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class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/revelation/18.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/revelation/18.htm">New International Version</a> In her was found the blood of prophets and of God&#8217s holy people, of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/revelation/18.htm">New Living Translation</a> In your streets flowed the blood of the prophets and of God’s holy people and the blood of people slaughtered all over the world.” <a href="/esv/revelation/18.htm">English Standard Version</a> And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on earth.” <a href="/bsb/revelation/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth. <a href="/blb/revelation/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all those having been slain on the earth. <a href="/kjv/revelation/18.htm">King James Bible</a> And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. <a href="/nkjv/revelation/18.htm">New King James Version</a> And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth.” <a href="/nasb_/revelation/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.” <a href="/nasb/revelation/18.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all who have been slain on the earth.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/revelation/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all who have been slain on the earth.” <a href="/lsb/revelation/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all who have been slain on the earth.” <a href="/amp/revelation/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And in Babylon was found the blood of prophets and of saints (God’s people) and of all those who have been slaughtered on the earth.” <a href="/csb/revelation/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> In her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all those slaughtered on the earth. <a href="/hcsb/revelation/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and the blood of prophets and saints, and of all those slaughtered on earth, was found in you. <a href="/asv/revelation/18.htm">American Standard Version</a> And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all that have been slain upon the earth. <a href="/cev/revelation/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> On the streets of Babylon is found the blood of God's people and of his prophets, and everyone else." <a href="/erv/revelation/18.htm">English Revised Version</a> And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all that have been slain upon the earth. <a href="/gwt/revelation/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "The blood of prophets, God's people, and everyone who had been murdered on earth was found in it." <a href="/gnt/revelation/18.htm">Good News Translation</a> Babylon was punished because the blood of prophets and of God's people was found in the city; yes, the blood of all those who have been killed on earth. <a href="/isv/revelation/18.htm">International Standard Version</a> The blood of the world's prophets, saints, and all who had been murdered was found within her." <a href="/net/revelation/18.htm">NET Bible</a> The blood of the saints and prophets was found in her, along with the blood of all those who had been killed on the earth." <a href="/nheb/revelation/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> In her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on the earth." <a href="/wbt/revelation/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. <a href="/wey/revelation/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And in her was found the blood of Prophets and of God's people and of all who had been put to death on the earth."<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/revelation/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth. <a href="/web/revelation/18.htm">World English Bible</a> In her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on the earth.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and in her blood of prophets and of holy ones was found, and of all those who have been slain on the earth.” <a href="/blb/revelation/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all those having been slain on the earth. <a href="/ylt/revelation/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and in her blood of prophets and of saints was found, and of all those who have been slain on the earth.' <a href="/slt/revelation/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And in her was found the blood of the prophets, and of the holy, and of all those slain upon the earth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And in her was found the blood of the Prophets and of the Saints, and of all who were slain upon the earth.” <a href="/nabre/revelation/18.htm">New American Bible</a> In her was found the blood of prophets and holy ones and all who have been slain on the earth.” <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And in you was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slaughtered on earth.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all who were slain upon the earth. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/18.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And in her was found the blood of The Prophets and Holy Men who were murdered on Earth. <div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/18.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. <a href="/godbey/revelation/18.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> truly in her is found the blood of prophets, and saints, and all those who have been slain upon the earth. <a href="/haweis/revelation/18.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And in her was found the blood of prophets, and holy men, and of all who have been slaughtered upon the earth.<CM> <a href="/mace/revelation/18.htm">Mace New Testament</a> here it was, that the blood of the prophets, of the saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth, was found." <a href="/wey/revelation/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And in her was found the blood of Prophets and of God's people and of all who had been put to death on the earth." <a href="/worrell/revelation/18.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all who have been slain on the earth. <a href="/worsley/revelation/18.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And herein was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. <a href="/parallel/revelation/18-24.