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Revelation 17:16
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Revelation 17:16
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16 And the ten horns which you [a]saw on the beast, (A)these will hate the harlot, make her (B)desolate (C)and naked, eat her flesh and (D)burn her with fire.
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- Revelation 17:16 NU, M saw, and the beast
Revelation 18:8
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Revelation 18:8
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8 Therefore her plagues will come (A)in one day—death and mourning and famine. And (B)she will be utterly burned with fire, (C)for strong is the Lord God who [a]judges her.
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- Revelation 18:8 NU, M has judged
Revelation 18:8
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Revelation 18:8
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Leviticus 21:9
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Leviticus 21:9
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9 The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the harlot, she profanes her father. She shall be (A)burned with fire.
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Leviticus 21:9
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Leviticus 21:9
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9 “‘If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by becoming a prostitute, she disgraces her father; she must be burned in the fire.(A)
Ezekiel 16:37-44
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Ezekiel 16:37-44
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37 surely, therefore, (A)I will gather all your lovers with whom you took pleasure, all those you loved, and all those you hated; I will gather them from all around against you and will uncover your nakedness to them, that they may see all your nakedness. 38 And I will judge you as (B)women who break wedlock or (C)shed blood are judged; I will bring blood upon you in fury and jealousy. 39 I will also give you into their hand, and they shall throw down your shrines and break down (D)your [a]high places. (E)They shall also strip you of your clothes, take your beautiful jewelry, and leave you naked and bare.
40 (F)“They shall also bring up an assembly against you, (G)and they shall stone you with stones and thrust you through with their swords. 41 They shall (H)burn your houses with fire, and (I)execute judgments on you in the sight of many women; and I will make you (J)cease playing the harlot, and you shall no longer hire lovers. 42 So (K)I will lay to rest My fury toward you, and My jealousy shall depart from you. I will be quiet, and be angry no more. 43 Because (L)you did not remember the days of your youth, but [b]agitated Me with all these things, surely (M)I will also recompense your [c]deeds on your own head,” says the Lord God. “And you shall not commit lewdness in addition to all your abominations.
More Wicked than Samaria and Sodom
44 “Indeed everyone who quotes proverbs will use this proverb against you: ‘Like mother, like daughter!’
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- Ezekiel 16:39 Places for pagan worship
- Ezekiel 16:43 So with LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT were agitated with Me
- Ezekiel 16:43 Lit. way
Ezekiel 16:37-44
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Ezekiel 16:37-44
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37 therefore I am going to gather all your lovers, with whom you found pleasure, those you loved as well as those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and will strip(A) you in front of them, and they will see you stark naked.(B) 38 I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and who shed blood;(C) I will bring on you the blood vengeance of my wrath and jealous anger.(D) 39 Then I will deliver you into the hands(E) of your lovers, and they will tear down your mounds and destroy your lofty shrines. They will strip you of your clothes and take your fine jewelry and leave you stark naked.(F) 40 They will bring a mob against you, who will stone(G) you and hack you to pieces with their swords. 41 They will burn down(H) your houses and inflict punishment on you in the sight of many women.(I) I will put a stop(J) to your prostitution, and you will no longer pay your lovers. 42 Then my wrath against you will subside and my jealous anger will turn away from you; I will be calm and no longer angry.(K)
43 “‘Because you did not remember(L) the days of your youth but enraged me with all these things, I will surely bring down(M) on your head what you have done, declares the Sovereign Lord. Did you not add lewdness to all your other detestable practices?(N)
44 “‘Everyone who quotes proverbs(O) will quote this proverb about you: “Like mother, like daughter.”
Revelation 18:16-17
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Revelation 18:16-17
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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
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- Revelation 18:17 have been laid waste
Revelation 18:16-17
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Revelation 18:16-17
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16 and cry out:
“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,(A)
dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet,
and glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls!(B)
17 In one hour(C) such great wealth has been brought to ruin!’(D)
“Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea,(E) will stand far off.(F)
Revelation 17:1-2
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Revelation 17:1-2
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The Scarlet Woman and the Scarlet Beast
17 Then (A)one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying [a]to me, “Come, (B)I will show you the judgment of (C)the great harlot (D)who sits on many waters, 2 (E)with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and (F)the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.”
