Revelation 18:2-4
King James Version
2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
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Revelation 18:2-4
New International Version
2 With a mighty voice he shouted:
“‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!’[a](A)
She has become a dwelling for demons
and a haunt for every impure spirit,(B)
a haunt for every unclean bird,
a haunt for every unclean and detestable animal.(C)
3 For all the nations have drunk
the maddening wine of her adulteries.(D)
The kings of the earth committed adultery with her,(E)
and the merchants of the earth grew rich(F) from her excessive luxuries.”(G)
Warning to Escape Babylon’s Judgment
4 Then I heard another voice from heaven say:
Footnotes
- Revelation 18:2 Isaiah 21:9
- Revelation 18:4 Jer. 51:45
Revelation 18:2-4
English Standard Version
2 And he called out with a mighty voice,
(A)“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!
She has become (B)a dwelling place for demons,
a haunt (C)for every unclean spirit,
a haunt (D)for every unclean bird,
a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.
3 For all nations have drunk[a]
(E)the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality,
and (F)the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her,
and (G)the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.”
4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,
(H)“Come out of her, my people,
lest you take part in her sins,
lest you share in her plagues;
Footnotes
- Revelation 18:3 Some manuscripts fallen by
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