Berean Standard Bible

Revelation 18

(Isaiah 21:1–10)

1AfterμετὰmetaG3326thisταῦταtautaG3778I sawG3708anotherἄλλονallonG243angelἄγγελονangelonG32descendingκαταβαίνονταkatabainontaG2597fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772withἔχονταechontaG2192greatμεγάλην,megalēnG3173authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588earthγῆgēG1093was illuminatedἐφωτίσθηephōtisthēG5461byἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῆςtēsG3588gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

2AndκαὶkaiG2532he cried outἔκραξενekraxenG2896inἐνenG1722a mightyἰσχυρᾷischuraG2478voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456λέγων·legōnG3004: “FallenἔπεσενepesenG4098,fallen isἔπεσενepesenG4098BabylonΒαβυλὼνBabulōnG897theἡhēG3588greatμεγάληmegalēG3173!καὶkaiG2532She has becomeἐγένετοegenetoG1096a lairκατοικητήριονkatoikētērionG2732for demonsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140andκαὶkaiG2532a hauntφυλακὴphulakēG5438for everyπαντὸςpantosG3956uncleanἀκαθάρτουakathartouG169spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151καὶkaiG2532φυλακὴphulakēG5438,everyπαντὸςpantosG3956uncleanἀκαθάρτουakathartouG169birdὀρνέουorneouG3732,andκαὶkaiG2532φυλακὴphulakēG5438everyπαντὸςpantosG3956ἀκαθάρτουakathartouG169καὶkaiG2532detestableμεμισημένου,memisēmenouG3404beastθηρίουthēriouG2342.

3ὅτιhotiG3754AllπάνταpantaG3956theτοῦtouG3588nationsἔθνη,ethnēG1484have drunkπέπωκανpepōkanG4095ἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588wineοἴνουoinouG3631of theτῆςtēsG3588passionθυμοῦthumouG2372ofτὰtaG3588herαὐτῆςautēsG846immoralityπορνείαςporneiasG4202καὶkaiG2532.TheοἱhoiG3588kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093were immoralἐπόρνευσαν,eporneusanG4203withμετ᾽met᾽G3326herαὐτῆςautēsG846,andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588merchantsἔμποροιemporoiG1713of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093have grown wealthyἐπλούτησαν.¶eploutēsanG4147fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588extravaganceδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411ofτοῦtouG3588herαὐτῆςautēsG846luxuryστρήνουςstrēnousG4764.”

4ThenΚαὶKaiG2532I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191anotherἄλληνallēnG243voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772sayλέγουσαν·legousanG3004: “ComeἐξέλθατεexelthateG1831out ofἐξexG1537herαὐτῆς,autēsG846,MyG1473ὁhoG3588peopleλαόςlaosG2992,so thatἵναinaG2443you will not shareμὴ συγκοινωνήσητεmē sugkoinōnēsēteG3361 G4790inταῖςtaisG3588herαὐτῆς,autēsG846sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266orκαὶkaiG2532ἵναinaG2443contractμὴ λάβητε·mē labēteG3361 G2983anyofἐκekG1537herαὐτῆςautēsG846τῶνtōnG3588plaguesπληγῶνplēgōnG4127.

5ForὅτιhotiG3754herαὐτῆςautēsG846αἱhaiG3588sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266are piledἐκολλήθησανekollēthēsanG2853up toἄχριachriG891τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has rememberedἐμνημόνευσενemnēmoneusenG3421herαὐτῆς.autēsG846τὰtaG3588iniquitiesἀδικήματαadikēmataG92.

6Give backἀπόδοτεapodoteG591to herαὐτῇautēaG846asὡςhōsG5613sheαὐτὴautēG846καὶkaiG2532has doneἀπέδωκενapedōkenG591to othersκαὶkaiG2532;pay her backδιπλώσατε τὰdiplōsate taG1363 G3588doubleδιπλᾶdiplaG1362for whatκατὰkataG2596sheαὐτῆς.autēsG846τὰtaG3588has doneἔργαergaG2041;mixἐκέρασεν,ekerasenG2767herαὐτῇautēaG846a doubleδιπλοῦν.diplounG1362portioninἐνenG1722her ownτῷtōG3588cupποτηρίῳpotēriōG4221ᾧhōG3739κεράσατεkerasateG2767.

7As much asὅσαhosaG3745she has glorifiedἐδόξασενedoxasenG1392herselfG848andκαὶkaiG2532lived in luxuryἐστρηνίασεν,estrēniasenG4763,giveδότεdoteG1325herαὐτῇautēaG846the same measureτοσοῦτονtosoutonG5118of tormentβασανισμὸνbasanismonG929andκαὶkaiG2532griefπένθος,penthosG3997ὅτιhotiG3754.InἐνenG1722herαὐτῆςautēsG846τῇtēaG3588heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588she saysλέγειlegeiG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, ‘I sitκάθημαιkathēmaiG2521asqueenβασίλισσαbasilissaG938καὶkaiG2532;I amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756a widowχήραchēraG5503andκαὶkaiG2532will neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361seeG3708griefπένθοςpenthosG3997.’

8Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778herαὐτῆς,autēsG846αἱhaiG3588plaguesπληγαὶplēgaiG4127will comeἥξουσινhēxousinG2240inἐνenG1722oneμιᾷmiaG1520dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250—deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288andκαὶkaiG2532griefπένθοςpenthosG3997andκαὶkaiG2532famineλιμός,limosG3042—andκαὶkaiG2532she will be consumedκατακαυθήσεται,katakauthēsetaiG2618byἐνenG1722fireπυρὶpuriG4442,forὅτιhotiG3754mightyἰσχυρὸςischurosG2478is theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316whoὁhoG3588judgesκρίναςkrinasG2919herαὐτήν.¶autēnG846.”

Lament over Babylon

9ThenΚαὶKaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093whoοἱhoiG3588committed sexual immoralityπορνεύσαντεςporneusantesG4203andκαὶkaiG2532lived in luxuryστρηνιάσαντες,strēniasantesG4763withμετ᾽met᾽G3326herαὐτὴνautēnG846will weepκλαύσουσινklausousinG2799andκαὶkaiG2532wailκόψονταιkopsontaiG2875atἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909αὐτῆςautēsG846the sight ofὅταν βλέπωσινhotan blepōsinG3752 G991theτὸνtonG3588smokeκαπνὸνkapnonG2586risingfromτῆςtēsG3588the fire that consumesπυρώσεωςpurōseōsG4451herαὐτῆςautēsG846.

10InδιὰdiaG1223τὸνtonG3588fearφόβονphobonG5401ofτοῦtouG3588herαὐτῆςautēsG846tormentβασανισμοῦbasanismouG929,they will standἑστηκότεςhestēkotesG2476atἀπὸapoG575a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113andcry outλέγοντες·legontesG3004: “WoeοὐαὶouaiG3759,woeοὐαὶouaiG3759to theἡhēG3588ἡhēG3588greatμεγάληmegalēG3173cityπόλιςpolisG4172,theἡhēG3588ἡhēG3588mightyἰσχυρά,ischuraG2478cityπόλιςpolisG4172of BabylonΒαβυλὼνBabulōnG897!ForὅτιhotiG3754ina singleμιᾷmiaG1520hourὥρᾳhōraG5610yourσου.souG4771ἡhēG3588judgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920has comeἦλθενēlthenG2064.”

11AndκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588merchantsἔμποροιemporoiG1713of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093will weepκλαίουσινklaiousinG2799andκαὶkaiG2532mournπενθοῦσινpenthousinG3996overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909herαὐτήν,autēnG846,becauseὅτιhotiG3754there isno oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762leftG3765to buyἀγοράζειagorazeiG59theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὸνtonG3588cargoγόμονgomonG1117—

12cargoγόμονgomonG1117of goldχρυσοῦchrusouG5557καὶkaiG2532,silverἀργύρουargurouG696καὶkaiG2532,preciousτιμίουtimiouG5093stonesλίθουlithouG3037,andκαὶkaiG2532pearlsμαργαριτῶνmargaritōnG3135; ofκαὶkaiG2532fine linenβυσσίνουbussinouG1039καὶkaiG2532,purpleπορφύραςporphurasG4209καὶkaiG2532,silkσιρικοῦsirikouG4596,andκαὶkaiG2532scarletκοκκίνουkokkinouG2847καὶkaiG2532;of all kindsπᾶνpanG3956of citronθύϊνονthuinonG2367woodξύλονxulonG3586andκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶνpanG3956articleσκεῦοςskeuosG4632of ivoryἐλεφάντινονelephantinonG1661καὶkaiG2532πᾶνpanG3956σκεῦοςskeuosG4632ἐκekG1537,preciousτιμιωτάτουtimiōtatouG5093woodξύλουxulouG3586καὶkaiG2532,bronzeχαλκοῦchalkouG5475καὶkaiG2532,ironσιδήρουsidērouG4604,andκαὶkaiG2532marbleμαρμάρουmarmarouG3139;

13καὶkaiG2532of cinnamonκιννάμωμονkinnamōmonG2792καὶkaiG2532,spiceG299καὶkaiG2532,incenseθυμιάματαthumiamataG2368καὶkaiG2532,myrrhμύρονmuronG3464,andκαὶkaiG2532frankincenseλίβανονlibanonG3030καὶkaiG2532;of wineοἶνονoinonG3631καὶkaiG2532,olive oilἔλαιονelaionG1637καὶkaiG2532,fine flourσεμίδαλινsemidalinG4585,andκαὶkaiG2532wheatσῖτονsitonG4621καὶkaiG2532;of cattleκτήνηktēnēG2934καὶkaiG2532,sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263καὶkaiG2532,horsesἵππωνippōnG2462,andκαὶkaiG2532carriagesῥεδῶνrhedōnG4480καὶkaiG2532;of bodiesσωμάτωνsōmatōnG4983andκαὶkaiG2532soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590ofἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444slaves.

