New American Standard Bible 1995

Revelation 18

Babylon Is Fallen

1AfterμετὰmetaG3326theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778I sawG3708anotherἄλλονallonG243angelἄγγελονangelonG32comingG2597downG2597from heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,havingἔχονταechontaG2192greatμεγάλην,megalēnG3173authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849,and the earthγῆgēG1093wasilluminedἐφωτίσθηephōtisthēG5461with his gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

2And he criedἔκραξενekraxenG2896out with a mightyἰσχυρᾷischuraG2478voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “FallenἔπεσενepesenG4098,fallenἔπεσενepesenG4098is BabylonΒαβυλὼνBabulōnG897the greatμεγάληmegalēG3173! Shehas becomeἐγένετοegenetoG1096a dwellingG2732placeG2732of demonsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140and aprisonG5438of everyG3956uncleanG169spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151, and aprisonG5438of everyG3956uncleanG169and hatefulμεμισημένου,memisēmenouG3404birdὀρνέουorneouG3732.

3For allπάνταpantaG3956the nationsἔθνη,ethnēG1484have drunkπέπωκανpepōkanG4095of thewineοἴνουoinouG3631of thepassionθυμοῦthumouG2372of her immoralityπορνείαςporneiasG4202, andthe kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935of the earthγῆςgēsG1093have committedG4203acts ofimmoralityἐπόρνευσαν,eporneusanG4203with her, and themerchantsἔμποροιemporoiG1713of the earthγῆςgēsG1093have becomeG4147richG4147by thewealthδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411of hersensualityστρήνουςstrēnousG4764.”

4I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191anotherἄλληνallēnG243voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,sayingλέγουσαν·legousanG3004, “ComeἐξέλθατεexelthateG1831out of her, my peopleλαόςlaosG2992,soG2443that you will not participateσυγκοινωνήσητεsugkoinōnēsēteG4790in her sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266and receiveλάβητε·labēteG2983of her plaguesπληγῶνplēgōnG4127;

5for her sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266havepiledἐκολλήθησανekollēthēsanG2853up as highἄχριachriG891as heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,and GodθεὸςtheosG2316hasrememberedἐμνημόνευσενemnēmoneusenG3421her iniquitiesἀδικήματαadikēmataG92.

6PayG591her backG591evenG2532as she has paidG591, andgiveG1363backG1363to herdoubleG1363 G1362accordingκατὰkataG2596to her deedsἔργαergaG2041; in thecupποτηρίῳpotēriōG4221whichᾧhōG3739she has mixedἐκέρασεν,ekerasenG2767,mixκεράσατεkerasateG2767twiceG1362as muchG1362for her.

7To the degreeὅσαhosaG3745that she glorifiedἐδόξασενedoxasenG1392herselfG846andlivedG4763sensuouslyG4763,to the sameG5118degreeG5118giveδότεdoteG1325her tormentβασανισμὸνbasanismonG929and mourningπένθος,penthosG3997;for she saysλέγειlegeiG3004in her heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, ‘I sitκάθημαιkathēmaiG2521asa queenβασίλισσαbasilissaG938and I amεἰμὶeimiG1510not a widowχήραchēraG5503,and will neverG3756seeG3708mourningπένθοςpenthosG3997.’

8For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223in oneμιᾷmiaG1520dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250her plaguesπληγαὶplēgaiG4127will comeἥξουσινhēxousinG2240,pestilenceθάνατοςthanatosG2288and mourningπένθοςpenthosG3997and famineλιμός,limosG3042, and she will beburnedκατακαυθήσεται,katakauthēsetaiG2618up with fireπυρὶpuriG4442;for the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962GodθεὸςtheosG2316who judgesκρίναςkrinasG2919heris strongἰσχυρὸςischurosG2478.

