REV 18:8 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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ULT Because of this in one day her plagues will come:
⇔  death and mourning and famine,
⇔  and she will be consumed by fire,
⇔  for the Lord God judging her is mighty.”

UST Because the people of Babylon are so wicked, terrible things will happen to them all at once. Some will die and others will mourn for them. People will be hungry because they will have no food. The city will burn up completely. The Lord God is able to punish her in these ways because he is mighty.”

BLB 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."

AICNT For this reason her plagues will come in one day, death and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for [the Lord God][fn] who judges her is strong.

18:8, the Lord God: Absent from A(02).

OEB Therefore in one day will these curses strike her – death, misery, and famine, and she will be utterly consumed by fire; for mighty is the Lord God who condemned her.’

WEBBE Therefore in one day her plagues will come: death, mourning, and famine; and she will be utterly burnt with fire, for the Lord God who has judged her is strong.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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!”

LSV 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;

FBV Because of this her plagues will come upon her in just one day: death, mourning, and famine. She will be completely destroyed by fire, for the Lord God who condemns[fn] her has great power.

18:8 Or “judges.”

TCNT 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 [fn]has judged her.”

18:8 has judged 𝔐^A+,C,K [79.5%] ¦ judges 𝔐^A− TR [20.5%]

T4T So in one day terrible calamities/troubles will come upon them. The people in those cities will die, others will mourn for them, people will be hungry because there will be no food, and their cities will be burned up. The Lord God is able to punish those cities like that, because he is very powerful.”

LEB • Because of this her plagues will come in one day— death and mourning and famine—
• and she will be burned up with fire,
• because the Lord God who passes judgment on her is powerful!”

BBE For this reason in one day will her troubles come, death and sorrow and need of food; and she will be completely burned with fire; for strong is the Lord God who is her judge.

Moff so shall her plagues fall in a single day,
⇔ pestilence, tears, and famine:
⇔ she shall be burnt with fire--
⇔ for strong is God the Lord her judge.

Wymth "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.

ASV 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.

DRA 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.

YLT 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;

Drby for this reason in one day shall her plagues come, death and grief and famine, and she shall be burnt with fire; for strong [is the] Lord [fn]God who has judged her.

18.8 Elohim

RV 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.
(Therefore in one day shall her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burnt with fire; for strong is the Lord God which judged her. )

SLT 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burnt with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. )

KJB-1611 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine, and she shall bee vtterly burnt with fire, for strong is the Lord God, who iudgeth her.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and sorowe, and hunger, and she shalbe brent with fire: for strong is the Lorde whiche shall iudge her.
(Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and sorrow, and hunger, and she shall be burnt with fire: for strong is the Lord which shall judge her.)

Gnva Therefore shall her plagues come at one day, death, and sorowe, and famine, and she shalbe burnt with fire: for that God which condemneth her, is a strong Lord.
(Therefore shall her plagues come at one day, death, and sorrow, and famine, and she shall be burnt with fire: for that God which condemneth her, is a strong Lord. )

Cvdl Therfore shal her plages come at one daye, death, and sorowe, and honger, and she shalbe bret with fyre: for stronge is the LORDE God which shal iudge her.
(Therefore shall her plagues come at one day, death, and sorrow, and hunger, and she shall be burnt with fire: for strong is the LORD God which shall judge her.)

TNT Therfore shall her plages come at one daye deeth and sorowe and honger and she shallbe brent with fyre: for stronge ys the lorde god which iudgeth her.
(Therefore shall her plagues come at one day death and sorrow and hunger and she shallbe burnt with fire: for strong is the lord god which judgeth her. )

Wycl And therfor in o day hir woundis schulen come, deth, and mornyng, and hungur; and sche schal be brent in fier, for God is strong, that schal deme hir.
(And therefore in o day her wounds should come, death, and morning, and hunger; and she shall be burnt in fire, for God is strong, that shall judge her.)