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- Revelation 17:1 NU, M omit to me
Revelation 17:1-2
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Revelation 17:1-2
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Babylon, the Prostitute on the Beast
17 One of the seven angels(A) who had the seven bowls(B) came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment(C) of the great prostitute,(D) who sits by many waters.(E) 2 With her the kings of the earth committed adultery, and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries.”(F)
Jeremiah 50:41-42
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Jeremiah 50:41-42
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41 “Behold,(A) a people shall come from the north,
And a great nation and many kings
Shall be raised up from the ends of the earth.
42 (B)They shall hold the bow and the lance;
(C)They are cruel and shall not show mercy.
(D)Their voice shall roar like the sea;
They shall ride on horses,
Set in array, like a man for the battle,
Against you, O daughter of Babylon.
Jeremiah 50:41-42
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Jeremiah 50:41-42
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41 “Look! An army is coming from the north;(A)
a great nation and many kings
are being stirred(B) up from the ends of the earth.(C)
42 They are armed with bows(D) and spears;
they are cruel(E) and without mercy.(F)
They sound like the roaring sea(G)
as they ride on their horses;
they come like men in battle formation
to attack you, Daughter Babylon.(H)
Revelation 18:19
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Revelation 18:19
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19 (A)“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! (B)For in one hour she [a]is made desolate.’
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- Revelation 18:19 have been laid waste
Revelation 18:19
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Revelation 18:19
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Ezekiel 23:45-49
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Ezekiel 23:45-49
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45 But righteous men will (A)judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women who shed blood, because they are adulteresses, and (B)blood is on their hands.
46 “For thus says the Lord God: (C)‘Bring up an assembly against them, give them up to trouble and plunder. 47 (D)The assembly shall stone them with stones and [a]execute them with their swords; (E)they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn their houses with fire. 48 Thus (F)I will cause lewdness to cease from the land, (G)that all women may be taught not to practice your lewdness. 49 They shall repay you for your lewdness, and you shall (H)pay for your idolatrous sins. (I)Then you shall know that I am the Lord God.’ ”
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- Ezekiel 23:47 Lit. cut down
Ezekiel 23:45-49
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Ezekiel 23:45-49
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45 But righteous judges will sentence them to the punishment of women who commit adultery and shed blood,(A) because they are adulterous and blood is on their hands.(B)
46 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Bring a mob(C) against them and give them over to terror and plunder.(D) 47 The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords; they will kill their sons and daughters(E) and burn(F) down their houses.(G)
48 “So I will put an end(H) to lewdness in the land, that all women may take warning and not imitate you.(I) 49 You will suffer the penalty for your lewdness and bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry.(J) Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.(K)”
Revelation 19:18
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Revelation 19:18
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18 (A)that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, [a]free and slave, both small and great.”
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- Revelation 19:18 NU, M both free
Revelation 19:18
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Revelation 19:18
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18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people,(A) free and slave,(B) great and small.”(C)
Revelation 17:12-13
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Revelation 17:12-13
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12 (A)“The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. 13 These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.
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Revelation 17:12-13
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Revelation 17:12-13
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12 “The ten horns(A) you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour(B) will receive authority as kings along with the beast. 13 They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast.(C)
Revelation 17:10
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Revelation 17:10
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10 There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must (A)continue a short time.
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Revelation 17:10
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Revelation 17:10
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10 They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.
Revelation 16:12
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Revelation 16:12
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Sixth Bowl: Euphrates Dried Up
12 Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl (A)on the great river Euphrates, (B)and its water was dried up, (C)so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared.
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Revelation 16:12
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Revelation 16:12
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12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,(A) and its water was dried up to prepare the way(B) for the kings from the East.(C)
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