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KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
And
after these things I saw another angel come
down from
heaven, having great power
; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
After these things I saw another angel coming
down out
of
heaven, having great authority
; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
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.
And he cried with a mighty
voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is
Babylon
the
great
, and is become a
habitation of demons
, and a
hold of every unclean
spirit, and a hold
of every unclean and hateful bird.
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
.
For by
the wine of the wrath of her fornication all
the
nations
are
fallen;
and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth waxed rich by
the power
of her wantonness
.
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 .
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come forth
, my people, out
of
her,
that ye have
no
fellowship
with
her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues :
For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
for her sins have reached even
unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
Reward
her even as she rewarded
you
, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath
filled
fill
to
her double.
Render
unto
her even as she rendered
, and double `
unto her '
the
double according to her works: in the cup which she mingled,
mingle
unto
her double.
How much she hath
glorified herself, and lived
deliciously
, so much torment
and
sorrow
give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see
no sorrow
.
How much soever
she glorified herself, and waxed
wanton
, so much give her of
torment
and
mourning
: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall in
no wise
see
mourning
.
Therefore shall her plagues come in
one
day
, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire :
for strong is the Lord God who judgeth
her.
Therefore in
one
day
shall her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire ;
for strong is the Lord God who judged
her.
And the kings of the earth, who have
committed fornication and lived deliciously
with her, shall bewail
her,
and lament
for
her, when they shall
see
the smoke of her burning,
And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and lived wantonly
with her, shall weep
and wail
over
her, when they look
upon
the smoke of her burning,
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas
, alas
that
great city Babylon, that
mighty
city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Woe
, woe,
the
great city ,
Babylon, the
strong
city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
And the merchants of the earth shall
weep and mourn over her ;
for no man buyeth their merchandise any more :
And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her ,
for no man buyeth their merchandise any more ;
The
merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones
, and of
pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet ,
and all thyine wood, and all
manner
vessels
of ivory, and all
manner
vessels
of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble ,
merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stone
, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet ;
and all thyine wood, and every
vessel
of ivory, and every
vessel
made
of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble ;
And cinnamon, and odours
, and ointments
, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts
, and sheep ,
and horses ,
and chariots ,
and slaves ,
and souls of men.
and cinnamon, and spice
, and incense
, and ointment,
and
frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle
, and sheep ;
and `merchandise'
of
horses and chariots and slaves ;
and souls of men.
And the fruits that
thy soul lusted after are departed
from thee, and all things which
were dainty and goodly
are departed
from thee, and thou
shalt
find them no more at all.
And the fruits which
thy soul lusted after are gone
from thee, and all things that
were dainty and sumptuous
are perished
from thee, and `men'
shall
find them no more at all.
The merchants of these things, which
were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
The merchants of these things, who
were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;
And
saying, Alas
, alas
that
great city, that was clothed
in fine linen ,
and purple ,
and scarlet, and decked with gold ,
and precious stones,
and pearls
!
saying, Woe
, woe,
the
great city, she
that was arrayed
in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone
and pearl
!
For in one
hour so great riches is come
to
nought
. And every shipmaster, and all
the
company
in
ships
, and sailors
, and as many as trade
by sea, stood afar off,
for in an
hour so great riches is made
desolate
. And every shipmaster, and every
one
that
saileth
any
wither
, and mariners
, and as many as gain
their
living
by sea, stood afar off,
And cried when
they saw
the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto
this
great city !
and cried out
as
they looked
upon
the smoke of her burning, saying, What `
city '
is like the
great city ?
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing
, saying, Alas
, alas
that
great city, wherein were
made
rich
all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning
, saying, Woe
, woe,
the
great city, wherein all that had their
ships in the sea were
made
rich
by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy
apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged
you
on her.
Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints,
and
ye
apostles ,
and ye
prophets; for God hath judged
your
judgment
on her.
And a mighty
angel took up a stone like
a great millstone ,
and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence
shall that
great city Babylon
be thrown
down, and shall be found no more at all.
And a strong
angel took up a stone as
it
were
a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with a
mighty
fall
shall Babylon,
the
great city ,
be cast
down, and shall be found no more at all.
And the voice of harpers ,
and musicians,
and of
pipers,
and trumpeters ,
shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he
be
, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound
of a millstone
shall be heard no more at all in thee;
And the voice of harpers and minstrels
and flute-players
and trumpeters shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft, shall be found any more at
all
in thee; and the voice
of a mill
shall be heard no more at all in thee;
And the light of a candle
shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great
men
of the earth; for by
thy sorceries
were all nations deceived.
and the light of a lamp
shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the princes
of the earth; for with
thy sorcery
were all the
nations deceived.
And in her was found the blood of prophets ,
and of saints, and of all that were
slain upon the earth.
And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all that have
been
slain upon the earth.
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