Revelation 18:20-24
English Standard Version
20 (A)Rejoice over her, O heaven,
and you saints and (B)apostles and prophets,
for (C)God has given judgment for you against her!”
21 Then (D)a mighty angel (E)took 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 will be found no more;
22 and (G)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 (H)the sound of the mill
will be heard in you no more,
23 and the light of a lamp
will shine in you no more,
and (I)the voice of bridegroom and bride
will be heard in you no more,
for (J)your merchants were the great ones of the earth,
and all nations were deceived (K)by your sorcery.
24 And (L)in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints,
and of (M)all who have been slain on earth.”
Revelation 18:20-24
Christian Standard Bible
20 Rejoice over her, heaven,
and you saints, apostles, and prophets,(A)
because God has pronounced on her the judgment(B) she passed on you!
The Finality of Babylon’s Fall
21 Then a mighty angel(C) picked up a stone like a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,
In this way, Babylon the great city
will be thrown down violently(D)
and never be found again.(E)
22 The sound of harpists, musicians,
flutists, and trumpeters
will never be heard in you again;(F)
no craftsman of any trade
will ever be found in you again;
the sound of a mill
will never be heard in you again;
23 the light of a lamp
will never shine in you again;
and the voice of a groom and bride
will never be heard in you again.(G)
All this will happen
because your merchants
were the nobility of the earth,
because all the nations were deceived
by your sorcery.
24 In her was found the blood of prophets and saints,(H)
and of all those slaughtered on the earth.(I)
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