NASB — Revelation 18 — KJV

Babylon Is Fallen

1 After° these° things° I saw° another° aangel° bcoming° down° from heaven°, having° great° authority°, and the earth° was cillumined° with his glory°. 2 And he cried° out with a mighty° voice°, saying°, “IaFallen°, fallen° is Babylon° the great°! She bhas become° a dwelling° place° of demons° and a IIprison° of every° cunclean° spirit°, and a IIprison° of every° unclean° and hateful° bird°. 3 For all° the nations° Ihave drunk° of the awine° of the IIpassion° of her immorality°, and bthe kings° of the earth° have committed° [acts of] immorality° with her, and the cmerchants° of the earth° have become° rich° by the IIIwealth° of her IVdsensuality°.”

[1] aRv 17:1, 7 bRv 10:1 cEzk 43:2
[2] ILit Babylon...fell, fell IIOr haunt aIs 21:9; Jr 51:8; Rv 14:8 bIs 13:21f; 34:11, 13-15; Jr 50:39; 51:37; Zp 2:14f cRv 16:13
[3] ITwo early ancient mss read have fallen by IILit wrath IIILit power IVOr luxury aJr 51:7; Rv 14:8 bRv 17:2; 18:9 cEzk 27:9-25; Rv 18:11, 15, 19, 23 d1Ti 5:11; Rv 18:7, 9

4 ¶ I heard° another° voice° from heaven°, saying°, “aCome° out of her, my people°, so° that you will not participate° in her sins° and receive° of her plagues°; 5 for her sins° have Iapiled° up as high° as heaven°, and God° has bremembered° her iniquities°. 6 aPay° her back° even° as she has paid°, and Igive° back° [to her] double°° according° to her deeds°; in the bcup° which° she has mixed°, mix° twice° as much° for her. 7 aTo the degree° that she glorified° herself° and blived° Isensuously°, to the same° degree° give° her torment° and mourning°; for she says° in her heart°, ‘cI SIT° [as] A QUEEN° AND I AM° NOT A WIDOW°, and will never° see° mourning°.’ 8 For this° reason° ain one° day° her plagues° will come°, Ipestilence° and mourning° and famine°, and she will be bburned° up with fire°; for the Lord° God° who judges° her cis strong°.

[4] aIs 52:11; Jr 50:8; 51:6, 9, 45; 2Co 6:17
[5] ILit joined together aJr 51:9 bRv 16:19
[6] ILit double to her aPs 137:8; Jr 50:15, 29 bRv 17:4
[7] IOr luxuriously aEzk 28:2-8 b1Ti 5:11; Rv 18:3, 9 cIs 47:7f; Zp 2:15
[8] ILit death aIs 47:9; Jr 50:31f; Rv 18:10 bRv 17:16 cJr 50:34; Rv 11:17f

Lament for Babylon

9 ¶ “And athe kings° of the earth°, who committed° [acts of] immorality° and blived° Isensuously° with her, will cweep° and lament° over° her when° they dsee° the smoke° of her burning°, 10 astanding° at a distance° because° of the fear° of her torment°, saying°, ‘bWoe°, woe°, cthe great° city°, Babylon°, the strong° city°! For in done° hour° your judgment° has come°.’

[9] IOr luxuriously aRv 17:2; 18:3 b1Ti 5:11; Rv 18:3, 7 cEzk 26:16f; 27:35 dRv 14:11; 18:18; 19:3
[10] aRv 18:15, 17 bRv 18:16, 19 cRv 11:8; 16:19; 18:16, 18, 19, 21 dRv 17:12; 18:8, 17, 19

11 ¶ “And the amerchants° of the earth° bweep° and mourn° over° her, because° no° one° buys° their cargoes° any° more°12 cargoes° of agold° and silver° and precious° Istones° 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° and IIbronze° and iron° and marble°, 13 and cinnamon° and Ispice° 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 IIslaves° and IIIahuman° lives°. 14 The fruit° Iyou 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 amerchants° of bthese° things°, who became rich° from her, will cstand° at a distance° because° of the fear° of her torment°, weeping° and mourning°, 16 saying°, ‘aWoe°, woe°, bthe great° city°, she who cwas clothed° in fine° linen° and purple° and scarlet°, and Iadorned° with gold° and precious° IIstones° and pearls°; 17 for in aone° hour° such° great° wealth° has been laid° bwaste°!’ And cevery° shipmaster° and every° Ipassenger°°° and sailor°, and as many° as make° their living° by the sea°, astood° at a distance°, 18 and were acrying° out as they bsaw° the smoke° of her burning°, saying°, ‘cWhat° [city] is like° dthe great° city°?’ 19 And they threw° adust° on their heads° and were crying° out, weeping° and mourning°, saying°, ‘bWoe°, woe°, the great° city°, in which° all° who had° ships° at sea° cbecame rich° by her Iwealth°, for in bone° hour° she has been laid° dwaste°!’ 20 aRejoice° over° her, O heaven°, and you Isaints° and bapostles° and prophets°, because° cGod° has IIpronounced° judgment° for you against° her.”

