Look up to the heavens,
and look at the earth beneath;
for the heavens will vanish like smoke,
the earth will wear out like a garment,
and its inhabitants will die like gnats.[a](A)
But my salvation will last forever,(B)
and my righteousness will never be shattered.

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Footnotes

  1. 51:6 Or die in like manner

10 But the day of the Lord(A) will come like a thief;[a](B) on that day the heavens will pass away(C) with a loud noise, the elements will burn and be dissolved,(D) and the earth and the works on it will be disclosed.[b][c]

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Footnotes

  1. 3:10 Other mss add in the night
  2. 3:10 Other mss read will be burned up
  3. 3:10 Some Syriac and Coptic mss read will not be found

The Finality of Babylon’s Fall

21 Then a mighty angel(A) 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(B)
and never be found again.(C)

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