Revelation 18:1-10

International Children’s Bible

“The great city of Babylon is destroyed!
    She has become a home for demons.
She has become a city for every evil spirit,
    a city for every unclean and hated bird.
³ All the peoples of the earth have drunk
    the strong wine of her sexual immorality.
The kings of the earth have sinned sexually with her,
    and the businessmen of the world have grown rich from the great wealth of her luxury.”

“Come out of that city, my people,
    so that you will not share in her sins.
    Then you will not receive the terrible things that will happen to her.
⁵ The city’s sins are piled up as high as the sky.
    God has not forgotten the wrongs she has done.
⁶ Give that city the same as she gave to others.
    Pay her back twice as much as she did.
Prepare wine for her that is twice as strong
    as the wine she prepared for others.
⁷ She gave herself much glory and rich living.
    Give her that much suffering and sadness.
She says to herself, ‘I am a queen sitting on my throne.
    I am not a widow; I will never be sad.’
⁸ So these terrible things will come to her in one day:
    death, crying, and great hunger.
She will be destroyed by fire,
    because the Lord God who judges her is powerful.”

“Terrible! How terrible, great city,
    powerful city of Babylon!
Your punishment has come in one hour!”