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=3908" 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">The Doom of Babylon</a> …23The 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<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heurethē (V-AIP-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">there was found</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/846.htm" title="846: autē (PPro-DF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">her</a> <a href="/greek/129.htm" title="129: haima (N-NNS) -- Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred.">the blood</a> <a href="/greek/4396.htm" title="4396: prophētōn (N-GMP) -- From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.">of prophets</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: hagiōn (Adj-GMP) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">saints,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantōn (Adj-GMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">of all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/4969.htm" title="4969: esphagmenōn (V-RPM/P-GMP) -- To slay, kill by violence, slaughter, wound mortally. A primary verb; to butcher or to slaughter, or, to maim.">had been slain</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- 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/1093.htm" title="1093: gēs (N-GFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">earth.</a> <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="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35</a> And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. <a href="/luke/11-50.htm">Luke 11:50-51</a> As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world, / from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation. <a href="/jeremiah/51-49.htm">Jeremiah 51:49</a> “Babylon must fall on account of the slain of Israel, just as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon. <a href="/ezekiel/24-7.htm">Ezekiel 24:7-8</a> For the blood she shed is still within her; she poured it out on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust. / In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.’ <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-15.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:15-16</a> who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men, / hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/jeremiah/2-34.htm">Jeremiah 2:34</a> Moreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor, though you did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things <a href="/2_kings/21-16.htm">2 Kings 21:16</a> Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD. <a href="/2_chronicles/24-20.htm">2 Chronicles 24:20-22</a> Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’” / But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD. / Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.” <a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a> Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— <a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm">Hebrews 11:37</a> They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated. <a href="/revelation/6-9.htm">Revelation 6:9-11</a> And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld. / And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?” / Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed. <a href="/revelation/17-6.htm">Revelation 17:6</a> I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her. <a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm">Isaiah 26:21</a> For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain on the earth.in her.<a href="/revelation/11-7.htm">Revelation 11:7</a> And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.<a href="/revelation/16-6.htm">Revelation 16:6</a> For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.<a href="/revelation/17-6.htm">Revelation 17:6</a> And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.were.<a href="/jeremiah/51-49.htm">Jeremiah 51:49</a> As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/17-6.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Death</a> <a href="/revelation/18-23.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/18-22.htm">Found</a> <a href="/revelation/17-17.htm">God's</a> <a href="/revelation/13-15.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/revelation/18-20.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/revelation/18-20.htm">Saints</a> <a href="/revelation/13-15.htm">Slain</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/19-2.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/revelation/19-21.htm">Death</a> <a href="/revelation/19-2.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/20-11.htm">Found</a> <a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">God's</a> <a href="/revelation/19-21.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/revelation/22-6.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">Saints</a> <a href="/revelation/19-21.htm">Slain</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/revelation/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints This phrase indicates a judgment against a city or entity symbolized by "her," often interpreted as Babylon. The imagery of blood signifies guilt and responsibility for the persecution and martyrdom of God's messengers. Prophets and saints refer to those who have been faithful to God's word throughout history. This echoes Jesus' lament over Jerusalem in <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a>, where He speaks of the city that kills the prophets. The historical context suggests a pattern of opposition to divine truth, seen in both Old and New Testament narratives.and of all who had been slain on the earth This broadens the scope of the indictment to include all innocent bloodshed, suggesting a systemic and pervasive culture of violence and injustice. It reflects the cumulative guilt of a society that has consistently rejected God's ways. This phrase connects to <a href="/genesis/4-10.htm">Genesis 4:10</a>, where Abel's blood cries out from the ground, symbolizing divine awareness and judgment of human violence. Theologically, it underscores the ultimate accountability before God for all acts of unrighteousness and the eventual triumph of divine justice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/b/babylon_the_great.htm">Babylon the Great</a> Symbolic of a corrupt and oppressive system or city, often interpreted as representing the epitome of human rebellion against God. In Revelation, Babylon is depicted as a harlot and a city of great wealth and sinfulness. 2. <a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a> God's messengers who were often persecuted and killed for delivering His messages. They represent those who speak God's truth in the face of opposition. 