Revelation 14:8
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8 A second angel[a] followed, saying: “It has fallen, Babylon the Great has fallen,[b] who made all nations drink the wine of her sexual immorality,[c] which brings wrath.”(A)
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- Revelation 14:8 Lit Another angel, a second
- Revelation 14:8 Other mss omit the second has fallen
- Revelation 14:8 Or wine of her passionate immorality
Revelation 16:19
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19 The great city(A) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations[a] fell. Babylon the Great was remembered in God’s presence; He gave her the cup filled with the wine of His fierce anger.(B)
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- Revelation 16:19 Or the Gentile cities
Revelation 17:5
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5 On her forehead a cryptic name(A) was written:
BABYLON THE GREAT
THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES
AND OF THE VILE THINGS OF THE EARTH.
Revelation 17:18
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18 And the woman you saw is the great city that has an empire[a] over the kings of the earth.”
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- Revelation 17:18 Or has sovereignty or rulership
Revelation 18:2
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2 He cried in a mighty voice:
It has fallen,[a]
Babylon the Great has fallen!(A)
She has become a dwelling for demons,
a haunt for every unclean spirit,
a haunt for every unclean bird,
and a haunt[b] for every unclean and despicable beast.[c](B)
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- Revelation 18:2 Other mss omit It has fallen
- Revelation 18:2 Or prison
- Revelation 18:2 Other mss omit the words and a haunt for every unclean beast. The words and despicable then refer to the bird of the previous line.
Revelation 18:10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
10 They will stand far off in fear of her torment, saying:
Woe, woe, the great city,
Babylon, the mighty city!
For in a single hour[a]
your judgment has come.
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- Revelation 18:10 Suddenly
Revelation 18:21
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The Finality of Babylon’s Fall
21 Then a mighty angel(A) picked up a stone like a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying:
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