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REVELATION ยท Chapter 18
18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven,
having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
18:2 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.
18:3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication,
and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the
merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her,
my people, that all of you be not partakers of her sins, and that all of
you receive not of her plagues.
18:5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God has remembered
her iniquities.
18:6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double
according to her works: in the cup which she has filled fill to her double.
18:7 How much she has glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so
much torment and sorrow give her: for she says in her heart, I sit a queen,
and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
18:8 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.
18:9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and
lived deliciously with her, shall mourn for her, and lament for her, when
they shall see the smoke of her burning,
18:10 Standing far 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.
18:11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her;
for no man buys their merchandise any more:
18:12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and
of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine
wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious
wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
18:13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and
wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses,
and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
18:14 And the fruits that your soul lusted after are departed from
you, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from you,
and you shall find them no more at all.
18:15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall
stand far off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
18:16 And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine
linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones,
and pearls!
18:17 For in one hour so great riches has come to nothing. And every
ship captain, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as
trade by sea, stood far off,
18:18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What
city is like unto this great city!
18:19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing,
saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had
ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made
desolate.
18:20 Rejoice over her, you heaven, and all of you holy apostles and
prophets; for God has avenged you on her.
18:21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and
cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city
Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
18:22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters,
shall be heard no more at all in you; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft
he be, shall be found any more in you; and the sound of a millstone shall
be heard no more at all in you;
18:23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in you;
and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more
at all in you: for your merchants were the great men of the earth; for
by your sorceries were all nations deceived.
18:24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and
of all that were slain upon the earth.
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