakers of her sins, and are not smitten by her plagues. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-5.htm#aramaic"><b>5</b></a></span>For her sins have reached up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-6.htm#aramaic"><b>6</b></a></span>Reward her even as she has rewarded you, and return unto her a double portion according to her works: in the cup which she has mixed, mix for her double. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-7.htm#aramaic"><b>7</b></a></span>For as much as she has glorified herself and lived deliciously, give her so much torment and sorrow: for she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow and shall see no sorrow. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-8.htm#aramaic"><b>8</b></a></span>Therefore, her plagues shall come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be burned with fire: for mighty is the LORD God who judges her.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-9.htm#aramaic"><b>9</b></a></span>And the kings of the earth who committed adultery and lived deliciously with her, shall weep and mourn and wail over her, when they see the smoke of her burning, <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-10.htm#aramaic"><b>10</b></a></span>Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour you have been condemned.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-11.htm#aramaic"><b>11</b></a></span>And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buys their merchandise any more: <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-12.htm#aramaic"><b>12</b></a></span>Never again will there be cargoes of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and pearls, and fine linen and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and every kind of aromatic wood, and all manner of vessels of ivory, and all manner of vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-13.htm#aramaic"><b>13</b></a></span>And cinnamon, and perfumes and spices and myrrh, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and hides, and slaves. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-14.htm#aramaic"><b>14</b></a></span>And the fruits which your soul lusted after are departed from you, and all things which were luxurious and goodly are lost to you, and you shall never find them any more at all. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-15.htm#aramaic"><b>15</b></a></span>The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, and they shall weep and wail, <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-16.htm#aramaic"><b>16</b></a></span>Saying, Woe, woe, that great city, which was clothed with fine linen and purple, and scarlet, inlaid with gold, and precious stones and pearls! for in one hour these great riches are destroyed. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-17.htm#aramaic"><b>17</b></a></span>And every shipmaster, and all the travelers in ships, and sailors, and all those who labor at sea stood afar off, <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-18.htm#aramaic"><b>18</b></a></span>And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like to this great city! <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-19.htm#aramaic"><b>19</b></a></span>And they threw dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Woe, woe, that great city, where all who had ships on the sea were made rich by reason of her preciousness! for in one hour she is destroyed.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-20.htm#aramaic"><b>20</b></a></span>Rejoice over her, O heaven, and angels, apostles, and prophets, for God has avenged you on her.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-21.htm#aramaic"><b>21</b></a></span>And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, So shall that great city Babylon be overthrown with violence, and shall be found no more at all. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-22.htm#aramaic"><b>22</b></a></span>And the sound of harpers, and musicians, and singers and trumpeters, shall not be heard in you again; and no craftsman, of whatever craft he be shall be found any more in you; <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-23.htm#aramaic"><b>23</b></a></span>And the light of a lamp shall shine no more at all in you; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in you: for your merchants were the great men of the earth; for by your sorceries were all peoples deceived. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/18-24.htm#aramaic"><b>24</b></a></span>And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all who were slain upon the earth.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Holy Bible From The Ancient Eastern Texts: Aramaic Of The Peshitta by George M. 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