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She will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her. <a href="/nlt/revelation/18.htm">New Living Translation</a> Therefore, these plagues will overtake her in a single day— death and mourning and famine. She will be completely consumed by fire, for the Lord God who judges her is mighty.” <a href="/esv/revelation/18.htm">English Standard Version</a> For this reason her plagues will come in a single day, death and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for mighty is the Lord God who has judged her.” <a href="/bsb/revelation/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/blb/revelation/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Because of this, her plagues will come in one day, death and misery and famine, and she will be burned up with fire, because mighty is the Lord God, the One having judged her." <a href="/kjv/revelation/18.htm">King James Bible</a> Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. <a href="/nkjv/revelation/18.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her. <a href="/nasb_/revelation/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For this reason in one day her plagues will come, plague and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her is strong. <a href="/nasb/revelation/18.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For this reason in one day her plagues will come, pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her is strong. <a href="/nasb77/revelation/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For this reason in one day her plagues will come, pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her is strong. <a href="/lsb/revelation/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For this reason in one day her plagues will come, pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her is strong. <a href="/amp/revelation/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For this reason in a single day her plagues (afflictions, calamities) will come, pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire and completely consumed; for strong and powerful is the Lord God who judges her. <a href="/csb/revelation/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For this reason her plagues will come in just one day — death and grief and famine. She will be burned up with fire, because the Lord God who judges her is mighty. <a href="/hcsb/revelation/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For this reason her plagues will come in one day— death and grief and famine. She will be burned up with fire, because the Lord God who judges her is mighty. <a href="/asv/revelation/18.htm">American Standard Version</a> Therefore in one day shall her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire; for strong is the Lord God who judged her. <a href="/cev/revelation/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And so, in a single day she will suffer the pain of sorrow, hunger, and death. Fire will destroy her dead body, because her judge is the powerful Lord God." <a href="/erv/revelation/18.htm">English Revised Version</a> Therefore in one day shall her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire; for strong is the Lord God which judged her. <a href="/gwt/revelation/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> For this reason her plagues of death, misery, and starvation will come in a single day. She will be burned up in a fire, because the Lord God, who judges her, is powerful. <a href="/gnt/revelation/18.htm">Good News Translation</a> Because of this, in one day she will be struck with plagues--disease, grief, and famine. And she will be burned with fire, because the Lord God, who judges her, is mighty." <a href="/isv/revelation/18.htm">International Standard Version</a> For this reason, her diseases that result in death, misery, and famine will come in a single day. She will be burned up in a fire, because powerful is the Lord God who judges her." <a href="/msb/revelation/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/revelation/18.htm">NET Bible</a> For this reason, she will experience her plagues in a single day: disease, mourning, and famine, and she will be burned down with fire, because the Lord God who judges her is powerful!" <a href="/nheb/revelation/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Therefore in one day her plagues will come: death, mourning, and famine; and she will be utterly burned with fire; for the Lord God who has judged her is strong. <a href="/wbt/revelation/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. <a href="/wey/revelation/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "For this reason calamities shall come thick upon her on a single day--death and sorrow and famine--and she shall be burned to the ground. For strong is the Lord God who has judged her. <a href="/web/revelation/18.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore in one day her plagues will come: death, mourning, and famine; and she will be utterly burned with fire, for the Lord God who has judged her is strong. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> because 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; <a href="/blb/revelation/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Because of this, her plagues will come in one day, death and misery and famine, and she will be burned up with fire, because mighty is the Lord God, the One having judged her." <a href="/ylt/revelation/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> because of this, in one day, shall come her plagues, death, and sorrow, and famine; and in fire she shall be utterly burned, because strong is the Lord God who is judging her; <a href="/slt/revelation/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Therefore in one day shall her blows come, death, and grief, and famine; and she shall be burned down in fire: for strong the Lord God judging her.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine, and she shall be burnt with the fire; because God is strong, who shall judge her. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For this reason, her afflictions shall arrive in one day: death and grief and famine. And she shall be burned with fire. For God, who will judge her, is strong. <a href="/nabre/revelation/18.