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19 All who know you among the peoples
    are appalled at you;
you have come to a dreadful end
    and shall be no more forever.(A)

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19 All the nations who knew you
    are appalled(A) at you;
you have come to a horrible end
    and will be no more.(B)’”

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21 I will bring you to a dreadful end, and you shall be no more; though sought for, you will never be found again, says the Lord God.(A)

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21 I will bring you to a horrible end and you will be no more.(A) You will be sought, but you will never again be found, declares the Sovereign Lord.”(B)

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21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,

“With such violence Babylon the great city
    will be thrown down
    and will be found no more;(A)

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The Finality of Babylon’s Doom

21 Then a mighty angel(A) picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea,(B) and said:

“With such violence
    the great city(C) of Babylon will be thrown down,
    never to be found again.

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15 The merchants of these wares, who grew wealthy from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,(A)

16 “Alas, alas, the great city,
    clothed in fine linen,
        in purple and scarlet,
    adorned with gold,
        with jewels, and with pearls!(B)
17 For in one hour all this wealth has been laid waste!”

And all shipmasters and seafarers, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off(C) 18 and cried out as they saw the smoke of her burning,

“What city was like the great city?”(D)

19 And they threw dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out,

“Alas, alas, the great city,
    where all who had ships at sea
    grew rich by her wealth!
For in one hour she has been laid waste.”(E)

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15 The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her(A) will stand far off,(B) terrified at her torment. They will weep and mourn(C) 16 and cry out:

“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,(D)
    dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet,
    and glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls!(E)
17 In one hour(F) such great wealth has been brought to ruin!’(G)

“Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea,(H) will stand far off.(I) 18 When they see the smoke of her burning,(J) they will exclaim, ‘Was there ever a city like this great city(K)?’(L) 19 They will throw dust on their heads,(M) and with weeping and mourning(N) cry out:

“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,(O)
    where all who had ships on the sea
    became rich through her wealth!
In one hour she has been brought to ruin!’(P)

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And the kings of the earth, who engaged in sexual immorality[a] and lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning;(A) 10 they will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say,

“Alas, alas, the great city,
    Babylon, the mighty city!
For in one hour your judgment has come.”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 18.9 Or prostitution

Threefold Woe Over Babylon’s Fall

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

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

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35 All the inhabitants of the coastlands
    are appalled at you,
and their kings are horribly afraid;
    their faces are convulsed.(A)
36 The merchants among the peoples hiss at you;
    you have come to a dreadful end
    and shall be no more forever.”(B)

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35 All who live in the coastlands(A)
    are appalled(B) at you;
their kings shudder with horror
    and their faces are distorted with fear.(C)
36 The merchants among the nations scoff at you;(D)
    you have come to a horrible end
    and will be no more.(E)’”

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14 I will make you a bare rock;
    you shall be a place for spreading nets.
You shall never again be rebuilt,
    for I the Lord have spoken,
    says the Lord God.

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14 I will make you a bare rock, and you will become a place to spread fishnets. You will never be rebuilt,(A) for I the Lord have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.

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63 When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it, and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates,(A) 64 and say, ‘Thus shall Babylon sink, to rise no more, because of the disasters that I am bringing on her.’ ”[a]

Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 51.64 Gk: Heb on her. And they shall weary themselves

63 When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates.(A) 64 Then say, ‘So will Babylon sink to rise no more(B) because of the disaster I will bring on her. And her people(C) will fall.’”(D)

The words of Jeremiah end(E) here.

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16 Those who see you will stare at you
    and ponder over you:
“Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
    who shook kingdoms,(A)
17 who made the world like a desert
    and overthrew its cities,
    who would not let his prisoners go home?”(B)
18 All the kings of the nations lie in glory,
    each in his own tomb,
19 but you are cast out, away from your grave,
    like loathsome carrion,[a]
clothed with the dead, those pierced by the sword,
    who go down to the stones of the Pit
    like a corpse trampled underfoot.(C)

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  1. 14.19 Cn Compare Gk: Heb like a loathed branch

16 Those who see you stare at you,
    they ponder your fate:(A)
“Is this the man who shook(B) the earth
    and made kingdoms tremble,
17 the man who made the world a wilderness,(C)
    who overthrew(D) its cities
    and would not let his captives go home?”(E)

18 All the kings of the nations lie in state,
    each in his own tomb.(F)
19 But you are cast out(G) of your tomb
    like a rejected branch;
you are covered with the slain,(H)
    with those pierced by the sword,(I)
    those who descend to the stones of the pit.(J)
Like a corpse trampled underfoot,

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12 who cuts off the spirit of princes,
    who inspires fear in the kings of the earth.(A)

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12 He breaks the spirit of rulers;
    he is feared by the kings of the earth.

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