Jeremiah 51:41

New Living Translation

⁴¹“How Babylon^[a] is fallen—
great Babylon, praised throughout the earth!
Now she has become an object of horror
among the nations.

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Footnotes

51:41 Hebrew Sheshach, a code name for Babylon.

Jeremiah 51:41 in all English translations

Revelation 18:1-2

New Living Translation

The Fall of Babylon

18 After all this I saw another angel come down from heaven with great authority, and the earth grew bright with his splendor. ²He gave a mighty shout:

“Babylon is fallen—that great city is fallen!
    She has become a home for demons.
She is a hideout for every foul^[a] spirit,
    a hideout for every foul vulture
    and every foul and dreadful animal.^[b]

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18:2a Greek unclean; also in each of the two following phrases.
18:2b Some manuscripts condense the last two lines to read a hideout for every foul [unclean] and dreadful vulture.