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20 (A)Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and (B)apostles and prophets, because (C)God has [a]pronounced judgment for you against her.”

21 Then [b]a (D)strong angel (E)picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon, (F)the great city, be thrown down with violence, and (G)will not be found any longer. 22 And (H)the sound of harpists and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters will not be heard in you any longer; and no craftsman of any craft will be found in you any longer; and the (I)sound of a mill will not be heard in you any longer; 23 and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the (J)voice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your (K)merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived (L)by your sorcery. 24 And in her was found the (M)blood of prophets and of saints and of (N)all who have been slain on the earth.”

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 18:20 Lit judged your judgment of her
  2. Revelation 18:21 Lit one

20 “Rejoice over her, you heavens!(A)
    Rejoice, you people of God!
    Rejoice, apostles and prophets!
For God has judged her
    with the judgment she imposed on you.”(B)

The Finality of Babylon’s Doom

21 Then a mighty angel(C) picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea,(D) and said:

“With such violence
    the great city(E) of Babylon will be thrown down,
    never to be found again.
22 The music of harpists and musicians, pipers and trumpeters,
    will never be heard in you again.(F)
No worker of any trade
    will ever be found in you again.
The sound of a millstone
    will never be heard in you again.(G)
23 The light of a lamp
    will never shine in you again.
The voice of bridegroom and bride
    will never be heard in you again.(H)
Your merchants were the world’s important people.(I)
    By your magic spell(J) all the nations were led astray.
24 In her was found the blood of prophets and of God’s holy people,(K)
    of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.”(L)

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