Rev 18 | NASB1995 | STEP | After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven , having great authority , and the earth was illumined with his glory .

Revelation of John 18

Babylon Is Fallen

1 After these things I saw another ^aangel ^bcoming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was ^cillumined with his glory. 2 And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, ^{▼▼ Lit Babylon...fell, fell
,} ^e“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She ^fhas become a dwelling place of demons and a ^{▼▼ Or haunt}prison of every ^hunclean spirit, and a ^{▼▼ Or haunt}prison of every unclean and hateful bird. 3 “For all the nations ^{▼▼ Two early ancient mss read have fallen by}have drunk of the ^kwine of the ^{▼▼ Lit wrath}passion of her immorality, and ^mthe kings of the earth have committed acts of immorality with her, and the ⁿmerchants of the earth have become rich by the ^{▼▼ Lit power}wealth of her ^{▼▼ Or luxury
,} ^qsensuality.”

4 I heard another voice from heaven, saying, ^r“Come out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive of her plagues; 5 for her sins have ^{▼▼ Lit joined together
,} ^tpiled up as high as heaven, and God has ^uremembered her iniquities. 6 ^v“Pay her back even as she has paid, and ^{▼▼ Lit double to her}give back to her double according to her deeds; in the ^xcup which she has mixed, mix twice as much for her. 7 ^y“To the degree that she glorified herself and ^zlived ^{▼▼ Or luxuriously}sensuously, to the same degree give her torment and mourning; for she says in her heart, ‘ ^abI sit as a queen and I am not a widow, and will never see mourning.’ 8 “For this reason ^acin one day her plagues will come, ^{▼▼ Lit death}pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be ^aeburned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her ^afis strong.

Lament for Babylon

9 “And ^agthe kings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and ^ahlived ^{▼▼ Or luxuriously}sensuously with her, will ^ajweep and lament over her when they ^aksee the smoke of her burning, 10 ^alstanding at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, ‘ ^amWoe, woe, ^anthe great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in ^aoone hour your judgment has come.’

11 “And the ^apmerchants of the earth ^aqweep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargoes any more— 12 cargoes of ^argold and silver and precious ^{▼▼ Lit stone}stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet, and every kind of citron wood and every article of ivory and every article made from very costly wood and ^{▼▼ Or brass}bronze and iron and marble, 13 and cinnamon and ^{▼▼ Gr amomon}spice and incense and perfume and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and cargoes of horses and chariots and ^{▼▼ Lit bodies}slaves and ^{▼▼ Lit souls of people (Gr anthropoi)
,} ^axhuman lives. 14 “The fruit ^{▼▼ Lit of your soul’s desire}you long for has gone from you, and all things that were luxurious and splendid have passed away from you and men will no longer find them. 15 “The ^azmerchants of ^bathese things, who became rich from her, will ^bbstand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, 16 saying, ‘ ^bcWoe, woe, ^bdthe great city, she who ^bewas clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and ^{▼▼ Lit gilded}adorned with gold and precious ^{▼▼ Lit stone and pearl}stones and pearls; 17 for in ^bhone hour such great wealth has been laid ^biwaste!’ And ^bjevery shipmaster and every ^{▼▼ Lit one who sails to a place}passenger and sailor, and as many as make their living by the sea, ^blstood at a distance, 18 and were ^bmcrying out as they ^bnsaw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘ ^boWhat city is like ^bpthe great city?’ 19 “And they threw ^bqdust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘ ^brWoe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea ^bsbecame rich by her ^{▼▼ Lit costliness}wealth, for in ^buone hour she has been laid ^bvwaste!’ 20 ^bw“Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you ^{▼▼ Or holy ones}saints and ^byapostles and prophets, because ^bzGod has ^{▼▼ Lit judged your judgment of her}pronounced judgment for you against her.”

21 Then ^{▼▼ Lit one}a ^ccstrong angel ^cdtook up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon, ^cethe great city, be thrown down with violence, and ^cfwill not be found any longer. 22 “And ^cgthe sound of harpists and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters will not be heard in you any longer; and no craftsman of any craft will be found in you any longer; and the ^chsound of a mill will not be heard in you any longer; 23 and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the ^civoice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your ^cjmerchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived ^ckby your sorcery. 24 “And in her was found the ^clblood of prophets and of ^{▼▼ Or holy ones}saints and of ^cnall who have been slain on the earth.”