Revelation 14:8 New International Version
8 A second angel followed and said, “‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great,’[a](A) which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries.”(B)
Footnotes
- Revelation 14:8 Isaiah 21:9
Isaiah 21:9 New International Version
Revelation 18:2-3 New International Version
2 With a mighty voice he shouted:
“‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!’[a](A)
She has become a dwelling for demons
and a haunt for every impure spirit,(B)
a haunt for every unclean bird,
a haunt for every unclean and detestable animal.(C)
3 For all the nations have drunk
the maddening wine of her adulteries.(D)
The kings of the earth committed adultery with her,(E)
and the merchants of the earth grew rich(F) from her excessive luxuries.”(G)
Footnotes
- Revelation 18:2 Isaiah 21:9
Jeremiah 51:7-8 New International Version
Revelation 16:19 New International Version
19 The great city(A) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered(B) Babylon the Great(C) and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.(D)
Cross references
Revelation 11:8 New International Version
8 Their bodies will lie in the public square of the great city(A)—which is figuratively called Sodom(B) and Egypt—where also their Lord was crucified.(C)
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Revelation 19:2 New International Version
Revelation 18:18-21 New International Version
18 When they see the smoke of her burning,(A) they will exclaim, ‘Was there ever a city like this great city(B)?’(C) 19 They will throw dust on their heads,(D) and with weeping and mourning(E) cry out:
“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,(F)
where all who had ships on the sea
became rich through her wealth!
In one hour she has been brought to ruin!’(G)
20 “Rejoice over her, you heavens!(H)
Rejoice, you people of God!
Rejoice, apostles and prophets!
For God has judged her
with the judgment she imposed on you.”(I)
The Finality of Babylon’s Doom
21 Then a mighty angel(J) picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea,(K) and said:
“With such violence
the great city(L) of Babylon will be thrown down,
never to be found again.
Cross references
- Revelation 18:18 : ver 9; Rev 19:3
- Revelation 18:18 : S Rev 17:18
- Revelation 18:18 : Eze 27:32; Rev 13:4
- Revelation 18:19 : Jos 7:6; La 2:10; Eze 27:30
- Revelation 18:19 : ver 11, 15; Eze 27:31
- Revelation 18:19 : ver 10, 16; Rev 17:18
- Revelation 18:19 : Rev 17:16
- Revelation 18:20 : Jer 51:48; S Rev 12:12
- Revelation 18:20 : Rev 19:2
- Revelation 18:21 : Rev 5:2; 10:1
- Revelation 18:21 : Jer 51:63
- Revelation 18:21 : S Rev 17:18
Revelation 18:10-11 New International Version
10 Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off(A) and cry:
11 “The merchants(D) of the earth will weep and mourn(E) over her because no one buys their cargoes anymore(F)—
Revelation 17:18 New International Version
18 The woman you saw is the great city(A) that rules over the kings of the earth.”
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Revelation 17:2-6 New International Version
2 With her the kings of the earth committed adultery, and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries.”(A)
3 Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit(B) into a wilderness.(C) There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet(D) beast that was covered with blasphemous names(E) and had seven heads and ten horns.(F) 4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls.(G) She held a golden cup(H) in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries.(I) 5 The name written on her forehead was a mystery:(J)
6 I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people,(M) the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.
When I saw her, I was greatly astonished.
Cross references
- Revelation 17:2 : S Rev 14:8
- Revelation 17:3 : S Rev 1:10
- Revelation 17:3 : Rev 12:6, 14
- Revelation 17:3 : Rev 18:12, 16
- Revelation 17:3 : Rev 13:1
- Revelation 17:3 : S Rev 12:3
- Revelation 17:4 : Eze 28:13; Rev 18:16
- Revelation 17:4 : Jer 51:7; Rev 18:6
- Revelation 17:4 : ver 2; S Rev 14:8
- Revelation 17:5 : ver 7
- Revelation 17:5 : S Rev 14:8
- Revelation 17:5 : ver 1, 2
- Revelation 17:6 : Rev 16:6; 18:24
Revelation 13:15-17 New International Version
15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship(A) the image to be killed.(B) 16 It also forced all people, great and small,(C) rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,(D) 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark,(E) which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.(F)
Nahum 3:19 New International Version
Daniel 4:30 New International Version
Ezekiel 16:15-22 New International Version
15 “‘But you trusted in your beauty and used your fame to become a prostitute. You lavished your favors on anyone who passed by(A) and your beauty became his.(B) 16 You took some of your garments to make gaudy high places,(C) where you carried on your prostitution.(D) You went to him, and he possessed your beauty.[a] 17 You also took the fine jewelry I gave you, the jewelry made of my gold and silver, and you made for yourself male idols and engaged in prostitution with them.(E) 18 And you took your embroidered clothes to put on them, and you offered my oil and incense(F) before them. 19 Also the food I provided for you—the flour, olive oil and honey I gave you to eat—you offered as fragrant incense before them. That is what happened, declares the Sovereign Lord.(G)
20 “‘And you took your sons and daughters(H) whom you bore to me(I) and sacrificed them as food to the idols. Was your prostitution not enough?(J) 21 You slaughtered my children and sacrificed them to the idols.(K) 22 In all your detestable practices and your prostitution you did not remember the days of your youth,(L) when you were naked and bare,(M) kicking about in your blood.(N)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 16:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
Cross references
- Ezekiel 16:15 : ver 25
- Ezekiel 16:15 : S Isa 57:8; S Jer 2:20; Eze 23:3; 27:3
- Ezekiel 16:16 : S Isa 57:7
- Ezekiel 16:16 : S 2Ki 23:7
- Ezekiel 16:17 : S Eze 7:20; Hos 2:13
- Ezekiel 16:18 : S Jer 44:5
- Ezekiel 16:19 : Hos 2:8
- Ezekiel 16:20 : S Jer 7:31
- Ezekiel 16:20 : Ex 13:2
- Ezekiel 16:20 : Ps 106:37-38; S Isa 57:5; Eze 23:37
- Ezekiel 16:21 : S 2Ki 17:17; S Jer 19:5
- Ezekiel 16:22 : S Ps 25:7; S 88:15; Jer 2:2; Hos 2:15; 11:1
- Ezekiel 16:22 : Hos 2:3
- Ezekiel 16:22 : ver 6
Jeremiah 51:64 New International Version
64 Then say, ‘So will Babylon sink to rise no more(A) because of the disaster I will bring on her. And her people(B) will fall.’”(C)
The words of Jeremiah end(D) here.
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