Ezekiel 28:19
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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)
Ezekiel 26:21
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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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Revelation 18:21
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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)
Revelation 18:15-19
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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)
Revelation 18:9-10
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9 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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- 18.9 Or prostitution
Ezekiel 27:35-36
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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)
Ezekiel 26:14
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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.
Jeremiah 51:63-64
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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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- 51.64 Gk: Heb on her. And they shall weary themselves
Isaiah 14:16-19
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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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- 14.19 Cn Compare Gk: Heb like a loathed branch
Psalm 76:12
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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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