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Fallen is Babylon the Great!&#8217 She has become a dwelling for demons and a haunt for every impure spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable animal. <a href="/nlt/revelation/18.htm">New Living Translation</a> He gave a mighty shout: “Babylon is fallen—that great city is fallen! She has become a home for demons. She is a hideout for every foul spirit, a hideout for every foul vulture and every foul and dreadful animal. <a href="/esv/revelation/18.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he called out with a mighty voice, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast. <a href="/bsb/revelation/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/blb/revelation/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And he cried out in a mighty voice, saying: "Fallen, Fallen is Babylon the great! And she has become a habitation of demons, and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean bird, and a prison of every unclean creature also having been hated. <a href="/kjv/revelation/18.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/revelation/18.htm">New King James Version</a> And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! <a href="/nasb_/revelation/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place of demons and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird. <a href="/nasb/revelation/18.htm">NASB 1995</a> And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, &#8220Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place of demons and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird. <a href="/nasb77/revelation/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! And she has become a dwelling place of demons and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird. <a href="/lsb/revelation/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “FALLEN, FALLEN IS BABYLON THE GREAT! And she has become a dwelling place of demons and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean bird and a prison of every unclean and hateful beast. <a href="/amp/revelation/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And he shouted with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen [certainly to be destroyed] is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a dungeon haunted by every unclean spirit, and a prison for every unclean and loathsome bird. <a href="/csb/revelation/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He called out in a mighty voice: It has fallen, Babylon the Great has fallen! She has become a home for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, and a haunt for every unclean and despicable beast. <a href="/hcsb/revelation/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He cried in a mighty voice: It has fallen, Babylon the Great has fallen! She has become a dwelling for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, and a haunt for every unclean and despicable beast. <a href="/asv/revelation/18.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he cried with a mighty voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and is become a habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird. <a href="/cev/revelation/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The angel shouted, "Fallen! Powerful Babylon has fallen and is now the home of demons. It is the den of every filthy spirit and of all unclean birds, and every dirty and hated animal. <a href="/erv/revelation/18.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he cried with a mighty voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and is become a habitation of devils, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird. <a href="/gwt/revelation/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He cried out in a powerful voice, "Fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen! She has become a home for demons. She is a prison for every evil spirit, every unclean bird, and every unclean and hated beast. <a href="/gnt/revelation/18.htm">Good News Translation</a> He cried out in a loud voice: "She has fallen! Great Babylon has fallen! She is now haunted by demons and unclean spirits; all kinds of filthy and hateful birds live in her. <a href="/isv/revelation/18.htm">International Standard Version</a> He cried out in a powerful voice, "Fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen! She has become a home for demons. She is a prison for every unclean spirit, a prison for every unclean bird, and a prison for every unclean and hated beast. <a href="/msb/revelation/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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 and every unclean and detestable bird. <a href="/net/revelation/18.htm">NET Bible</a> He shouted with a powerful voice: "Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detested beast. <a href="/nheb/revelation/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He shouted with a mighty voice, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and she has become a habitation of demons, a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean bird, and a prison of every unclean and detestable beast. <a href="/wbt/revelation/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of demons, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. <a href="/wey/revelation/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and with a mighty voice he cried out, saying, "Great Babylon has fallen, has fallen, and has become a home for demons and a stronghold for every kind of foul spirit and for every kind of foul and hateful bird. <a href="/web/revelation/18.htm">World English Bible</a> He cried with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and she has become a habitation of demons, a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hated bird! <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and 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, <a href="/blb/revelation/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And he cried out in a mighty voice, saying: "Fallen, Fallen is Babylon the great! And she has become a habitation of demons, and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean bird, and a prison of every unclean creature also having been hated. <a href="/ylt/revelation/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and he did cry in might -- a great voice, saying, 'Fall, fall did 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, <a href="/slt/revelation/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he cried with a great, strong voice, saying, She fell, Babylon the great fell, and became the dwelling of devils, and the prison of every unclean spirit, and the prison of every unclean and detested bird.