Luth Darum werden ihre Plagen auf einen Tag kommen, der Tod, Leid und Hunger; mit Feuer wird sie verbrannt werden. Denn stark ist GOtt der HErr, der sie richten wird.
(Therefore become their/her plague/torment(n) on/in/to a day coming, the/of_the Tod, sorrow and hunger; with fire(n) becomes they/she/them burnt become. Because stark is God the/of_the LORD, the/of_the they/she/them direct becomes.)

ClVg Ideo in una die venient plagæ ejus, mors, et luctus, et fames, et igne comburetur: quia fortis est Deus, qui judicabit illam.[fn]
(Therefore/For_that_reason in/into/on together day they_will_come plagues his, death, and mournings, and hungers, and with_fire to_burn: because strong/powerful it_is God, who/which will_judge her. )

18.8 Mors. Absentia vitæ, id est Dei, quia præsentia ejus vita est.

18.8 Mors. Absentia of_life, that it_is of_God, because presence his life it_is.

UGNT διὰ τοῦτο, ἐν μιᾷ ἡμέρᾳ ἥξουσιν αἱ πληγαὶ αὐτῆς, θάνατος, καὶ πένθος, καὶ λιμός, καὶ ἐν πυρὶ κατακαυθήσεται; ὅτι ἰσχυρὸς Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὁ κρίνας αὐτήν.
(dia touto, en mia haʸmera haʸxousin hai plaʸgai autaʸs, thanatos, kai penthos, kai limos, kai en puri katakauthaʸsetai; hoti isⱪuros Kurios ho Theos ho krinas autaʸn.)

SBL-GNT διὰ τοῦτο ἐν μιᾷ ἡμέρᾳ ἥξουσιν αἱ πληγαὶ αὐτῆς, θάνατος καὶ πένθος καὶ λιμός, καὶ ἐν πυρὶ κατακαυθήσεται· ὅτι ἰσχυρὸς κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ κρίνας αὐτήν.
(dia touto en mia haʸmera haʸxousin hai plaʸgai autaʸs, thanatos kai penthos kai limos, kai en puri katakauthaʸsetai; hoti isⱪuros kurios ho theos ho krinas autaʸn.)

RP-GNT Διὰ τοῦτο ἐν μιᾷ ἡμέρᾳ ἥξουσιν αἱ πληγαὶ αὐτῆς, θάνατος καὶ πένθος καὶ λιμός, καὶ ἐν πυρὶ κατακαυθήσεται, ὅτι ἰσχυρὸς κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ κρίνας αὐτήν.
(Dia touto en mia haʸmera haʸxousin hai plaʸgai autaʸs, thanatos kai penthos kai limos, kai en puri katakauthaʸsetai, hoti isⱪuros kurios ho theos ho krinas autaʸn.)

TC-GNT Διὰ τοῦτο ἐν μιᾷ ἡμέρᾳ ἥξουσιν αἱ πληγαὶ αὐτῆς,
⇔ θάνατος, [fn]πένθος, καὶ λιμός,
⇔ καὶ ἐν πυρὶ κατακαυθήσεται,
⇔ ὅτι ἰσχυρὸς Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὁ [fn]κρίνας αὐτήν.
(Dia touto en mia haʸmera haʸxousin hai plaʸgai autaʸs,
⇔ thanatos, penthos, kai limos,
⇔ kai en puri katakauthaʸsetai,
⇔ hoti isⱪuros Kurios ho Theos ho krinas autaʸn. )

18:8 πενθος 𝔐^K [40.2%] ¦ και πενθος 𝔐^A,C ANT CT PCK RP TR [58.9%]

18:8 κρινας 𝔐^A+,C,K [79.5%] ¦ κρινων 𝔐^A− TR [20.5%]

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 18:1–24: Announcements/Messages about Babylon

In this section, three heavenly beings each announce something about Babylon. The first announcement is that the city is destroyed. Her riches and prosperity have been taken away.

The second announcement is that God’s people should leave Babylon before God destroys her. It also describes how kings and others mourn over the destroyed city.

The third announcement is that Babylon will never be built again.