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore, her plagues will come in one day, pestilence, grief, and famine; she will be consumed by fire. For mighty is the Lord God who judges her.” <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> therefore her plagues will come in a single day— pestilence and mourning and famine— and she will be burned with fire; for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/18.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “Because of this, in one day there will come upon her plagues, death, sorrow, and starvation, and she will burn in fire, because THE LORD JEHOVAH is powerful who judges her.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/18.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Therefore, her plagues shall come in one day, death and mourning and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judges her.<CM> <a href="/godbey/revelation/18.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> therefore in one day shall her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burnt up with fire: because God, the one judging her, is a mighty Lord. <a href="/haweis/revelation/18.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Therefore in one hour shall all her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine: and she shall be consumed with fire; because mighty is the Lord God, who judgeth her.<CM> <a href="/mace/revelation/18.htm">Mace New Testament</a> therefore shall her plagues come, mortality, mourning, and famine all at once: and she shall be consumed with fire: for the Lord God, who condemns her, is almighty. <a href="/wey/revelation/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "For this reason calamities shall come thick upon her on a single day--death and sorrow and famine--and she shall be burned to the ground. For strong is the Lord God who has judged her. <a href="/worrell/revelation/18.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Therefore, in one day shall come her plagues, death and mourning and famine; and she shall be burned up with fire; because strong is the Lord God who judged her. <a href="/worsley/revelation/18.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Therefore in one day shall her plagues come, even death and mourning and famine; and she shall be burnt with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. <a href="/parallel/revelation/18-8.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=3680" 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> …7As 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.’ 8<a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">Therefore</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touto (DPro-ANS) -- This; he, she, it. "></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēs (PPro-GF3S) -- 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/3588.htm" title="3588: hai (Art-NFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4127.htm" title="4127: plēgai (N-NFP) -- A blow, stripe, wound; an affliction, plague. From plesso; a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity.">plagues</a> <a href="/greek/2240.htm" title="2240: hēxousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To have come, be present, have arrived. A primary verb; to arrive, i.e. Be present.">will come</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/1520.htm" title="1520: mia (Adj-DFS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">one</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmera (N-DFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day—</a> <a href="/greek/2288.htm" title="2288: thanatos (N-NMS) -- Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death.">death</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3997.htm" title="3997: penthos (N-NNS) -- Mourning, sorrow, sadness, grief. Strengthened from the alternate of pascho; grief.">grief</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3042.htm" title="3042: limos (N-NMS) -- A famine, hunger. Probably from leipo; a scarcity of food.">famine—</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2618.htm" title="2618: katakauthēsetai (V-FIP-3S) -- To burn up, consume entirely. From kata and kaio; to burn down, i.e. Consume wholly.">she will be consumed</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.">by</a> <a href="/greek/4442.htm" title="4442: pyri (N-DNS) -- Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; fire.">fire,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">for</a> <a href="/greek/2478.htm" title="2478: ischyros (Adj-NMS) -- Strong (originally and generally of physical strength); mighty, powerful, vehement, sure. From ischus; forcible.">mighty is the</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrios (N-NMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">Lord</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- 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/2919.htm" title="2919: krinas (V-APA-NMS) -- Properly, to distinguish, i.e. Decide; by implication, to try, condemn, punish.">judges</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēn (PPro-AF3S) -- 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> 9Then 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.…<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/47-9.htm">Isaiah 47:9</a> These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells. <a href="/jeremiah/50-34.htm">Jeremiah 50:34</a> Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon. <a href="/ezekiel/24-14.htm">Ezekiel 24:14</a> I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.” <a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Zephaniah 1:18</a> Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth. <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/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/34-10.htm">Isaiah 34:10</a> It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it. <a href="/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Ezekiel 26:16-18</a> All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you. / Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples! / Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise.”’ <a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a> For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/51-25.htm">Jeremiah 51:25-26</a> “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD. I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain. / No one shall retrieve from you a cornerstone or a foundation stone, because you will become desolate forever,” declares the LORD. