Isaiah 47:5
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5 “Sit in (A)silence, and go into darkness,
O daughter of the Chaldeans;
(B)For you shall no longer be called
The Lady of Kingdoms.
Habakkuk 2:20
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20 “But(A) the Lord is in His holy temple.
Let all the earth keep silence before Him.”
Isaiah 47:7
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7 And you said, ‘I shall be (A)a lady forever,’
So that you did not (B)take these things to heart,
(C)Nor remember the latter end of them.
Revelation 18:21-24
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Finality of Babylon’s Fall
21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, (A)“Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and (B)shall not be found anymore. 22 (C)The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters shall not be heard in you anymore. No craftsman of any craft shall be found in you anymore, and the sound of a millstone shall not be heard in you anymore. 23 (D)The light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, (E)and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore. For (F)your merchants were the great men of the earth, (G)for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived. 24 And (H)in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who (I)were slain on the earth.”
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Revelation 18:16-19
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16 and saying, ‘Alas, alas, (A)that great city (B)that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! 17 (C)For in one hour such great riches [a]came to nothing.’ (D)Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance 18 (E)and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, (F)‘What is like this great city?’
19 (G)“They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! (H)For in one hour she [b]is made desolate.’
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- Revelation 18:17 have been laid waste
- Revelation 18:19 have been laid waste
Revelation 18:7
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7 (A)In the measure that she glorified herself and lived [a]luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as (B)queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’
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- Revelation 18:7 sensually
Revelation 17:18
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18 And the woman whom you saw (A)is that great city (B)which reigns over the kings of the earth.”
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Revelation 17:3-5
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3 So he carried me away in the Spirit (A)into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting (B)on a scarlet beast which was full of (C)names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4 The woman (D)was arrayed in purple and scarlet, (E)and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, (F)having in her hand a golden cup (G)full of abominations and the filthiness of [a]her fornication. 5 And on her forehead a name was written:
(H)MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT,
THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS
AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS
OF THE EARTH.
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- Revelation 17:4 M the fornication of the earth
Jude 13
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13 (A)raging waves of the sea, (B)foaming up their own shame; wandering stars (C)for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.
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Matthew 22:12-13
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12 So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was (A)speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, [a]take him away, and cast him (B)into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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- Matthew 22:13 NU omits take him away, and
Zechariah 2:13
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13 (A)Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for He is aroused (B)from His holy habitation!”
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Daniel 2:37-38
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37 (A)You, O king, are a king of kings. (B)For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory; 38 (C)and wherever the children of men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of the heaven, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all—(D)you are this head of gold.
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Lamentations 1:1
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Jerusalem in Affliction
1 How lonely sits the city
That was full of people!
(A)How like a widow is she,
Who was great among the nations!
The (B)princess among the provinces
Has become a [a]slave!
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- Lamentations 1:1 Lit. forced laborer
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