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For this reason, her diseases that result in death, misery, and famine
    will come in a single day.
She will be burned up in a fire,
    because powerful is the Lord God who judges her.”

The kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality with her and lived in luxury with her, will cry and mourn over her when they see the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.[a] 10 Frightened by the torture that she experiences,[b] they will stand far away and cry out,

“How terrible, how terrible it is for that great city,
    the powerful city Babylon,
        because your judgment arrived in a single hour!”

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 18:9 Lit. from her fire
  2. Revelation 18:10 Lit. by her torture

Therefore in one day(A) her plagues will overtake her:
    death, mourning and famine.
She will be consumed by fire,(B)
    for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.

Threefold Woe Over Babylon’s Fall

“When the kings of the earth who committed adultery with her(C) and shared her luxury(D) see the smoke of her burning,(E) they will weep and mourn over her.(F) 10 Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off(G) and cry:

“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,(H)
    you mighty city of Babylon!
In one hour(I) your doom has come!’

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