Revelation 18
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Revelation 18:21-24

21ThenG2532 1a 2strongG2478 angelG32 3pickedG142 upG142 a stoneG3037 likeG5613 a greatG3173 millstoneG3457 and threwG906 it into the seaG2281, sayingG3004, “SoG3779 will BabylonG897, 4the greatG3173 cityG4172, be thrownG906 down with violenceG3731, and 5will neverG3756G3361 be foundG2147 againG2089.

22And 6the soundG5456 of harpistsG2790, musiciansG3451, fluteG834 playersG834, and trumpetersG4538 will neverG3756G3361 be heardG191 in you againG2089; and noG3756G3361G3956 craftsmanG5079 of anyG3956 craftG5078 will everG3756G3361 be foundG2147 in you againG2089; and the 7soundG5456 of a millG3458 will neverG3756G3361 be heardG191 in you againG2089;

23and the lightG5457 of a lampG3088 will neverG3756G3361 shineG5316 in you againG2089; and the 8voiceG5456 of the groomG3566 and brideG3565 will neverG3756G3361 be heardG191 in you againG2089; for your 9merchantsG1713 were the powerfulG3175 peopleG3175 of the earthG1093, becauseG3754 allG3956 the nationsG1484 were deceivedG4105 10by your witchcraftG5331.

24And in her was foundG2147 the 11bloodG129 of prophetsG4396 and of 12saintsG40, and of 13allG3956 who have been slaughteredG4969 on the earthG1093.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Revelation 18:21 Lit one ↩
  2. 2. Revelation 18:21 Rev 5:2; 10:1 ↩
  3. 3. Revelation 18:21 Jer 51:63f ↩
  4. 4. Revelation 18:21 Rev 18:10 ↩
  5. 5. Revelation 18:21 Ezek 26:21 ↩
  6. 6. Revelation 18:22 Is 24:8; Ezek 26:13; Matt 9:23 ↩
  7. 7. Revelation 18:22 Eccl 12:4; Jer 25:10 ↩
  8. 8. Revelation 18:23 Jer 7:34; 16:9 ↩
  9. 9. Revelation 18:23 Is 23:8; Rev 6:15; 18:3 ↩
  10. 10. Revelation 18:23 Nah 3:4; Rev 9:21 ↩
  11. 11. Revelation 18:24 Rev 16:6; 17:6 ↩
  12. 12. Revelation 18:24 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  13. 13. Revelation 18:24 Matt 23:35 ↩

Commentaries on Revelation 18

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