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Revelation 18

The Fall of Babylon the Great

After this I saw 1another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. He cried out 2with a mighty voice,

“3Fallen is Babylon the great!

She has become a dwelling place for demons,

a haunt for every unclean 4spirit,

and a haunt for every unclean and hated bird.

For 5all the nations have fallen

because of the 6wine of the wrath of her fornication.

The kings of the earth have committed fornication with her,

and the merchants of the earth have become rich from the power of her luxury.”

Then I heard another voice from heaven say,

“Come out of her, my people,

so that you do not participate in her sins, 7

and so that you do not receive any of her plagues;

for her sins 8are heaped as high as heaven,

and God has remembered her unrighteous acts.

Render to her as she herself has 9rendered; 10

make it double, as she has done, even according to her works.

Mix a double portion for her in the cup she has mixed.

As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury,

give her the same amount of torment 11and mourning,

for in her heart she says,

‘I 12sit enthroned as a queen;

I am not a widow

and will never see mourning.’

Therefore her plagues will come in a single day—

death, mourning, and famine.

She will be burned up with fire,

for mighty is the Lord God who 13has judged her.”

The kings of the earth who have committed fornication with her and lived in luxury with her will 14weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning. In fear of her torment they will stand at a distance and say,

“Alas, 15alas, for the great city,

Babylon, the mighty city!

For in a single hour yoʋr judgment has come.”

The merchants of the earth 16will weep and mourn 17over her, because no one buys their cargo anymore, cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of citron wood, all kinds of articles made of ivory, all kinds of articles made of costly wood, bronze, iron, and marble; cargo of 18cinnamon, incense, myrrh, frankincense, 19wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, 20sheep, cattle, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men.

“The ripe fruit that was the desire of yoʋr soul 21

is gone from yoʋ,

and all yoʋr delicacies and splendors 22

are lost to 23yoʋ;

yoʋ will never find them again!”

The merchants of these wares, who became rich from her, will stand at a distance in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,

“Alas, 24alas, for the great city

that was clothed in fine linen,

in purple and scarlet,

adorned with gold,

with precious stone and pearls!

For in a single hour such great wealth has been laid waste!”

And every shipmaster and seafaring man, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood at a distance and cried out as they saw the smoke of her burning,

“What city is like the great city?”

They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and mourning aloud,

“Alas, alas, for the great city,

where all who had ships at sea

grew rich from her valuable merchandise!

For in a single hour she has been laid waste.

Rejoice over her, O heaven,

and you 25saints, apostles, and prophets,

for God has given judgment for you against her.”

Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, and said,

“With 26such violence Babylon the great city

will be thrown down,

never to be found again.

The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters

will never be heard in yoʋ again.

No craftsman of any trade

will ever be found in yoʋ again.

The sound of a mill

will never be heard in yoʋ again.

The light of a lamp

will never shine in yoʋ again.

The voice of bridegroom and bride

will never be heard in yoʋ again, 27

for yoʋr merchants were the magnates of the earth,

and all the nations were deceived by yoʋr sorcery.”

And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all who have been slain on the earth.

Source notes (27)

Footnote another 𝔐A,C,K [79.7%] • MSS [15.7%] ¦ an ST [2.8%]
Footnote with a mighty 𝔐K [35.9%] • 𝔐A(11),C ANT CT PCK [29%] • MSS [13.4%] ¦ mightily with a loud 𝔐A(18) [8.8%] • 𝔐A(10) [6%] • TR [0.9%]
Footnote Fallen 𝔐K [49.1%] ¦ Fallen, fallen, 𝔐A,C ANT CT PCK TR [50.5%]
Footnote spirit, and a haunt for every unclean and hated bird 𝔐C,K [52.5%] ¦ and hated spirit 𝔐A [24%] ¦ spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, and a haunt for every unclean and hated beast NA SBL [1.8%]
Footnote all the nations have fallen because of 𝔐K 39.1% • SBL TH WH 1.2% • MSS 5.1% ¦ all the nations have drunk 𝔐A(15),C PCK TR 22.7% • HF 12.5% • ANT NA 0.8% ¦ she has made all the nations drink 𝔐A(13) 7.8%
Footnote wine of the wrath 𝔐K 48.8% ¦ wrath of the wine 𝔐A,C PCK 41.5%
Footnote and so that you do not receive any of her plagues 𝔐 A(19),C,K [75.9%] • TR [0.9%] • ANT [0%] ¦ so that you do not receive 𝔐A(10) [6.5%]
Footnote are heaped as high 𝔐A,C,K [98.6%] ¦ have reached as far ST [0.9%]
Footnote rendered 𝔐K [48.8%] ¦ rendered to you 𝔐A,C PCK TR [47.5%]
Footnote make it double, as she has done, even 𝔐 K 27.7% ¦ repay her double 𝔐A,C ANT PCK RP TR 53.4% ¦ make it double ECM 4.4% • NA SBL TH WH 0.8%
Footnote and mourning 𝔐A(24),K [75.3%] ¦ --- 𝔐A(17),C PCK [22.3%]
Footnote sit enthroned as 𝔐A(25),C 45.7% • 𝔐A(20) TR 15.9% • ANT 1.2% ¦ am like 𝔐K 21.2%
Footnote has judged 𝔐A(25),C,K [79.5%] ¦ judges 𝔐A(20) TR [20.5%]
Footnote weep 𝔐C,K [61.6%] • MSS [11.1%] ¦ weep for her 𝔐A(20) TR [11.1%] • 𝔐A(14) ANT [10.2%]
Footnote alas, 𝔐A(30),C,K [84.3%] ¦ alas, alas, MSS [5.1%] ¦ --- 𝔐A(16) [10.6%]
Footnote will weep and mourn 𝔐K [42.8%] ¦ weep and mourn 𝔐A,C CT PCK TR [40%] ¦ will weep MSS [8.4%]
Footnote over her 𝔐C,K 62.2% • ECM† NA SBL TH WH 8.9% ¦ over themselves 𝔐A 7.7% ¦ among themselves MSS 5.7%
Footnote cinnamon, 𝔐A(19),C [25.5%] • 𝔐K(33) [24.5%] • 𝔐K(37) [20.3%] • MSS [5.7%] ¦ cinnamon, amomum, 𝔐A(12) ANT [11.8%] • CT [6.1%]
Footnote wine, oil 𝔐A,C 50% ¦ oil 𝔐K 32.8% ¦ oil, wine MSS 7.2%
Footnote sheep, cattle 𝔐K 42.6% ¦ cattle, sheep 𝔐A,C ANT CT PCK TR 46.7%
Footnote is gone from 𝔐 A,C,K [95.9%] ¦ is lost to ANT [0%]
Footnote are lost to 𝔐 K [51.6%] • 𝔐C PCK [20.7%] ¦ have gone from 𝔐A ANT TR [19.8%]
Footnote yoʋ; yoʋ will never find them 𝔐K 32.5% • 𝔐A(19),C PCK 26.7% • 𝔐A(11) 11.9% • TR 4.9% • ANT 0% ¦ yoʋ, never to be found NA SBL TH WH 4.1% • ECM 2.1%
Footnote alas 𝔐A,C [56.5%] ¦ --- 𝔐K [39.8%]
Footnote saints, apostles, 𝔐A(17),C,K [77.4%] ¦ holy apostles 𝔐A(25) TR [19.4%]
Footnote such 𝔐A,K 82.1% ¦ --- 𝔐C PCK 13.4%
Footnote for 𝔐 A,C [62.3%] • MSS [6%] ¦ --- 𝔐K HF [29.8%]

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