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he cried out with a strong voice, saying: Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen; and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every unclean spirit, and the hold of every unclean and hateful bird: <a href="/cpdv/revelation/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he cried out with strength, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great. And she has become the habitation of demons, and the keepsake of every unclean spirit, and the possession of every unclean and hateful flying thing. <a href="/nabre/revelation/18.htm">New American Bible</a> He cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great. She has become a haunt for demons. She is a cage for every unclean spirit, a cage for every unclean bird, [a cage for every unclean] and disgusting [beast]. <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He called out with a mighty voice, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! It has become a dwelling place of demons, a haunt of every foul spirit, a haunt of every foul bird, a haunt of every foul and hateful beast.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/18.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he shouted with a great voice: “Fallen, fallen, Babylon the Great! And it is become the abode for Demons and a prison to every impure and detestable spirit.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/18.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And he cried with a strong voice, saying: Babylon the great has fallen, has fallen, and has become the habitation of demons, and the haunt of every unclean spirit, and the resort of every unclean and hateful bird. <a href="/godbey/revelation/18.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And he cried with a strong voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and has become the habitation of demons, and the hold of every unclean spirit, and the den of every unclean and hateful bird; <a href="/haweis/revelation/18.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And he cried mightily with a great voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of demons, and the hold of every impure spirit, and the cage of every unclean and hateful bird. <a href="/mace/revelation/18.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and he cried with a strong voice, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the abode of demons, the dungeon of every foul spirit, and a cage of every impure ill-boding bird. <a href="/wey/revelation/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and with a mighty voice he cried out, saying, "Great Babylon has fallen, has fallen, and has become a home for demons and a stronghold for every kind of foul spirit and for every kind of foul and hateful bird. <a href="/worrell/revelation/18.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And he cried with a mighty voice, saying, "Babylon the great fell, fell, and became a habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird; <a href="/worsley/revelation/18.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And he cried with vehemence, and with a loud voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of demons, a den of impure spirits, and a cage for every unclean and hateful bird. <a href="/parallel/revelation/18-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=3603" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/18.htm">Babylon is Fallen</a> 1After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory. 2<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/2896.htm" title="2896: ekraxen (V-AIA-3S) -- To cry aloud, shriek. A primary verb; properly, to croak or scream, i.e. to call aloud.">he cried out</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/2478.htm" title="2478: ischyra (Adj-DFS) -- Strong (originally and generally of physical strength); mighty, powerful, vehement, sure. From ischus; forcible.">a mighty</a> <a href="/greek/5456.htm" title="5456: phōnē (N-DFS) -- Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.">voice:</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. "></a> <a href="/greek/4098.htm" title="4098: Epesen (V-AIA-3S) -- A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall.">“Fallen,</a> <a href="/greek/4098.htm" title="4098: epesen (V-AIA-3S) -- A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall.">fallen is</a> <a href="/greek/897.htm" title="897: Babylōn (N-NFS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Babylon, the capitol of Chaldaea (as a type of tyranny).">Babylon</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="3173: megalē (Adj-NFS) -- Large, great, in the widest sense. ">great!</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: egeneto (V-AIM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">She has become</a> <a href="/greek/2732.htm" title="2732: katoikētērion (N-NNS) -- A habitation, dwelling-place, abode. From a derivative of katoikeo; a dwelling-place.">a lair</a> <a href="/greek/1140.htm" title="1140: daimoniōn (N-GNP) -- An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity.">for demons</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/5438.htm" title="5438: phylakē (N-NFS) -- From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively.">a haunt</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantos (Adj-GNS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">for every</a> <a href="/greek/169.htm" title="169: akathartou (Adj-GNS) -- Unclean, impure. Impure (lewd) or specially, (demonic).">unclean</a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: pneumatos (N-GNS) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">spirit,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/5438.htm" title="5438: phylakē (N-NFS) -- From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively."></a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantos (Adj-GNS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">every</a> <a href="/greek/169.htm" title="169: akathartou (Adj-GNS) -- Unclean, impure. Impure (lewd) or specially, (demonic).">unclean</a> <a href="/greek/3732.htm" title="3732: orneou (N-GNS) -- A bird, fowl. Neuter of a presumed derivative of ornis; a birdling.">bird,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/5438.htm" title="5438: phylakē (N-NFS) -- From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively."></a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantos (Adj-GNS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">every</a> <a href="/greek/169.htm" title="169: akathartou (Adj-GNS) -- Unclean, impure. Impure (lewd) or specially, (demonic)."></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3404.htm" title="3404: memisēmenou (V-RPM/P-GNS) -- To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less.">detestable</a> <a href="/greek/2342.htm" title="2342: thēriou (N-GNS) -- Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute. Diminutive from the same as thera; a dangerous animal.">beast.</a> 3All 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.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Isaiah 21:9</a> Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!” <a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm">Jeremiah 51:8</a> Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed. <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19</a> And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. <a href="/jeremiah/50-39.htm">Jeremiah 50:39</a> So the desert creatures and hyenas will live there and ostriches will dwell there. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation. <a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Isaiah 34:11-15</a> The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction. / No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing. / Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches. ... <a href="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">Jeremiah 25:12</a> But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation. <a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Jeremiah 51:37</a> Babylon will become a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals, an object of horror and scorn, without inhabitant. <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1</a> “Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. <a href="/ezekiel/26-13.htm">Ezekiel 26:13</a> So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard. <a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">Zephaniah 2:13-15</a> And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert. / Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar. / This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist. <a href="/isaiah/14-23.htm">Isaiah 14:23</a> “I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/jeremiah/50-13.htm">Jeremiah 50:13</a> Because of the wrath of the LORD, she will not be inhabited; she will become completely desolate. All who pass through Babylon will be horrified and will hiss at all her wounds. <a href="/isaiah/24-10.htm">Isaiah 24:10</a> The city of chaos is shattered; every house is closed to entry. <a href="/jeremiah/51-29.htm">Jeremiah 51:29</a> The earth quakes and writhes because the LORD’s intentions against Babylon stand: to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant. <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Isaiah 13:21-22</a> But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. / Hyenas will howl in her fortresses and jackals in her luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.cried.<a href="/revelation/1-15.htm">Revelation 1:15</a> And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.<a href="/revelation/5-2.htm">Revelation 5:2</a> And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?<a href="/revelation/10-3.htm">Revelation 10:3</a> And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.Babylon.<a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10,21</a> 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… <a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a> And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.<a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a> And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.become.<a href="/leviticus/11-13.htm">Leviticus 11:13-19</a> And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, … <a href="/isaiah/13-20.htm">Isaiah 13:20-22</a> It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there… <a href="/isaiah/14-23.htm">Isaiah 14:23</a> I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/17-5.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/james/3-7.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-9.htm">Cage</a> <a href="/revelation/14-18.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Demons</a> <a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Devils</a> <a href="/revelation/13-12.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/revelation/17-10.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/revelation/16-13.htm">Foul</a> <a href="/revelation/18-1.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jude/1-6.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/titus/3-3.htm">Hateful</a> <a href="/revelation/12-17.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-13.htm">Home</a> <a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/colossians/1-29.htm">Mightily</a> <a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/revelation/13-10.