3. <a href="/topical/s/saints.htm">Saints</a> Believers in Christ who are set apart for God's purposes. They often face persecution and martyrdom for their faith. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_slain.htm">The Slain</a> Refers to all those who have been unjustly killed, particularly those who have suffered for righteousness' sake. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a> The event of divine retribution against Babylon for her sins, including the shedding of innocent blood.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> The passage highlights the severe consequences of sin, particularly the sin of shedding innocent blood. It serves as a warning against participating in or supporting systems that oppress and persecute God's people. <a href="/topical/g/god's_justice.htm">God's Justice</a> God's justice is assured. Though it may seem delayed, <a href="/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24</a> assures believers that God will avenge the blood of His prophets and saints. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a> Following Christ may lead to persecution and even martyrdom. Believers are called to remain faithful, knowing that their sacrifices are not in vain. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_holiness.htm">The Call to Holiness</a> As saints, believers are called to live lives set apart from the corrupt systems of the world, maintaining purity and righteousness. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Hope in God's Sovereignty</a> Despite the apparent triumph of evil, believers can have hope in God's ultimate sovereignty and His plan to bring about justice and restoration.<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/who_are_revelation's_two_witnesses.htm">Who are the two witnesses in Revelation?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_apocalypse.htm">What does the Bible say about the apocalypse?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_toxic_cult.htm">What does the Bible say about continuity and discontinuity?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_verbal_plenary_inspiration.htm">How were Old Testament saints saved before Jesus?</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>(24) And in her was found . . .--It is not by seductiveness only that her guilt is measured: her hands are defiled with blood: the blood of prophets, who had witnessed against her: of saints, whose holy lives were a protest against her sins, and so hateful to her; and "of all who have been slain on the earth." (Comp. <a href="/revelation/17-6.htm" title="And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.">Revelation 17:6</a>, and Note there.) It is not meant that literally all the blood shed by violence had been shed by Rome, or any other single city of which Babylon is type: all that is meant is that Babylon, the world city, is founded on those principles, the logical outcome of which is violence, bloodshed, and hostility to the highest right: those who die by her hands, few or many, are the evidence that the whole tendency of her power is against holiness and truth. In the earthly view, we are guilty of the acts we do: in the heavenly view, we are guilty of all that the spirit and sin of our conduct tends to do. The spirit of transgression is seen in one act as well as in many, and as it is the attitude of the spirit that God looks upon, so in a single act may be gathered up the transgression of the whole law. (Comp. <a href="/revelation/17-6.htm" title="And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.">Revelation 17:6</a>, and Note there; see also <a href="/james/2-10.htm" title="For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.">James 2:10</a>). It is the fatal failure to perceive this which leads man to make light of sin, and to undervalue the Cross of Christ.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 24. - And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. At first sight it seems difficult to understand that these words are spoken not only of Babylon, but of the faithless portion of the Church, symbolized by the harlot. But we must remember (1) that he who is guilty in respect of one commandment, is guilty of the whole Law; (2) similar words are addressed by Jeremiah to Judah (<a href="/jeremiah/2-34.htm">Jeremiah 2:34</a>): "Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents" (see on Revelation 17:1). Auberlen remarks, "Wherever true, faithful Christians are neglected and oppressed by the rulers of the Church, from avowed or secret antipathy to God's truth; where a false theology and science robs youth of its faith; where a pastor neglects, and keeps at a distance, the true living Christians in his flock, on account of the signum crucis which they bear; wherever we refuse or are ashamed to bear the reproach of Jesus Christ, our heavenly Master, even as he bore it, there we commit murder against the saints of God." Here is concluded the pronouncement of the judgment of Babylon; which may be said to answer the prayer in <a href="/revelation/6-10.htm">Revelation 6:10</a>; and which forms the conclusion of the revelation commencing at <a href="/revelation/17.htm">Revelation 17</a>. . . . <a href="/commentaries/revelation/18-24.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. there was found εὑρέθη (heurethē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. 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. her αὐτῇ (autē) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. [the] blood αἷμα (haima) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_129.htm">Strong's 129: </a> Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred. of prophets προφητῶν (prophētōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4396.htm">Strong's 4396: </a> From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. saints, ἁγίων (hagiōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. of all πάντων (pantōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural <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. who τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <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. had been slain ἐσφαγμένων (esphagmenōn) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4969.htm">Strong's 4969: </a> To slay, kill by violence, slaughter, wound mortally. A primary verb; to butcher or to slaughter, or, to maim. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive 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. earth. γῆς (gēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/revelation/18-24.htm">NT Prophecy: Revelation 18:24 In her was found the blood (Rev. 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