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Revelation 18

1AfterthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778IsawG3708anotherangelἄγγελονangelonG32comingG2597downG2597outofheavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,havinggreatμεγάλην,megalēnG3173authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849;andtheearthγῆgēG1093waslightenedwithhisgloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

2AndhecriedG2896withamightyἰσχυρᾷischuraG2478voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,FallenG4098,fallenG4098isBabylonΒαβυλὼνBabulōnG897thegreatμεγάληmegalēG3173,andisbecomeἐγένετοegenetoG1096ahabitationofdemonsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140,andaholdofeveryuncleanG169spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,andaholdofeveryuncleanG169andhatefulbirdG3732.

3ForbythewineοἴνουoinouG3631ofthewrathθυμοῦthumouG2372ofherfornicationallthenationsἔθνη,ethnēG1484arefallen;andthekingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935oftheearthγῆςgēsG1093committedG4203fornicationwithher,andthemerchantsἔμποροιemporoiG1713oftheearthγῆςgēsG1093waxedrichG4147bythepowerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411ofherwantonness.

4AndIheardG191anothervoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456fromheavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,sayingλέγουσαν·legousanG3004,ComeἐξέλθατεexelthateG1831forthG1831,mypeopleλαόςlaosG2992,outofher,thatyehavenofellowshipwithhersinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266,andthatyereceiveλάβητε·labēteG2983notofherplaguesG4127:

5forhersinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266havereachedevenG2532untoheavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,andGodθεὸςtheosG2316hathrememberedG3421heriniquities.

6RenderG591untoherevenG2532assherendered,anddoubleG1362untoherthedoubleG1362accordingκατὰkataG2596toherworksἔργαergaG2041:inthecupποτηρίῳpotēriōG4221whichshemingled, mingle untoherdoubleG1362.

7HowmuchὅσαhosaG3745soeversheglorifiedG1392herself,andwaxed wanton,somuchG3745giveδότεdoteG1325heroftormentβασανισμὸνbasanismonG929andmourningG3997:forshesaithinherheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,IsitκάθημαιkathēmaiG2521aqueenβασίλισσαbasilissaG938,andamG1510nowidowχήραchēraG5503,andshallinnowiseseeG3708mourningG3997.

8ThereforeinoneμιᾷmiaG1520dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250shallherplaguesG4127comeἥξουσινhēxousinG2240,deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288,andmourningG3997,andfamineλιμός,limosG3042;andsheshallbeutterlyburnedκατακαυθήσεται,katakauthēsetaiG2618withfireπυρὶpuriG4442;forstrongG2478istheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962GodθεὸςtheosG2316whojudgedG2919her.

9AndthekingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935oftheearthγῆςgēsG1093,whocommittedG4203fornicationandlivedwantonlywithher,shallweepκλαύσουσινklausousinG2799andwailκόψονταιkopsontaiG2875overher,whenὅτανhotanG3752theylookG991uponthesmokeκαπνὸνkapnonG2586ofherburningπυρώσεωςpurōseōsG4451,

10standingἑστηκότεςhestēkotesG2476afaroffforthefearφόβονphobonG5401ofhertormentβασανισμοῦbasanismouG929,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WoeοὐαὶouaiG3759,woeοὐαὶouaiG3759,thegreatμεγάληmegalēG3173cityπόλιςpolisG4172,BabylonΒαβυλὼνBabulōnG897,thestrongἰσχυρά,ischuraG2478cityπόλιςpolisG4172!forinoneμιᾷmiaG1520hourὥρᾳhōraG5610isthyjudgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920comeἦλθενēlthenG2064.

11AndthemerchantsἔμποροιemporoiG1713oftheearthγῆςgēsG1093weepκλαίουσινklaiousinG2799andmournπενθοῦσινpenthousinG3996overher,fornomanbuyeththeirmerchandiseanymore;

12merchandiseofgoldχρυσοῦchrusouG5557,andsilverἀργύρουargurouG696,andpreciousτιμίουtimiouG5093stoneλίθουlithouG3037,andpearlsμαργαριτῶνmargaritōnG3135,andfineβυσσίνουbussinouG1039linenG1039,andpurpleπορφύραςporphurasG4209,andsilk,andscarletκοκκίνουkokkinouG2847;andallthyinewoodξύλονxulonG3586,andeveryvesselG4632ofivory,andeveryvesselG4632madeofmostpreciousτιμιωτάτουtimiōtatouG5093woodξύλουxulouG3586,andofbrass,andiron,andmarble;

13andcinnamon,andspice,andincenseθυμιάματαthumiamataG2368,andointment,andfrankincenseλίβανονlibanonG3030,andwineοἶνονoinonG3631,andoilἔλαιονelaionG1637,andfineflour,andwheatσῖτονsitonG4621,andcattle,andsheepπρόβαταprobataG4263;andmerchandiseofhorsesG2462andchariotsandslaves;andsoulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590ofmenG444.

14AndthefruitswhichthysoulψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590lustedafteraregoneG565fromthee,andallthingsG3956thatweredaintyandsumptuousareperishedG622fromthee,andmenshallfindεὑρήσουσιν.heurēsousinG2147themnomoreatall.

15ThemerchantsἔμποροιemporoiG1713ofthesethingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778,whoweremaderichG4147byher,shallstandστήσονταιstēsontaiG2476afaroffforthefearφόβονphobonG5401ofhertormentβασανισμοῦbasanismouG929,weepingκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799andmourningπενθοῦντες,penthountesG3996;

16sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WoeοὐαὶouaiG3759,woeοὐαὶouaiG3759,thegreatμεγάλη,megalēG3173cityπόλιςpolisG4172,shethatwasarrayedinfineβύσσινονbussinonG1039linenG1039andpurpleπορφυροῦνporphurounG4210andscarletκόκκινονkokkinonG2847,anddeckedwithgoldχρυσίῳchrusiōG5553andpreciousτιμίῳtimiōG5093stoneλίθῳlithōG3037andpearlμαργαρίτῃ,margaritēG3135!

17forinoneμιᾷmiaG1520hourὥρᾳhōraG5610sogreatrichesG4149ismade desolate.Andeveryshipmaster,andeveryoneG1520thatsailethanywhither,andmariners,andasmanyὅσοιhosoiG3745asgaintheirlivingbyseaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,stoodG2476afaroff,

18andcriedἔκραζονekrazonG2896outastheylooked uponthesmokeκαπνὸνkapnonG2586ofherburningπυρώσεωςpurōseōsG4451,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhatcityπόλειpoleiG4172islikethegreatμεγάλῃ;megalēG3173cityG4172?

19AndtheycastἔβαλονebalonG906dustχοῦνchounG5522ontheirheadsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776,andcriedἔκραζονekrazonG2896,weepingκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799andmourningπενθοῦντεςpenthountesG3996,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WoeοὐαὶouaiG3759,woeοὐαὶouaiG3759,thegreatμεγάλη,megalēG3173cityπόλιςpolisG4172, whereinallthathadtheirshipsπλοῖαploiaG4143intheseaθαλάσσῃthalassēG2281weremaderichG4147byreasonofhercostliness!forinoneμιᾷmiaG1520hourὥρᾳhōraG5610isshemadedesolate.

20RejoiceεὐφραίνουeuphrainouG2165overher, thouheavenοὐρανὲouraneG3772,andyesaintsἅγιοιhagioiG40,andyeapostlesG652,andyeprophetsπροφῆται,prophētaiG4396;forGodθεὸςtheosG2316hathjudgedἔκρινενekrinenG2919yourjudgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917onher.

21AndastrongG2478angelἄγγελοςangelosG32tookG142upastoneλίθονlithonG3037asitwereagreatμέγανmeganG3173millstoneG3458andcastἔβαλενebalenG906itintotheseaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,ThusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779withamightyἰσχυρὸςischurosG2478fallshallBabylonΒαβυλὼνBabulōnG897,thegreatμεγάληmegalēG3173cityπόλιςpolisG4172,becastβληθήσεταιblēthēsetaiG906down,andshallbefoundG2147nomoreG2089atall.

22AndthevoiceG5456ofharpersandminstrelsandflute-playersαὐλητῶνaulētōnG834andtrumpetersshallbeheardG191nomoreG2089atallinthee;andnocraftsman,ofwhatsoevercraftτέχνηςtechnēsG5078,shallbefoundG2147anymoreG2089atallinthee;andthevoiceG5456ofamillshallbeheardG191nomoreG2089atallinthee;

23andthelightφῶςphōsG5457ofalampλύχνουluchnouG3088shallshineφάνῃphanēG5316nomoreG2089atallinthee;andthevoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456ofthebridegroomνυμφίουnumphiouG3566andofthebrideνύμφηςnumphēsG3565shallbeG1510heardG191nomoreG2089atallinthee:forthymerchantsἔμποροίemporoiG1713wereG1510theprincesoftheearthγῆς,gēsG1093;forwiththysorceryφαρμακείᾳpharmakeiaG5331wereG1510allthenationsἔθνη.ethnēG1484deceivedG4105.

24AndinherwasfoundG2147thebloodαἷμαhaimaG129ofprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396andofsaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,andofallthathavebeenslainἐσφαγμένωνesphagmenōnG4969upontheearthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.

Commentaries on Revelation 18

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