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/revelation/17-3.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/revelation/12-8.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-5.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/revelation/17-5.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/revelation/16-17.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/genesis/1-21.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-27.htm">Cage</a> <a href="/revelation/18-18.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">Demons</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">Devils</a> <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/exodus/7-18.htm">Foul</a> <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Great</a> <a href="/exodus/15-2.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/psalms/36-2.htm">Hateful</a> <a href="/revelation/19-10.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/genesis/18-33.htm">Home</a> <a href="/revelation/18-22.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/genesis/7-19.htm">Mightily</a> <a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/revelation/20-7.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/revelation/19-10.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/judges/6-26.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/revelation/18-4.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 18</div>1. <a href="/revelation/18-1.htm">Babylon is fallen.</a> 4. <a href="/revelation/18-4.htm">People commanded to depart out of her.</a> 9. <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">The kings of the earth, with the merchants and mariners, lament over her.</a> 20. <a href="/revelation/18-20.htm">The saints rejoice for the judgments of God upon her.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical literature, a "mighty voice" often signifies a message of great importance, often delivered by an angel or a divine messenger. This echoes the Old Testament prophets who often spoke with authority when delivering God's messages (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">Isaiah 40:3</a>).Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! The repetition of "fallen" emphasizes the certainty and completeness of Babylon's destruction. Babylon symbolizes a system of worldly power and corruption, often associated with idolatry and opposition to God. Historically, Babylon was a powerful empire known for its wealth and decadence. In Revelation, it represents the ultimate downfall of human pride and rebellion against God, similar to the fall of historical Babylon as prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Isaiah 21:9</a>.She has become a lair for demons This imagery suggests desolation and spiritual corruption. In ancient times, ruins were often thought to be inhabited by evil spirits. The reference to demons indicates a complete moral and spiritual decay, aligning with the idea that Babylon's fall is not just physical but also spiritual, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Isaiah 13:21</a>.and a haunt for every unclean spirit, The term "unclean spirit" refers to demonic forces or influences that are opposed to God. This phrase underscores the total abandonment of Babylon to evil, highlighting its spiritual desolation. It reflects the biblical theme of judgment where God allows evil to consume what is already corrupt, as seen in <a href="/matthew/12-43.htm">Matthew 12:43</a>.every unclean bird, Unclean birds, according to Levitical law (Leviticus 11), were those that were not to be eaten and often symbolized impurity. The presence of such birds in Babylon signifies its complete defilement and abandonment. This imagery is consistent with prophetic descriptions of desolation, such as in <a href="/jeremiah/50-39.htm">Jeremiah 50:39</a>.and every detestable beast. Detestable beasts further symbolize impurity and chaos. In biblical symbolism, beasts often represent nations or powers that oppose God (Daniel 7). The presence of these creatures in Babylon signifies its utter ruin and the reversal of God's created order, reflecting the consequences of sin and rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/b/babylon_the_great.htm">Babylon the Great</a> Symbolic of a powerful, corrupt system or city that opposes God. In the context of Revelation, it represents the epitome of human pride and rebellion against God. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_mighty_angel.htm">The Mighty Angel</a> A messenger from God who announces the fall of Babylon with authority and power, emphasizing the certainty and significance of the event. 3. <a href="/topical/d/demons,_unclean_spirits,_birds,_and_beasts.htm">Demons, Unclean Spirits, Birds, and Beasts</a> Represent the spiritual and moral corruption that has overtaken Babylon, indicating its complete desolation and abandonment by God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a> God's judgment is inevitable for systems and nations that oppose His will. Just as Babylon's fall was declared, so will all entities that stand against God face His righteous judgment. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_desolation.htm">Spiritual Desolation</a> When a society or individual turns away from God, it becomes a dwelling place for spiritual corruption. This calls for self-examination and repentance to avoid spiritual desolation. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_separation.htm">The Call to Separation</a> Believers are called to separate themselves from corrupt systems and practices. <a href="/revelation/18-4.htm">Revelation 18:4</a> urges God's people to come out of Babylon, symbolizing the need for holiness and purity. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Hope in God's Sovereignty</a> Despite the chaos and corruption in the world, believers can find hope in God's ultimate control and the promise of His justice being fulfilled.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 18</a> <a href="/q/how_does_babylon's_fall_match_history.htm">Revelation 18:2 – How can Babylon’s sudden and complete fall be reconciled with historical records showing its gradual decline over centuries? </a> <a href="/q/what_is_babylon's_fall_in_rev_18_2.htm">What does Revelation 18:2 mean by Babylon's fall?