Revelation 18:23
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23 and the light of a lamp
will shine in you no more,
and (A)the voice of bridegroom and bride
will be heard in you no more,
for (B)your merchants were the great ones of the earth,
and all nations were deceived (C)by your sorcery.
Revelation 18:3
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3 For all nations have drunk[a]
(A)the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality,
and (B)the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her,
and (C)the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.”
Footnotes
- Revelation 18:3 Some manuscripts fallen by
Isaiah 23:8
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8 Who has purposed this
against Tyre, the bestower of crowns,
whose merchants were princes,
whose traders were the honored of the earth?
Nahum 3:4
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4 And all for the countless whorings of the (A)prostitute,
(B)graceful and of deadly charms,
who betrays nations with her whorings,
and peoples with her charms.
Jeremiah 16:9
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9 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: (A)Behold, I will silence in this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.
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Jeremiah 7:34
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34 (A)And I will silence in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, (B)for the land shall become a waste.
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Revelation 22:15
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15 (A)Outside are (B)the dogs (C)and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
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Revelation 21:8
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8 (A)But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, (B)their portion will be in (C)the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is (D)the second death.”
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Revelation 18:22
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22 and (A)the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,
will be heard in you no more,
and a craftsman of any craft
will be found in you no more,
and (B)the sound of the mill
will be heard in you no more,
Revelation 18:11-19
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11 And (A)the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore, 12 cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, 13 cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls.[a]
14 “The fruit for which your soul longed
has gone from you,
and all your delicacies and your splendors
are lost to you,
never to be found again!”
15 (B)The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, (C)will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,
16 “Alas, alas, for the great city
(D)that was clothed in fine linen,
in purple and scarlet,
adorned with gold,
with jewels, and with pearls!
17 For (E)in a single hour all this wealth (F)has been laid waste.”
And (G)all shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off 18 and (H)cried out (I)as they saw the smoke of her burning,
(J)“What city was like the great city?”
19 And they threw (K)dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out,
“Alas, alas, for the great city
(L)where all who had ships at sea
grew rich by her wealth!
For (M)in a single hour she has been laid waste.
Footnotes
- Revelation 18:13 Or and slaves, and human lives
Revelation 18:9
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9 And (A)the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, (B)will weep and wail over her (C)when they see the smoke of her burning.
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Revelation 17:5
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5 And on her forehead was written a name of (A)mystery: (B)“Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth's abominations.”
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Revelation 17:2
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2 (A)with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and (B)with the wine of whose sexual immorality (C)the dwellers on earth have become drunk.”
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Revelation 13:13-16
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13 (A)It performs great signs, even (B)making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, 14 and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of[a] the beast (C)it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast (D)that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not (E)worship the image of the beast (F)to be slain. 16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave,[b] (G)to be marked on the right hand or the forehead,
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- Revelation 13:14 Or on behalf of
- Revelation 13:16 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
Ezekiel 27:33-34
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33 When your wares came from the seas,
(A)you satisfied many peoples;
with your abundant wealth and merchandise
(B)you enriched the kings of the earth.
34 Now (C)you are wrecked by the seas,
in the depths of the waters;
your merchandise and all your crew in your midst
have sunk with you.
Proverbs 24:20
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Job 21:17
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17 “How often is it that (A)the lamp of the wicked is put out?
That their calamity comes upon them?
That God[a] distributes pains in his anger?
Footnotes
- Job 21:17 Hebrew he
2 Kings 9:22
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22 And when Joram saw Jehu, he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?” He answered, “What peace can there be, so long as (A)the whorings and the sorceries of your mother Jezebel are so many?”
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Revelation 22:5
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5 And (A)night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp (B)or sun, for (C)the Lord God will be their light, and (D)they will reign forever and ever.
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Revelation 12:9
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9 And (A)the great dragon was thrown down, (B)that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, (C)the deceiver of the whole world—(D)he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
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Acts 8:11
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11 And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had (A)amazed them with his magic.
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Ezekiel 27:24-25
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24 In your market these traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of (A)blue and (B)embroidered work, and in carpets of colored material, bound with cords and made secure. 25 (C)The ships of (D)Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise. So you were filled and heavily laden (E)in the heart of the seas.
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Isaiah 47:9
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9 (A)These two things shall come to you
in a moment, (B)in one day;
the loss of children and widowhood
shall come upon you in full measure,
(C)in spite of your many sorceries
and the great power of your enchantments.
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