14AndκαὶkaiG2532they will say: “TheἡhēG3588fruitὀπώραopōraG3703of yourσουsouG4771τῆςtēsG3588soul’sψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590τῆςtēsG3588desireἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939has departedἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565fromἀπὸapoG575youσοῦ,souG4771καὶkaiG2532;allπάνταpantaG3956yourτὰtaG3588luxuryλιπαρὰliparaG3045andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588splendorλαμπρὰlampraG2986have vanishedἀπώλετοapōletoG622ἀπὸapoG575σοῦ,souG4771καὶkaiG2532,never to beμὴ εὑρήσουσιν.mē heurēsousinG3756 G3361 G2147seenαὐτὰautaG846againG3765.”

15TheοἱhoiG3588merchantsἔμποροιemporoiG1713who sold these thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778οἱhoiG3588andgained their wealthπλουτήσαντεςploutēsantesG4147fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575herαὐτῆςautēsG846will standστήσονταιstēsontaiG2476atἀπὸapoG575a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113,inδιὰdiaG1223τὸνtonG3588fearφόβονphobonG5401ofτοῦtouG3588herαὐτῆςautēsG846tormentβασανισμοῦbasanismouG929.They will weepκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799andκαὶkaiG2532mournπενθοῦντες,penthountesG3996,

16sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004: “WoeοὐαὶouaiG3759,woeοὐαὶouaiG3759to theἡhēG3588ἡhēG3588greatμεγάλη,megalēG3173cityπόλιςpolisG4172ἡhēG3588,clothed inπεριβεβλημένηperibeblēmenēG4016fine linenβύσσινονbussinonG1039andκαὶkaiG2532purpleπορφυροῦνporphurounG4210andκαὶkaiG2532scarletκόκκινονkokkinonG2847καὶkaiG2532,adornedκεχρυσωμένηkechrusōmenēG5558withἐνenG1722goldχρυσίῳchrusiōG5553andκαὶkaiG2532preciousτιμίῳtimiōG5093stonesλίθῳlithōG3037andκαὶkaiG2532pearlsμαργαρίτῃ,margaritēG3135!

17ForὅτιhotiG3754ina singleμιᾷmiaG1520hourὥρᾳhōraG5610ὁhoG3588such fabulousτοσοῦτοςtosoutosG5118wealthπλοῦτος.¶ploutosG4149has been destroyedἠρημώθηērēmōthēG2049ΚαὶKaiG2532!”EveryπᾶςpasG3956shipmasterκυβερνήτηςkubernētēsG2942καὶkaiG2532πᾶςpasG3956,passengerὁ ἐπὶ τόπον πλέωνho epi topon pleōnG3588 G4126 G1909 G5117,andκαὶkaiG2532sailorναῦταιnautaiG3492,andκαὶkaiG2532all whoὅσοιhosoiG3745make their livingἐργάζονταιergazontaiG2038from theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,will standἔστησανestēsanG2476atἀπὸapoG575a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113

18andκαὶkaiG2532cry outἔκραζονekrazonG2896at the sightβλέποντεςblepontesG991of theτὸνtonG3588smokeκαπνὸνkapnonG2586risingfromτῆςtēsG3588the fire that consumesπυρώσεωςpurōseōsG4451herαὐτῆςautēsG846. “WhatτίςtisG5101city was everlikeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664τῇtēaG3588thisτῇtēaG3588greatμεγάλῃ;megalēG3173cityπόλειpoleiG4172?”they will exclaimλέγοντες·legontesG3004.

19ThenκαὶkaiG2532they will throwἔβαλονebalonG906dustχοῦνchounG5522onἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰςtasG3588headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776as they weepκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799andκαὶkaiG2532mournπενθοῦντεςpenthountesG3996andκαὶkaiG2532cry outἔκραζον λέγοντες·ekrazon legontesG2896 G3004: “WoeοὐαὶouaiG3759,woeοὐαὶouaiG3759to theἡhēG3588ἡhēG3588greatμεγάλη,megalēG3173cityπόλιςpolisG4172, whereἐν ᾗen hēG1722 G3739allπάντεςpantesG3956whoοἱhoiG3588hadἔχοντεςechontesG2192τὰtaG3588shipsπλοῖαploiaG4143onἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588seaθαλάσσῃthalassēG2281were enrichedἐπλούτησανeploutēsanG4147byἐκekG1537herαὐτῆς,autēsG846τῆςtēsG3588wealthτιμιότητοςtimiotētosG5094!ForὅτιhotiG3754in a singleμιᾷmiaG1520hourὥρᾳhōraG5610she has been destroyedἠρημώθη.ērēmōthēG2049.”

