Give her as much torment and grief
    as the glory and luxury she gave herself.(A)
In her heart she boasts,
    ‘I sit enthroned as queen.
I am not a widow;[a]
    I will never mourn.’(B)
Therefore in one day(C) her plagues will overtake her:
    death, mourning and famine.
She will be consumed by fire,(D)
    for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.

Threefold Woe Over Babylon’s Fall

“When the kings of the earth who committed adultery with her(E) and shared her luxury(F) see the smoke of her burning,(G) they will weep and mourn over her.(H) 10 Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off(I) and cry:

“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,(J)
    you mighty city of Babylon!
In one hour(K) your doom has come!’

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 18:7 See Isaiah 47:7,8.

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