[11] aEzk 27:9-25; Rv 18:3, 15, 19, 23 bEzk 27:27-34
[12] ILit stone IIOr brass aEzk 27:12-22; Rv 17:4
[13] IGr amomon IILit bodies IIILit souls of people (Gr anthropoi) a1Ch 5:21; Ezk 27:13; 1Ti 1:10
[14] ILit of your soul’s desire
[15] aRv 18:3 bRv 18:12, 13 cRv 18:10
[16] ILit gilded IILit stone and pearl aRv 18:10, 19 bRv 18:10, 18, 19, 21 cRv 17:4
[17] ILit one who sails to a place aRv 18:10 bRv 17:16; 18:19 cEzk 27:28f
[18] aEzk 27:30 bRv 18:9 cEzk 27:32; Rv 13:4 dRv 18:10
[19] ILit costliness aJsh 7:6; Jb 2:12; Lm 2:10 bRv 18:10 cRv 18:3, 15 dRv 17:16; 18:17
[20] IOr holy ones IILit judged your judgment of her aJr 51:48; Rv 12:12 bLk 11:49f cRv 6:10; 18:6ff; 19:2

21 ¶ Then° Ia astrong° angel° btook° up a stone° like° a great° millstone° and threw° it into the sea°, saying°, “So° will Babylon°, cthe great° city°, be thrown° down with violence°, and dwill not be found° any° longer°. 22 And athe 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 bsound° 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 avoice° of the bridegroom° and bride° will not be heard° in you any° longer°; for your bmerchants° were the great° men° of the earth°, because° all° the nations° were deceived° cby your sorcery°. 24 And in her was found° the ablood° of prophets° and of Isaints° and of ball° who have been slain° on the earth°.”

[21] ILit one aRv 5:2; 10:1 bJr 51:63f cRv 18:10 dEzk 26:21
[22] aIs 24:8; Ezk 26:13; Mt 9:23 bEc 12:4; Jr 25:10
[23] aJr 7:34; 16:9 bIs 23:8; Rv 6:15; 18:3 cNa 3:4; Rv 9:21
[24] IOr holy ones aRv 16:6; 17:6 bMt 23:35


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1 ¶ Andº afterº these thingsº I sawºª anotherº angelº come downºª fromº heaven,º havingºª greatº power;º andº the² earthº was lightenedºª withº his¹² glory.º

[1] Is 60:1; Ezk 43:2; Lk 17:24; 2Th 2:8; Rv 17:1; 21:23.

Babylon is fallen.

2 Andº he criedºª mightilyº² with¹ a strongº voice,º saying,ºª Babylonº the² greatº is fallen,ºª is fallen,ºª andº is becomeºª the habitationº of devils,º andº the holdº of everyº foulº spirit,º andº a cageº of everyº uncleanº andº hatefulºª bird.º 3 Forº allº nationsº have drunkºª ofº the² wineº of the² wrathº of her¹² fornication,º andº the² kingsº of the² earthº have committed fornicationºª withº her,º andº the² merchantsº of the² earthº are waxed richºª throughº the² abundanceº of herº delicacies.º

[2] Lv 11:13; Is 13:19, 20; 14:23; 21:8, 9; 34:11; Jr 25:30; 50:39; 51:8, 37, 60; Jol 3:16; Mk 5:3; Lk 8:27; Rv 1:15; 5:2; 10:3; 14:8, 15; 16:19; 17:5, 18; 18:10, 21.
[3] Pv 23:1; Is 47:15; Jr 51:7, 34; Lm 4:5; Lk 7:25; 2P 2:1; Rv 14:8; 17:2; 18:9, 11, 23.

The people of God commanded to depart out of her.

