Revelation 18:20-24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
20 Rejoice over her, heaven,
and you saints, apostles, and prophets,(A)
because God has executed your judgment on her![a]
The Finality of Babylon’s Fall
21 Then a mighty angel(B) 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(C)
and never be found again.(D)
22 The sound of harpists, musicians,
flutists, and trumpeters
will never be heard in you again;(E)
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.(F)
All this will happen
because your merchants
were the nobility of the earth,
because all the nations were deceived
by your sorcery,[b]
24 and the blood of prophets and saints,
and of all those slaughtered on earth,
was found in you.[c](G)
Footnotes
- Revelation 18:20 Or God pronounced on her the judgment she passed on you; see Rv 18:6
- Revelation 18:23 Ancient sorcery or witchcraft often used spells and drugs. Here the term may be non-literal, that is, Babylon drugged the nations with her beauty and power.
- Revelation 18:24 Lit in her
Revelation 18:20-24
Lexham English Bible
20 Rejoice over her, heaven
and the saints and the apostles and the prophets,
because God has pronounced your judgment on her!”
21 And one powerful angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,
“In this way Babylon the great city will be thrown down with violence,
and will never be found again!
22 And the sound of harpists and musicians and flute players and trumpeters
will never be heard in you again!
And every craftsman of every trade
will never be found in you again!
And the sound of a mill
will never be heard in you again!
23 And the light of a lamp
will never shine in you again!
And the sound of a bridegroom and bride
will never be heard in you again!
For your merchants were the most important people of the earth,
because with your sorcery they deceived all the nations.
24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints
and all those who had been slaughtered on the earth.
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