20RejoiceεὐφραίνουeuphrainouG2165overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909herαὐτῇ,autēaG846,O heavenοὐρανὲouraneG3772,andκαὶkaiG2532youοἱhoiG3588saintsἅγιοιhagioiG40andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588prophetsπροφῆται,prophētaiG4396,becauseὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has pronouncedἔκρινενekrinenG2919for youὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὸtoG3588HisjudgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917againstἐξexG1537herαὐτῆς.¶autēsG846.

The Doom of Babylon

21ThenΚαὶKaiG2532aεἷςheisG1520mightyἰσχυρὸςischurosG2478angelἄγγελοςangelosG32picked upἦρενērenG142a stoneλίθονlithonG3037the size ofὡςhōsG5613a greatμέγανmeganG3173millstoneG3458andκαὶkaiG2532castἔβαλενebalenG906itintoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004: “With suchοὕτωςhoutōsG3779violenceὁρμήματιhormēmatiG3731theἡhēG3588greatμεγάληmegalēG3173cityπόλιςpolisG4172of BabylonΒαβυλὼνBabulōnG897will be cast downβληθήσεταιblēthēsetaiG906καὶkaiG2532,never to beοὐ μὴ εὑρεθῇou mē heurethēaG3756 G3361 G2147seenagainἔτι.etiG2089.

22AndκαὶkaiG2532thesoundφωνὴphōnēG5456of harpistsκιθαρῳδῶνkitharōdōnG2790andκαὶkaiG2532musiciansμουσικῶνmousikōnG3451καὶkaiG2532,of flute playersαὐλητῶνaulētōnG834andκαὶkaiG2532trumpetersσαλπιστῶνsalpistōnG4538,will never ring outοὐ μὴ ἀκουσθῇou mē akousthēaG3756 G3361 G191inἐνenG1722youσοὶsoiG4771againἔτι,etiG2089. Nor willκαὶkaiG2532anyπᾶςpasG3956craftsmenτεχνίτηςtechnitēsG5079of anyπάσηςpasēsG3956tradeτέχνηςtechnēsG5078beοὐ μὴ εὑρεθῇou mē heurethēaG3756 G3361 G2147foundinἐνenG1722youσοὶsoiG4771againἔτι,etiG2089, norκαὶkaiG2532thesoundφωνὴphōnēG5456of a millstoneμύλουmulouG3458be heardοὐ μὴ ἀκουσθῇou mē akousthēaG3756 G3361 G191inἐνenG1722youσοὶsoiG4771againἔτι,etiG2089.

23καὶkaiG2532ThelightφῶςphōsG5457of a lampλύχνουluchnouG3088will never shineοὐ μὴ φάνῃou mē phanēG3756 G3361 G5316inἐνenG1722youσοὶsoiG4771againἔτι,etiG2089,andκαὶkaiG2532thevoicesφωνὴphōnēG5456of a brideνύμφηςnumphēsG3565andκαὶkaiG2532bridegroomνυμφίουnumphiouG3566will never call outοὐ μὴ ἀκουσθῇou mē akousthēaG3756 G3361 G191inἐνenG1722youσοὶsoiG4771againἔτι,etiG2089.ForὅτιhotiG3754yourσουsouG4771οἱhoiG3588merchantsἔμποροίemporoiG1713wereἦσανēsanG1510theοἱhoiG3588great onesμεγιστᾶνεςmegistanesG3175of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093,becauseὅτιhotiG3754allπάνταpantaG3956theτῇtēaG3588nationsἔθνη.ethnēG1484were deceivedἐπλανήθησανeplanēthēsanG4105byἐνenG1722yourσουsouG4771τὰtaG3588sorceryφαρμακείᾳpharmakeiaG5331.”

24AndκαὶkaiG2532there was foundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147inἐνenG1722herαὐτῇautēaG846thebloodαἷμαhaimaG129of prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396andκαὶkaiG2532saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,andκαὶkaiG2532of allπάντωνpantōnG3956whoτῶνtōnG3588had been slainἐσφαγμένωνesphagmenōnG4969onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.

(Isaiah 21:1–10)

Lament over Babylon

The Doom of Babylon

Commentaries on Revelation 18