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Revelations, Chapter 18, verses 9-24

⁹ “And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and lived^l Or luxuriouslysensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning, ¹⁰ standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’	9 Rev 17:2 Rev 18:3 Ti1 5:11 Rev 18:3 Rev 18:7 Eze 26:16 Eze 27:35 Rev 14:11 Rev 18:18 Rev 19:3 10 Rev 18:15 Rev 18:17 Rev 18:16 Rev 18:19 Rev 11:8 Rev 16:19 Rev 18:16 Rev 18:18 Rev 18:19 Rev 18:21 Rev 17:12 Rev 18:8 Rev 18:17 Rev 18:19
¹¹ “And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargoes any more— ¹² cargoes of gold and silver and precious^m Lit stonestones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet, and every kind of citron wood and every article of ivory and every article made from very costly wood andⁿ Or brassbronze and iron and marble, ¹³ and cinnamon and^o Gr amomonspice and incense and perfume and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and cargoes of horses and chariots and^p Lit bodiesslaves and^q Lit souls of people (Gr anthropoi)human lives. ¹⁴ The fruit^r Lit of your soul’s desireyou long for has gone from you, and all things that were luxurious and splendid have passed away from you and men will no longer find them. ¹⁵ The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, ¹⁶ saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, she who was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and^s Lit gildedadorned with gold and precious^t Lit stone and pearlstones and pearls; ¹⁷ for in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste!’ And every shipmaster and every^u Lit one who sails to a placepassenger and sailor, and as many as make their living by the sea, stood at a distance, ¹⁸ and were crying out as they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What city is like the great city?’ ¹⁹ And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea became rich by her^v Lit costlinesswealth, for in one hour she has been laid waste!’ ²⁰ Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you^w Or holy onessaints and apostles and prophets, because God has^x Lit judged your judgment of herpronounced judgment for you against her.”	11 Eze 27:9-25 Rev 18:3 Rev 18:15 Rev 18:19 Rev 18:23 Eze 27:27-34 12 Eze 27:12-22 Rev 17:4 13 Ch1 5:21 Eze 27:13 Ti1 1:10 15 Rev 18:3 Rev 18:12 Rev 18:13 Rev 18:10 16 Rev 18:10 Rev 18:19 Rev 18:10 Rev 18:18 Rev 18:19 Rev 18:21 Rev 17:4 17 Rev 18:10 Rev 17:16 Rev 18:19 Eze 27:28 Rev 18:10 18 Eze 27:30 Rev 18:9 Eze 27:32 Rev 13:4 Rev 18:10 19 Jos 7:6 Job 2:12 Ljr 2:10 Rev 18:10 Rev 18:3 Rev 18:15 Rev 18:10 Rev 17:16 Rev 18:17 20 Jer 51:48 Rev 12:12 Luk 11:49 Rev 6:10 Rev 18:6 Rev 19:2
²¹ Then^y Lit onea strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down with violence, and will not be found any longer. ²² And the sound of harpists and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters will not be heard in you any longer; and no craftsman of any craft will be found in you any longer; and the sound of a mill will not be heard in you any longer; ²³ and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the voice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery. ²⁴ And in her was found the blood of prophets and of^z Or holy onessaints and of all who have been slain on the earth.”	21 Rev 5:2 Rev 10:1 Jer 51:63 Rev 18:10 Eze 26:21 22 Isa 24:8 Eze 26:13 Mat 9:23 Ecc 12:4 Jer 25:10 23 Jer 7:34 Jer 16:9 Isa 23:8 Rev 6:15 Rev 18:3 Nah 3:4 Rev 9:21 24 Rev 16:6 Rev 17:6 Mat 23:35


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