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Revelation 17:16
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Revelation 17:16
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16 And the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will hate the whore;[a] they will make her desolate and naked; they will devour her flesh and burn her up with fire.(A)
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Revelation 18:8
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Revelation 18:8
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8 therefore her plagues will come in a single day—
pestilence and mourning and famine—
and she will be burned with fire,
for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”(A)
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 When the daughter of a priest profanes herself through prostitution, she profanes her father; she shall be burned to death.
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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 therefore, I will gather all your lovers with whom you took pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated; I will gather them against you from all around and will uncover your nakedness to them so that they may see all your nakedness.(A) 38 I will judge you as women who commit adultery and shed blood are judged and bring blood upon you in wrath and jealousy.(B) 39 I will deliver you into their hands, and they shall throw down your platform and break down your lofty places; they shall strip you of your clothes and take your beautiful objects and leave you naked and bare.(C) 40 They shall bring up a mob against you, and they shall stone you and cut you to pieces with their swords.(D) 41 They shall burn your houses and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women; I will stop you from prostituting yourself, and you shall also make no more payments.(E) 42 So I will satisfy my fury on you, and my jealousy shall turn away from you; I will be calm and will be angry no longer. 43 Because you have not remembered the days of your youth but have enraged me with all these things, therefore I have returned your deeds upon your head, says the Lord God.
Have you not committed lewdness beyond all your abominations?(F) 44 See, everyone who uses proverbs will use this proverb about you, “Like mother, like daughter.”(G)
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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 “Alas, alas, the great city,
clothed in fine linen,
in purple and scarlet,
adorned with gold,
with jewels, and with pearls!(A)
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(B)
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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 Great Whore and the Beast
17 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great whore[a] who is seated on many waters,(A) 2 with whom the kings of the earth have engaged in sexual immorality[b] and with the wine of whose prostitution the inhabitants of the earth have become drunk.”(B)
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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)
Revelation 18:19
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Revelation 18:19
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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.”(A)
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 judges shall declare them guilty of adultery and of bloodshed, because they are adulteresses, and blood is on their hands.(A)
46 For thus says the Lord God: Bring up an assembly against them, and make them an object of terror and of plunder. 47 The assembly shall stone them, and with their swords they shall cut them down; they shall kill their sons and their daughters and burn up their houses.(B) 48 Thus will I put an end to lewdness in the land, so that all women may take warning and not commit lewdness as you have done.(C) 49 They shall repay you for your lewdness, and you shall bear the penalty for your sinful idolatry, and you shall know that I am the Lord God.
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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)”
Jeremiah 50:41-42
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Jeremiah 50:41-42
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41 Look, a people is coming from the north;
a mighty nation and many kings
are stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.(A)
42 They wield bow and spear;
they are cruel and have no mercy.
The sound of them is like the roaring sea;
they ride upon horses,
set in array as a warrior for battle,
against you, O daughter Babylon!(B)
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 19:18
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Revelation 19:18
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18 to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of the mighty, the flesh of horses and their riders—flesh of all, both free and slave, both small and great.”(A)
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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 And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they are to receive authority as kings for one hour, together with the beast.(A) 13 These are united in yielding 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 of whom five have fallen, one is living, and the other has not yet come, and when he comes he must remain only a little while.
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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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12 The sixth angel poured his bowl on the great River Euphrates, and its water was dried up in order to prepare the way for the kings from the east.(A)
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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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