</a> <a href="/q/who's_the_whore_of_babylon.htm">Who is the Whore of Babylon in biblical prophecy?</a> <a href="/q/why_should_my_people_leave_her.htm">Why should my people leave her?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) And he cried . . .--We must omit "mightily," and render, And he cried in a mighty voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and is become an habitation of demons, and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hated bird. Those who walk in darkness, and whose eyes the god of this world hath blinded through their lusts, look only on the material side, upon prosperous times, large revenues, rapidly developing resources. The great city of the world looks fair and glorious in their eyes, and even the godly are dazzled by her beauty; but when the light of heaven shines, her fall is seen to be inevitable, for she is seen to be hateful; her palaces are seen to be prisons, her highest wisdom little more than low cunning, her most exalted intelligence base-born, her sweetest songs discordant cries; the evil spirit, welcomed back, has come in seven-fold power; for the dry places afford no rest to those who still love sin and the pleasures of sin. The description in this verse is drawn largely from <a href="/context/isaiah/13-21.htm" title="But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.">Isaiah 13:21-22</a>; it is a picture of desolation and degradation, but it has its moral counterpart.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying; and he cried with a strong voice, saying. This "strong voice" is characteristic of the heavenly utterances (cf. <a href="/revelation/7-2.htm">Revelation 7:2</a>; <a href="/revelation/14-7.htm">Revelation 14:7</a>, etc.). Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen. The event, though future, is described as past, being predetermined in the counsels of God. The words here are a reproduction of <a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Isaiah 21:9</a>. And is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird; a habitation... a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hated bird. "Devils" (Greek, δαιμόνια), inferior evil spirits. The three phrases express the same idea, viz. the loathsome and hateful state to which Babylon is reduced. The language is derived from the prophets (cf. <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Isaiah 13:21, 22</a>; <a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Isaiah 34:11-15</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/1.htm">Jeremiah 1</a>:39; 51:37). A hold (Greek, φυλακή, "a strong place"); the natural and fitting stronghold of the devils, rather than a place to which they are involuntarily confined. <a href="/commentaries/revelation/18-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. he cried out ἔκραξεν (ekraxen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> To cry aloud, shriek. A primary verb; properly, to 'croak' or scream, i.e. to call aloud. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. a mighty ἰσχυρᾷ (ischyra) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2478.htm">Strong's 2478: </a> Strong (originally and generally of physical strength); mighty, powerful, vehement, sure. From ischus; forcible. voice: φωνῇ (phōnē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5456.htm">Strong's 5456: </a> Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language. “Fallen, Ἔπεσεν (Epesen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4098.htm">Strong's 4098: </a> A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall. fallen is ἔπεσεν (epesen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4098.htm">Strong's 4098: </a> A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall. Babylon Βαβυλὼν (Babylōn) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_897.htm">Strong's 897: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Babylon, the capitol of Chaldaea (as a type of tyranny). the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. great! μεγάλη (megalē) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> Large, great, in the widest sense. She has become ἐγένετο (egeneto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. a lair κατοικητήριον (katoikētērion) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2732.htm">Strong's 2732: </a> A habitation, dwelling-place, abode. From a derivative of katoikeo; a dwelling-place. for demons δαιμονίων (daimoniōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1140.htm">Strong's 1140: </a> An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. a haunt φυλακὴ (phylakē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5438.htm">Strong's 5438: </a> From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively. for every παντὸς (pantos) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. unclean ἀκαθάρτου (akathartou) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_169.htm">Strong's 169: </a> Unclean, impure. Impure (lewd) or specially, (demonic). spirit, πνεύματος (pneumatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> Wind, breath, spirit. every παντὸς (pantos) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. unclean ἀκαθάρτου (akathartou) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_169.htm">Strong's 169: </a> Unclean, impure. Impure (lewd) or specially, (demonic). bird, ὀρνέου (orneou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3732.htm">Strong's 3732: </a> A bird, fowl. Neuter of a presumed derivative of ornis; a birdling. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. every παντὸς (pantos) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. detestable μεμισημένου (memisēmenou) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3404.htm">Strong's 3404: </a> To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less. beast. θηρίου (thēriou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute. 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