Lament for Babylon

9“Andthe kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935of the earthγῆςgēsG1093,who committedG4203acts ofimmoralityπορνεύσαντεςporneusantesG4203andlivedG4763sensuouslyG4763with her, willweepκλαύσουσινklausousinG2799and lamentκόψονταιkopsontaiG2875overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909her whenὅτανhotanG3752theyseeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991the smokeκαπνὸνkapnonG2586of her burningπυρώσεωςpurōseōsG4451,

10standingἑστηκότεςhestēkotesG2476at a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the fearφόβονphobonG5401of her tormentβασανισμοῦbasanismouG929,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘WoeοὐαὶouaiG3759,woeοὐαὶouaiG3759,the greatμεγάληmegalēG3173cityπόλιςpolisG4172,BabylonΒαβυλὼνBabulōnG897,the strongἰσχυρά,ischuraG2478cityπόλιςpolisG4172! For inoneμιᾷmiaG1520hourὥρᾳhōraG5610your judgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920has comeἦλθενēlthenG2064.’

11“And themerchantsἔμποροιemporoiG1713of the earthγῆςgēsG1093weepκλαίουσινklaiousinG2799and mournπενθοῦσινpenthousinG3996overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909her, becauseὅτιhotiG3754noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762buysἀγοράζειagorazeiG59their cargoesγόμονgomonG1117anyG3765moreG3765--

12cargoesγόμονgomonG1117ofgoldχρυσοῦchrusouG5557and silverἀργύρουargurouG696and preciousG5093stonesλίθουlithouG3037and pearlsμαργαριτῶνmargaritōnG3135and fineβυσσίνουbussinouG1039linenG1039and purpleπορφύραςporphurasG4209and silkσιρικοῦsirikouG4596and scarletκοκκίνουkokkinouG2847,and everyπᾶνpanG3956kind ofcitronθύϊνονthuinonG2367woodξύλονxulonG3586and everyπᾶνpanG3956articleσκεῦοςskeuosG4632of ivoryἐλεφάντινονelephantinonG1661and everyπᾶνpanG3956articleσκεῦοςskeuosG4632madefrom veryG5093costlyG5093woodξύλουxulouG3586andbronzeχαλκοῦchalkouG5475and ironσιδήρουsidērouG4604and marbleμαρμάρουmarmarouG3139,

13and cinnamonG2796andspiceG299and incenseθυμιάματαthumiamataG2368and perfumeμύρονmuronG3464and frankincenseλίβανονlibanonG3030and wineοἶνονoinonG3631and oliveG1637oilἔλαιονelaionG1637and fineG4585flourG4585and wheatσῖτονsitonG4621and cattleκτήνηktēnēG2934and sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263, and cargoesof horsesἵππωνippōnG2462and chariotsῥεδῶνrhedōnG4480andslavesσωμάτωνsōmatōnG4983andhumanἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444livesψυχὰςpsuchasG5590.

14The fruitὀπώραopōraG3703you longἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939for has goneἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565from you, and allπάνταpantaG3956things that were luxuriousλιπαρὰliparaG3045and splendidλαμπρὰlampraG2986have passedG622awayG622from you and menwill noG3765longerG3765findεὑρήσουσιν.heurēsousinG2147them.

15ThemerchantsἔμποροιemporoiG1713oftheseG3778thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778,who became richπλουτήσαντεςploutēsantesG4147from her, willstandστήσονταιstēsontaiG2476at a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the fearφόβονphobonG5401of her tormentβασανισμοῦbasanismouG929,weepingκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799and mourningπενθοῦντες,penthountesG3996,

16sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘WoeοὐαὶouaiG3759,woeοὐαὶouaiG3759,the greatμεγάλη,megalēG3173cityπόλιςpolisG4172, she whowas clothedπεριβεβλημένηperibeblēmenēG4016in fineβύσσινονbussinonG1039linenG1039and purpleπορφυροῦνporphurounG4210and scarletκόκκινονkokkinonG2847, andadornedκεχρυσωμένηkechrusōmenēG5558with goldχρυσίῳchrusiōG5553and preciousτιμίῳtimiōG5093stonesλίθῳlithōG3037and pearlsμαργαρίτῃ,margaritēG3135;

17for inoneμιᾷmiaG1520hourὥρᾳhōraG5610suchG5118greatτοσοῦτοςtosoutosG5118wealthπλοῦτος.¶ploutosG4149has been laidG2049wasteG2049!’ AndeveryπᾶςpasG3956shipmasterκυβερνήτηςkubernētēsG2942and everyπᾶςpasG3956passengerἐπὶ τόπον πλέωνepi topon pleōnG1909 G5117 G4126and sailorναῦταιnautaiG3492,and as manyὅσοιhosoiG3745as makeG2038their livingG2038by the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,stoodἔστησανestēsanG2476at a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113,

18and werecryingἔκραζονekrazonG2896out as theysawβλέποντεςblepontesG991the smokeκαπνὸνkapnonG2586of her burningπυρώσεωςpurōseōsG4451,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘WhatτίςtisG5101cityis likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664the greatμεγάλῃ;megalēG3173cityπόλειpoleiG4172?’