4 Andº I heardºª anotherº voiceº fromº heaven,º saying,ºª Comeºª out ofº her,º myº people,º that¹ª² ye be¹ª not¹ partakersºª² of her¹² sins,º andº that¹ª² ye receiveºª not¹² ofº her¹² plagues.º 5 Forº her¹² sinsº have reachedºªª¹ª untoº heaven,º andº Godº hath rememberedºª her¹² iniquities.º 6 Rewardºª herº evenº asº sheºª¹ rewardedºª you,º andº doubleºª unto herº doubleº according² to¹ her¹² works:º inº the² cupº whichº she hath filledºª fillºª to herº double.º 7 How muchº she hath glorifiedºª herself,º andº lived deliciously,ºª so muchº tormentº andº sorrowº giveºª her:º forº she saithºª inº her¹² heart,º I sitºª a queen,º andº amºª noº widow,º andº shall seeºª noº sorrow.º 8 Thereforeºº shall¹ª her¹² plaguesº comeºª inº oneº day,º death,º andº mourning,º andº famine;º andº she shall be utterly burnedºª withº fire:º forº strongº [is] the Lordº Godº who¹ judgethºª her.º

[4] Gn 19:12; Nu 16:26; Ps 50:18; Is 48:20; 52:11; Jr 50:8; 51:6, 45, 50; Mt 23:30; 24:15; 2Co 6:17; 1Ti 5:22; 2Jn 1:11.
[5] Gn 18:20; 2Ch 28:9; Ezr 9:6; Jr 51:9; Jna 1:2; Rv 16:19.
[6] Ex 21:23; Ps 137:8; Is 40:2; 61:7; Jr 16:18; 17:18; 50:15, 29; 51:24, 49; Zc 9:12; 2Ti 4:14; Rv 13:10; 14:10; 16:5, 19; 17:2, 4.
[7] Ps 45:9; Is 22:12; 47:1, 7; Jr 13:18; Lm 1:1; Ezk 28:2; Zp 2:15; 2Th 2:4.
[8] Jb 9:19; Ps 62:11; Is 27:1; 47:9; Jr 50:31, 34; 51:6, 58; 1Co 10:22; Rv 11:17; 17:18; 18:9, 10, 17, 19; 19:3.

The kings of the earth,

9 Andº the² kingsº of the² earth,º who¹ have committed fornicationºª andº lived deliciouslyºª withº her,º shall bewailºª her,º andº lamentºª forº her,º whenº they shall seeºª the² smokeº of her¹² burning,º 10 Standingºª afar¹ offº² forº the² fearº of her¹² torment,º saying,ºª Alas,º alas,º that greatº cityº Babylon,º that mightyº city!º forº inº oneº hourº is¹ª thyº judgmentº come.ºª

[9] Gn 19:28; Dt 29:23; Ps 58:10; Is 13:19; 30:33; 34:9; Jr 50:40, 46; Ezk 26:16; 32:9; Dn 4:14; Zc 11:2; Rv 14:11; 17:2, 12; 18:3, 7, 18, 20; 19:3.
[10] Nu 16:34; Is 21:9; Jr 30:7; 51:8; Jol 1:15; Am 5:16; Rv 14:8; 18:8, 16, 17, 19.

with the merchants and mariners, lament over her.

11 Andº the² merchantsº of the² earthº shall weepºª andº mournºª overº her;º forº no manº buyethºª their¹² merchandiseº any more:º 12 The merchandiseº of gold,º andº silver,º andº preciousº stones,º andº of pearls,º andº fine linen,º andº purple,º andº silk,º andº scarlet,º andº allº thyineº wood,º andº all mannerº vesselsº of ivory,º andº all mannerº vesselsº ofº most preciousº wood,º andº of brass,º andº iron,º andº marble,º 13 Andº cinnamon,º andº odours,º andº ointments,º andº frankincense,º andº wine,º andº oil,º andº fine flour,º andº wheat,º andº beasts,º andº sheep,º andº horses,º andº chariots,º andº slaves,º andº soulsº of men.º 14 Andº the² fruitsº that thyº soulº lusted afterº are departedºª fromº thee,º andº all thingsº which¹ were daintyº andº goodlyº are departedºª fromº thee,º andº thou shalt findºª themº no more¹ at all.º² 15 The² merchantsº of these things,º which¹ were made richºª byº her,º shall standºª afar¹ offº² forº the² fearº of her¹² torment,º weepingºª andº wailing,ºª 16 Andº saying,ºª Alas,º alas,º that greatº city,º that was clothed² in¹ª fine linen,º andº purple,º andº scarlet,º andº deckedºª withº gold,º andº preciousº stones,º andº pearls!º 17 Forº in oneº hourº so greatº richesº is come to nought.ºª Andº everyº shipmaster,º andº allº the² companyº inº ships,º andº sailors,º andº as many asº tradeºª by sea,º stoodºª afar¹ off,º² 18 Andº criedºª when they sawºª the² smokeº of her¹² burning,º saying,ºª Whatº [city is] like¹ unto² this greatº city!º 19 Andº they castºª dustº onº their¹² heads,º andº cried,ºª weepingºª andº wailing,ºª saying,ºª Alas,º alas,º that greatº city,º whereinºº were made richºª allº that hadºª shipsº inº the² seaº by reason ofº her¹² costliness!º forº in oneº hourº is she made desolate.ºª

