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18:1 Babylon’s fall
18 After all that, I saw another messenger coming down from heaven. He had been given great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his radiance. 2 He called out in a loud voice, saying, “The mighty Babylon has fallen and become a place for demons to live, and a prison for evil spirits and for every kind of scavenging and detestable bird.[fn][ref] 3 All the nations have participated in her immoral passions, and the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have become wealthy from the power of her luxury.”[ref]
4 Then I heard someone else from heaven saying,[ref]
“Come out from her, my people,
so that you won’t participate in her sins
and so that you won’t be on the receiving end of the plagues intended for her,
5 because her pile of sins has reached up to heaven,[ref]
so God has noticed her wickedness.
6 Pay her back in the way she’s treated others,[ref]
pay her back double for what she’s done.
Mix a double portion for her in her own cup.
7 As much as she thought highly of herself and lived in luxury,[ref]
give her just as much torture and grief.
Because she tells herself
‘I sit like a queen,
I’m not a widow and will never have to grieve.’
8 Because of that, her plagues will suddenly arrive one day,
She’ll be burnt up by fire,
because it’s the powerful Yahweh God who has judged her.”
9 The kings of the earth that had committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning.[ref] 10 In their fear they’ll stand back at a distance and say,
“The famous city’s end won’t be good,
the powerful city of Babylon.
Because your judgement has come all at once.”
11 The merchants on the earth will weep and mourn for her, because no one buys their goods anymore[ref]—12 gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple cloth and silk and scarlet cloth, expensive wood and carved ivory containers and every kind of container made from the costliest wood and bronze and iron and marble,[ref] 13 cinnamon and spice, incense and myrrh and frankincense, wine and oil and fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep and horses, and chariots and slaves and people’s souls. 14 People will say, “The good things the people of Babylon longed to have are gone. Their splendid and luxurious goods have been destroyed and won’t become available again.” 15 The merchants who became rich selling those things will stand at a distance from her because of the fear of becoming included in her torment, weeping and mourning,[ref] 16 saying, “That famous city that used to dress in fine linen and scarlet and be adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls has come to a bad end 17 because so much wealth was destroyed in a single hour.”[ref]
Every captain of a ship, and all the passengers and sailors and others who work on the ocean will keep far away from the city 18 and when they see the smoke from the burning city they’ll call out, “No other city has ever been so awesome.”[ref] 19 Then they’ll throw dust on their heads (a Hebrew sign of mourning) and weep and mourn and cry out, “That incredible city where every ship owner became wealthy from valuable trade with her—she’s been destroyed in a single hour.”[ref]
20 You in heaven celebrate, and also you believers and missionaries and prophets, because God has judged the city on your behalf.[ref]
21 Then a powerful messenger picked up a stone the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “The famous city of Babylon will be violently thrown down just like that stone, and she’ll definitely never be seen again.[ref] 22 The sounds of harpists and musicians and flutists and trumpeters will definitely never be heard in you again, and no more craftsmen will be seen in you, and the sound of grain being ground into flour will never be heard in you again.[ref] 23 There definitely won’t be any more lamps illuminating you, nor will there be any more happy wedding sounds. Your merchants were the best in the world because all the nations were deceived by your witchcraft.
24 The blood of the prophets and the believers and all the others who’ve been murdered can be found in that city.”[ref]
18:2 There’s some manuscript variations here, and so some translations also mention wild animals.
18 After these things I_saw another messenger coming_down out_of the heaven, having authority great, and the earth was_illuminated with the glory of_him.
2 And he_cried_out with a_mighty voice saying:
Fell, fell Babulōn/(Bāⱱel?
) the great.
And it_became a_dwelling_place of_demons, and a_prison of_every spirit unclean, and a_prison of_every bird unclean, and having_been_hated.