19And they threwἔβαλονebalonG906dustG5529on their headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776and were cryingἔκραζονekrazonG2896out, weepingκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799and mourningπενθοῦντεςpenthountesG3996,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘WoeοὐαὶouaiG3759,woeοὐαὶouaiG3759,the greatμεγάλη,megalēG3173cityπόλιςpolisG4172,in whichᾗhēG3739allπάντεςpantesG3956who hadἔχοντεςechontesG2192shipsπλοῖαploiaG4143at seaθαλάσσῃthalassēG2281became richἐπλούτησανeploutēsanG4147by herwealthτιμιότητοςtimiotētosG5094, for inoneμιᾷmiaG1520hourὥρᾳhōraG5610she has been laidG2049wasteG2049!’

20RejoiceεὐφραίνουeuphrainouG2165overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909her, O heavenοὐρανὲouraneG3772, and yousaintsἅγιοιhagioiG40andapostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652and prophetsπροφῆται,prophētaiG4396,becauseὅτιhotiG3754GodθεὸςtheosG2316haspronouncedἔκρινενekrinenG2919judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917for you againstἐξexG1537her.”

21ThenG2532astrongἰσχυρὸςischurosG2478angelἄγγελοςangelosG32tookἦρενērenG142up a stoneλίθονlithonG3037likeὡςhōsG5613a greatμέγανmeganG3173millstoneG3457and threwἔβαλενebalenG906it into the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779will BabylonΒαβυλὼνBabulōnG897,the greatμεγάληmegalēG3173cityπόλιςpolisG4172,be thrownβληθήσεταιblēthēsetaiG906down with violenceὁρμήματιhormēmatiG3731, andwill not be foundεὑρεθῇheurethēaG2147anyG2089longerἔτι.etiG2089.

22Andthe soundφωνὴphōnēG5456of harpistsκιθαρῳδῶνkitharōdōnG2790and musiciansμουσικῶνmousikōnG3451and flute-playersαὐλητῶνaulētōnG834and trumpetersσαλπιστῶνsalpistōnG4538will not be heardἀκουσθῇakousthēaG191in you anyG2089longerἔτι,etiG2089;and noπᾶςpasG3756 G3361 G3956craftsmanτεχνίτηςtechnitēsG5079of anyπάσηςpasēsG3956craftτέχνηςtechnēsG5078will be foundεὑρεθῇheurethēaG2147in you anyG2089longerἔτι,etiG2089; and thesoundφωνὴphōnēG5456of a millμύλουmulouG3458will not be heardἀκουσθῇakousthēaG191in you anyG2089longerἔτι,etiG2089;

23and the lightφῶςphōsG5457of a lampλύχνουluchnouG3088will not shineφάνῃphanēG5316in you anyG2089longerἔτι,etiG2089; and thevoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of the bridegroomνυμφίουnumphiouG3566and brideνύμφηςnumphēsG3565will not be heardἀκουσθῇakousthēaG191in you anyG2089longerἔτι,etiG2089; for yourmerchantsἔμποροίemporoiG1713were the greatμεγιστᾶνεςmegistanesG3175menG3175of the earthγῆς,gēsG1093,becauseG3754allπάνταpantaG3956the nationsἔθνη.ethnēG1484were deceivedἐπλανήθησανeplanēthēsanG4105by your sorceryφαρμακείᾳpharmakeiaG5331.

24And in her was foundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147thebloodαἷμαhaimaG129of prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396and ofsaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40and ofallπάντωνpantōnG3956who have been slainἐσφαγμένωνesphagmenōnG4969on the earthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.”

Babylon Is Fallen

Lament for Babylon

Commentaries on Revelation 18