[11] Pv 3:14; Is 23:1; 47:15; Ezk 26:17; 27:27; Zp 1:11, 18; Mt 22:5; Jn 2:16; 2P 2:3; Rv 13:16; 18:3, 9, 15, 20, 23.
[12] 1K 10:11; 2Ch 2:8; Pv 8:10; Ezk 27:5; Rv 17:4.
[13] Ex 21:16; Dt 24:7; 28:68; 1K 10:10, 15, 25; 2Ch 9:9; Ne 5:4, 8; Pv 7:17; So 1:3; 4:13; 5:5; Is 50:1; Ezk 27:13; Am 2:6; 6:6; 8:6; Jn 12:3; 1Ti 1:10; 2P 2:3.
[14] Nu 11:4, 34; Ps 78:18; 106:14; Lk 12:20; 16:25; 1Co 10:6; Jm 4:2; 1Jn 2:16.
[15] Jg 18:23; Ezk 27:31; Ho 12:7; Am 5:16; Zc 11:5; Mk 11:17; Ac 16:19; 19:24; Rv 18:3, 11.
[16] Lk 16:19; Rv 17:4; 18:10.
[17] Is 23:14; 47:9; Jr 51:8; Lm 4:6; Ezk 27:27; Jna 1:6; Rv 18:10, 11.
[18] Is 23:8; Jr 51:37; Ezk 27:30; Rv 13:4; 18:9, 10.
[19] Jsh 7:6; 1S 4:12; 2S 13:19; Ne 9:1; Jb 2:12; Ezk 27:30; Rv 18:8, 10, 15.

The saints rejoice for the judgments of God upon her.

20 Rejoiceºª overº her,º [thou] heaven,º andº [ye] holyº apostlesº andº prophets;º forº Godº hath avengedººª youº onº her.º 21 Andº aº mightyº angelº took upºª a stoneº likeº a greatº millstone,º andº castºª [it] intoº the² sea,º saying,ºª Thusº with violenceº shall¹ª that greatº cityº Babylonº be thrown down,ºª andº shall be foundºª no more¹ at all.º² 22 Andº the voiceº of harpers,º andº musicians,º andº of pipers,º andº trumpeters,º shall be heardºª no more¹ at allº² inº thee;º and¹ noº¹ craftsman,º of whatsoeverº craftº [he be], shall be foundºª any moreº² inº thee;º andº the soundº of a millstoneº shall be heardºª no more¹ at allº² inº thee;º 23 Andº the lightº of a candleº shall shineºª no more¹ at allº² inº thee;º andº the voiceº of the bridegroomº andº of the brideº shall be heardºª no more¹ at allº² inº thee:º forº thyº merchantsº wereºª the² great menº of the² earth;º forº byº thyº sorceriesº were¹ª allº nationsº deceived.ºª 24 Andº inº herº was foundºª the bloodº of prophets,º andº of saints,º andº of allº that were slainºª uponº the² earth.º

[20] Dt 32:42; Jg 5:31; Ps 18:47; 48:11; 58:10; 94:1; 96:11; 107:42; 109:28; Pv 11:10; Is 26:21; 44:23; 49:13; Jr 51:47; Lk 11:49; 18:7; Ep 2:20; 3:5; 4:11; 2P 3:2; Jde 1:17; Rv 6:10; 19:1, 2.
[21] Ex 15:5; Ne 9:11; Jb 20:8; Ps 37:36; Jr 51:63; Ezk 26:21; Dn 11:19; Rv 12:8; 16:20; 18:22; 20:11.
[22] Is 24:8; Jr 7:34; 16:9; 25:10; 33:11; Ezk 26:13.
[23] 2K 9:22; Jb 21:17; Pv 4:18; 24:20; Is 23:8; 47:9; Ezk 27:24, 33; Na 3:4; Ac 8:11; Rv 12:9; 13:13; 17:2, 5; 18:3, 9, 11, 22; 21:8; 22:5, 15.
[24] Jr 2:34; 51:49; Ezk 22:9, 12, 27; Dn 7:21; Mt 23:27; Lk 11:47; Ac 7:52; 1Th 2:15; Rv 11:7; 16:6; 17:6; 19:2.


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