Other examples of headings for this section are:

An angel announced that Babylon was destroyed, and some groups are sad

Announcements about the destruction of Babylon

Various people talk about Babylon

18:8a

Therefore her plagues will come in one day—

Therefore her disasters will all come in one day,
So these plagues will happen to her in a single day:

her plagues will come: The BSB literally represents the Greek here. This clause indicates that Babylon will suffer from these plagues. Other ways to translate this clause are:

she will experience her plagues (NET)

she will be struck with plagues (GNT)

plagues shall strike her (REB)

The plagues are listed in 18:8b. The BSB indicates the list of plagues follows by using a long dash (—) at the end of 18:8a. The NIV indicates that by using a colon.

plagues: Here the word plagues refers to “death and grief and famine” (18:8b). In some languages a literal translation would wrongly indicate only sicknesses. If that is true in your language, use a word that can refer to death, mourning, and famine. For example:

disasters

in one day: God will punish her with all the plagues in one day. This phrase also implies that the plagues will be sudden.

18:8b

death and grief and famine—

that is, death, grief, and famine.
death, great sorrow, and widespread hunger.

death and grief and famine: This phrase is a list of Babylon’s plagues (18:8a). Clearly indicate that death and grief and famine are her plagues. For example:

namely, death, mourning, and famine

The BSB uses punctuation as described in the previous note.

death: There are several ways to interpret the Greek word that the BSB translates as death:

The Greek word here has its literal meaning of death. For example:
death (NLT) (BSB, NIV, NLT, GW, CEV, NCV, ESV, KJV)
The Greek word here means fatal disease. For example:
pestilence (RSV) (RSV, NASB, NABRE, REB)
The Greek word here refers to disease in general. For example:
disease (GNT) (GNT, NJB, NET)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), because that is the usual meaning of the Greek word.Swete (page 231) and Lenski (page 521) support interpretation (1). But the Greek word may figuratively refer to things that lead to death, probably fatal diseases. See Smalley (155).

grief: This word is the same Greek word that the BSB translates as “grief” in 18:7b. You may want to translate it with the same word here.

famine: This word refers to an extreme shortage of food. During a famine, people die from hunger.

18:8c

and she will be consumed by fire,

She will be burned to ashes,
Fire will completely burn her,

she will be consumed by fire: This clause indicates that a fire will burn Babylon completely. The clause is passive. Some languages must use an active clause. For example:

Fire will burn her to ashes

They will completely burn her

consumed: Here the word consumed indicates that Babylon will be completely burned by fire.

18:8d

for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”

because the Lord God, the one who judges her, is mighty/powerful.
for the Lord God is mighty/powerful. He is the one who judges her and has punished her in those ways.

for: This conjunction introduces the reason why Babylon will be consumed by fire.

mighty is the Lord God who judges her: The BSB and some English versions have the description (the adjective mighty) before the one described. This is an English poetic style. In some languages it is more natural to have the description after. For example:

the Lord God, who judges her, is mighty (GNT)

mighty: This word not only refers to physical strength, but probably also to great authority. God has both the power and authority to judge Babylon.

the Lord God who judges her: The clause who judges her tells the reader more about God. In some languages a literal translation would wrongly indicate that there are other gods and only this one judges her. If that is true in your language, translate this clause so that it tells more about God. For example:

the Lord God. He judges her.

her judge is the…Lord God (CEV)

Lord: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Lord means “the one who has authority over (others),” or “owner.” God has authority over everyone. See how you translated this word in 4:8 or 17:14.

judges her: The word judges refers to deciding if someone is guilty or innocent of wrongdoing. The context implies that the Lord judged Babylon to be guilty. So he punished her with death, mourning, and famine (18:8b).

In some languages a literal translation would wrongly indicate only that God judged her, but he did not punish her. If that is true in your language, include some of the implied information. For example:

judges/judged her in that way

judges/judged her and punished her with those plagues

Parallel REV 18:8

Section 18:1–24: Announcements/Messages about Babylon

18:8a

18:8b

18:8c

18:8d