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|And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
|And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
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|After this, I saw another Messenger coming down from heaven, having great authority. The [[earth]] was made to shine with His glory.
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|This is probably yet another manifestation of [[Jesus Christ]].
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|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 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.
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|And He cried with a loud voice: "Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become the dwelling place of demons, the dungeon of every unclean spirit, and a cage for every unclean and despicable bird!
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|The use of the aorist tense, repeated, suggests that the city will fall twice.
Some manuscripts add "and a cage for every unclean ''beast''."
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|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 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.
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|All the ethnic groups have taken part in her wild orgies, and the heads-of-state of the earth have had sexual favors from her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich through the addictive power of her sensual luxuries!"
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|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 out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
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|I heard another voice out of the sky. It said, "Come out of her, My people, so that you will not be mixed up in her sins, and that you not receive any of her plagues!
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|For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
|For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
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|Her sins have reached to the sky, and God has remembered her unjust dealings!
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|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.
|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.
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|Reward her the same way that she rewarded you, and pay her back doubled and redoubled according to her works. Fill her cup double-full!
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|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 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.
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|To the extent that she glorified herself, and lived luxuriously, give her just as much torment and sorrow! She says in her heart, 'I sit as a queen, I am not a widow, and I will never be sorry'!
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|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 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.
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|For this reason, her plagues will come in one day, death, mourning, and famine. She will be burned up in fire, because the Lord God Who convicts her is mighty!
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|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 have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
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|The kings of the earth, her former clients who lived in luxury with her, will weep and mourn for her, when they see the smoke of her burning.
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|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, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
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|They will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, and say, 'Woe! Woe! That great city, Babylon the mighty city! In one hour your verdict has been delivered!
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|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 shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
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|"The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because nobody is buying their wares anymore!
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|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,
|The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
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|The wares of [[gold]], [[silver]], precious gemstones, and [[pearl]]s, and fine linen, and purple and [[silk]] and scarlet, and all your [[wood]], and all types of [[ivory]] vessels, and rare wooden vessels, and of [[bronze]], [[iron]], and [[marble]],
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|Some manuscripts replace "wood" with "stone."
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|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 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.
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|and [[cinnamon]], and aromatic spices, and ointments, and myrrh, and frankincense, and [[wine]], and [[oil]], and fine-ground flour, and [[wheat]], and [[cattle]], and [[sheep]], and [[horse]]s, and four-wheeled vehicles, and the bodies and souls of men.
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|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 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.
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|The fruits that your soul lusted after have left you, and all things that were luxurious and splendid have left you, and you will never find them again!"
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|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, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
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|The merchants of these things, who made themselves rich by her, will stand at a distance for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning.
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|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!
|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!
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|They will say, "Woe, woe, that great city, that was dressed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decorated with gold, precious stones, and pearls!
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|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 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,
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|In one hour such great riches have been laid waste!" And every ship's captain, and all the ships' passengers and crewmen, and all who made their living trading by sea, stood at a distance.
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|And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
|And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
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|They cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, "Was there ever any city like this city?"
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|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 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.
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|They threw dust on their heads, and, while weeping and wailing, they cried, "Woe! Woe! That great city, in which everyone who had ships in the sea grew rich from her expensive tastes! In one hour she is turned into a ghost city!
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|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 holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
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|Be glad about her, heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, because God has awarded you a judgment against her!"
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|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 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.
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|And a strong Messenger picked up a stone like a large millstone, and threw it into the sea. He said, "In this way, Babylon the great city will be violently destroyed, and will never be found again!
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|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 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;
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|The sound of harp-players, and musicians, and flutists, and trumpeters, will never be heard in you again! No craftsman, of whatever craft, will be found in you again, and the sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again.
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|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 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.
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|The light of a candle will never shine in you again, and the voice of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again. Your merchants were the great men o fthe earth, because all ethnic groups were deceived by means of your drugs of abuse!
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|Again the Greek word '''φαρμακεια''' (''pharmakeia''), translated "sorcery" but actually meaning "drug abuse" (specifically, hallucinogen abuse), appears.
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|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 were slain upon the earth.
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|In her was found the blood of [[prophet]]s, and of saints, and of everyone that was ever killed on earth!"
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