Isaiah 21:9
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9 Look, riders come—
horsemen in pairs.”
And he answered, saying,
“Babylon has fallen,(A) has fallen.
All the images of her gods
have been shattered on the ground.”(B)
Jeremiah 51:7-8
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7 Babylon was a gold cup in the Lord’s hand,(A)
making the whole earth drunk.
The nations drank her wine;(B)
therefore, the nations go mad.(C)
8 Suddenly Babylon fell and was shattered.
Wail for her;
get balm(D) for her wound—
perhaps she can be healed.
Jeremiah 51:49
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49 Babylon must fall because of the slain of Israel,
even as the slain of the whole earth fell
because of Babylon.
Revelation 17:2
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2 The kings of the earth(A) committed sexual immorality with her, and those who live on the earth became drunk on the wine of her sexual immorality.”(B)
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Revelation 17:4
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4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, jewels, and pearls.(A) She had a golden cup in her hand filled with everything detestable(B) and with the impurities of her[a] prostitution.
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Revelation 18:2-3
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2 He called out in a mighty voice:
It has fallen,[a]
Babylon the Great has fallen!(A)
She has become a home for demons,
a haunt for every unclean spirit,
a haunt for every unclean bird,
and a haunt[b] for every unclean and despicable beast.[c](B)
3 For all the nations have drunk[d]
the wine of her sexual immorality,
which brings wrath.(C)
The kings of the earth
have committed sexual immorality with her,
and the merchants of the earth
have grown wealthy from her sensuality and excess.(D)
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