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a> While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. <a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a> But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. <a href="/matthew/24-44.htm">Matthew 24:44</a> For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect. <a href="/luke/17-29.htm">Luke 17:29-30</a> But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. / It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13</a> his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judges her.shall her.<a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10,17,19</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="/isaiah/47-9.htm">Isaiah 47:9-11</a> But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments… <a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6</a> Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.and she.<a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9</a> And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,<a href="/revelation/17-18.htm">Revelation 17:18</a> And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.<a href="/revelation/19-3.htm">Revelation 19:3</a> And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.for.<a href="/revelation/11-17.htm">Revelation 11:17</a> Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.<a href="/job/9-19.htm">Job 9:19</a> If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?<a href="/psalms/62-11.htm">Psalm 62:11</a> God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/revelation/8-7.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-10.htm">Calamities</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-4.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/galatians/5-15.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/revelation/17-6.htm">Death</a> <a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Food</a> <a href="/revelation/12-4.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/revelation/16-5.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/revelation/16-5.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">Judgeth</a> <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/revelation/7-16.htm">Need</a> <a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/revelation/18-4.htm">Plagues</a> <a href="/revelation/12-12.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/revelation/17-12.htm">Single</a> <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-17.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/revelation/14-13.htm">Troubles</a> <a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Utterly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-22.htm">Calamities</a> <a href="/genesis/8-14.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/revelation/20-9.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/revelation/18-24.htm">Death</a> <a href="/genesis/12-10.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/revelation/19-12.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/genesis/1-29.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/1-9.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/revelation/18-20.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/judges/3-10.htm">Judgeth</a> <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/revelation/18-15.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/revelation/21-6.htm">Need</a> <a href="/exodus/5-3.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/revelation/21-9.htm">Plagues</a> <a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Single</a> <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/revelation/21-17.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/genesis/12-17.htm">Troubles</a> <a href="/genesis/31-15.htm">Utterly</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>Therefore her plagues will come in one day— This phrase indicates the sudden and unexpected nature of the judgment. In biblical prophecy, "one day" often symbolizes a swift and decisive action by God. The use of "plagues" echoes the plagues of Egypt in Exodus, signifying divine retribution. The suddenness emphasizes the certainty and severity of God's judgment.death and grief and famine— These specific plagues reflect the comprehensive nature of the judgment. "Death" signifies the end of life and can be seen as a direct consequence of sin. "Grief" or mourning indicates the emotional and societal impact of the judgment. "Famine" represents economic collapse and the failure of sustenance, reminiscent of the curses in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>. Together, they portray a complete dismantling of the city's power and prosperity.and she will be consumed by fire, Fire is a common biblical symbol of purification and judgment. It suggests total destruction, leaving nothing behind. This imagery is consistent with the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19) and the prophesied destruction of Babylon in <a href="/isaiah/13.htm">Isaiah 13</a>. Fire also represents God's holiness and the consuming nature of His judgment.for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.” This phrase underscores the power and authority of God as the ultimate judge. It affirms that the judgment is not arbitrary but is executed by the sovereign Lord. The might of God is a recurring theme throughout Scripture, emphasizing His ability to fulfill His purposes. This connects to other biblical passages that highlight God's sovereignty, such as <a href="/psalms/24-8.htm">Psalm 24:8</a> and <a href="/isaiah/40-10.htm">Isaiah 40:10</a>. The judgment is just and righteous, reflecting God's character.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> Symbolic of a great city or system representing human pride, idolatry, and opposition to God. In Revelation, it is often interpreted as a representation of worldly powers and corrupt systems. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord God</a> The sovereign and mighty judge who executes judgment on Babylon. His power and authority are emphasized in this passage. 3. <a href="/topical/p/plagues.htm">Plagues</a> Represent divine judgments that come swiftly and decisively upon Babylon, including death, grief, and famine. 4. <a href="/topical/f/fire.htm">Fire</a> Symbolizes complete destruction and purification, often associated with divine judgment in biblical literature. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a> The act of God executing justice, demonstrating His righteousness and sovereignty over all creation.<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 and will come swiftly upon those who oppose Him. Believers are reminded of the certainty of divine justice. <a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a> The passage emphasizes God's ultimate authority and power over all nations and systems. Trust in God's sovereignty should be a source of comfort and assurance for believers. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> The impending judgment serves as a warning to turn away from worldly systems and idolatry. Believers are called to live lives of holiness and separation from the corrupt influences of the world. <a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_powers.htm">The Transience of Earthly Powers</a> Earthly powers and systems, no matter how mighty, are temporary and subject to God's judgment. Believers should focus on eternal values rather than temporal power. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_fire_in_purification.htm">The Role of Fire in Purification</a> Fire as a symbol of judgment also represents purification. Believers are encouraged to undergo spiritual purification, aligning their lives with God's will.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Therefore shall her plagues come . . .--Read, For this cause in one day shall come her plagues, death and mourning . . . and with fire shall she be burnt, for strong is the Lord God who judged her. God, the mighty God, has passed sentence. She thought herself strong; she forgot the strength of the Almighty. Her plagues are four-fold, as though from every quarter her trouble came: "death for her scorn of the prospect of widowhood; mourning, for her inordinate revelling; famine, for her abundance;" and fire, the punishment of her fornication (<a href="/leviticus/20-14.htm" title="And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.">Leviticus 20:14</a>; <a href="/leviticus/21-9.htm" title="And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profanes her father: she shall be burnt with fire.">Leviticus 21:9</a>). (Comp. the series of contrasts in <a href="/context/isaiah/3-24.htm" title="And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.">Isaiah 3:24-26</a>.)THE LAMENT OF THE KINGS (<a href="/context/revelation/18-9.htm" title="And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall mourn her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,">Revelation 18:9-10</a>).--(Their words of lament are given in <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm" title="Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is your judgment come.">Revelation 18:10</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine. This is the retribution for her boasting in ver. 7 (cf. <a href="/isaiah/47-9.htm">Isaiah 47:9</a>, "These two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day," etc.). Alford says, "death, for her scorn of the prospect of widowhood; mourning, for her inordinate revelling; famine, for her abundance" (cf. ver. 3). The description is not to be taken literally, but is typical of a sudden and overwhelming reverse, viz. that which will occur at the last judgment day (cf. the words of our Lord in <a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Matthew 24:37-42</a>). Some writers see here an allusion to the second, third, and fourth seals (see <a href="/revelation/6.htm">Revelation 6</a>.). And she shall he utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. Who judged her; κρίνας is found in א, A, B, C, P, and others. This is the fulfilment of the predicted punishment of the harlot (<a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Revelation 17:16</a>). The last clause replies, as it were, to the boast in ver. 7, "I sit as a queen," etc. <a href="/commentaries/revelation/18-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Therefore διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. her αὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 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. plagues πληγαὶ (plēgai) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4127.htm">Strong's 4127: </a> A blow, stripe, wound; an affliction, plague. From plesso; a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity. will come ἥξουσιν (hēxousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2240.htm">Strong's 2240: </a> To have come, be present, have arrived. A primary verb; to arrive, i.e. Be present. 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. one μιᾷ (mia) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. day— ἡμέρᾳ (hēmera) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. death θάνατος (thanatos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2288.htm">Strong's 2288: </a> Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. misery πένθος (penthos) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3997.htm">Strong's 3997: </a> Mourning, sorrow, sadness, grief. Strengthened from the alternate of pascho; grief. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. famine— λιμός (limos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3042.htm">Strong's 3042: </a> A famine, hunger. Probably from leipo; a scarcity of food. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. she will be consumed κατακαυθήσεται (katakauthēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2618.htm">Strong's 2618: </a> To burn up, consume entirely. From kata and kaio; to burn down, i.e. Consume wholly. by 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. fire, πυρὶ (pyri) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4442.htm">Strong's 4442: </a> Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; 'fire'. for ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. mighty [is the] ἰσχυρὸς (ischyros) Adjective - Nominative Masculine 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. Lord Κύριος (Kyrios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. who ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine 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. judges κρίνας (krinas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2919.htm">Strong's 2919: </a> Properly, to distinguish, i.e. Decide; by implication, to try, condemn, punish. her.? αὐτήν (autēn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. 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