3 Because of the wine of_the rage of_the sexual_immorality of_her, have_fallen all the nations, and the kings of_the earth with her committed_sexual_immorality, and the merchants of_the earth by the power of_the sensuality of_her became_rich.
4 And I_heard another voice from the heaven saying:
Come_out the people of_me out_of her, in_order_that not you_all_may_participate in_the sins of_her, and of the plagues of_her, in_order_that not you_all_may_receive, 5 because were_joined_together of_her the sins until the heaven, and remembered the god the wrongs of_her.
6 Give_back to_her as also she gave_back, and double the double, according_to the works of_her, in the cup which she_mixed, mix to_her double, 7 as_much_as she_glorified herself and lived_sensuously, so_much give to_her torment and mourning.
Because in the heart of_her she_is_saying, that I_am_sitting queen… and a_widow not I_am and mourning by_no_means not I_may_see.
8 Because_of this, in one day will_be_coming the plagues of_her, death, and mourning, and famine, and with fire she_will_be_being_burned_up, because mighty is the_master the god which having_judged her.
9 And will_be_weeping and will_be_mourning for her the kings of_the earth, which with her having_committed_sexual_immorality and having_lived_sensuously, whenever they_may_be_seeing the smoke of_the burning of_her, 10 from afar having_stood, because_of the fear of_the torment of_her saying:
Woe, woe, the city the great Babulōn/(Bāⱱel?
), the city the strong.
Because in_one hour came the judgement of_you.
11 And the merchants of_the earth are_weeping and are_mourning for her, because the cargo of_them no_one is_buying no_longer, 12 cargo of_gold, and of_silver, and of_stone precious, and of_pearls, and of_linen, and of_purple, and of_silk, and of_scarlet, and all wood citron, and every object ivory, and every object of wood most_precious, and of_bronze, and of_iron, and of_marble, 13 and cinnamon, and amomum, and incenses, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and olive_oil, and fine_flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and of_horses, and of_carriages, and of_slaves, and souls of_humans.
14 And the fruit of_you of_the desire of_the soul went_away from you, and all the sleek things and the splendid things destroyed from you, and no_longer by_no_means not them will_be_finding.
15 The merchants of_these things which having_become_rich, from her from afar will_be_standing, because_of the fear of_the torment of_her, weeping and mourning 16 saying:
Woe, woe, the city the great, you having_been_clothed in_linen, and purple, and scarlet, and having_been_gilded with gold, and stone precious, and pearl.
17 Because in_one hour was_desolated the so_much riches.
And every captain, and every the one to a_place sailing, and sailors, and as_many_as the sea are_working, from afar stood 18 and they_cried_out, seeing the smoke of_the burning of_her saying:
What is similar to_the city the great?
19 And they_throw dust on the heads of_them, and they_cried_out, weeping and mourning saying:
Woe, woe, the city the great, in which became_rich all the ones having the ships in the sea by the wealth of_her.
Because in_one hour she_was_desolated.
20 Be_being_gladdened over her, heaven, and the holy ones, and the ambassadors, and the prophets, because judged the god the judgement for_you_all by her.
21 And took_up one messenger a_stone mighty like stone great, and he_throw it into the sea saying:
Thus with_violence will_be_being_thrown Babulōn/(Bāⱱel?
) the great city, and by_no_means not it_may_be_found anymore.
22 And the_sound of_harpists, and musicians, and flute_players, and trumpeters, by_no_means not may_be_heard in you anymore, and every craftsman of_every craft by_no_means not may_be_found in you anymore, and the_sound of_a_grinding_stone by_no_means not may_be_heard in you anymore, 23 and the_light of_lamp by_no_means not may_shine in you anymore, and the_voice of_a_bridegroom and of_a_bride by_no_means not may_be_heard in you anymore, because the merchants of_you were the magnates of_the earth, because by the sorcery of_you were_deceived all the nations.
24 And in her the_blood of_prophets and of_holy ones was_found, and of_all the ones having_been_slain on the earth.
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