Isa 34:8-17, Rev 18:2, 21-23 | ESV | STEP | For the Lord has a day of vengeance , a year of recompense for the cause of Zion .

Isaiah 34:8-17

8 ^aFor the Lord has a day of vengeance,
a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
9 ^bAnd the streams of Edom ^{▼▼Hebrew her streams} shall be turned into pitch,
and her soil into sulfur;
her land shall become burning pitch.
10 Night and day ^dit shall not be quenched;
^eits smoke shall go up forever.
^fFrom generation to generation it shall lie waste;
none shall pass through it forever and ever.
11 ^gBut the hawk and the porcupine ^{▼▼The identity of the animals rendered hawk and porcupine is uncertain} shall possess it,
the owl and the raven shall dwell in it.
ⁱHe shall stretch the line of ^jconfusion ^{▼▼Hebrew formlessness} over it,
and the plumb line of emptiness.
12 Its nobles—there is no one there to call it a kingdom,
and all its princes shall be nothing.
13 ^lThorns shall grow over its strongholds,
nettles and thistles in its fortresses.
It shall be the haunt of ^mjackals,
an abode for ostriches. ^{▼▼Or owls}
14 ^oAnd wild animals shall meet with hyenas;
the wild goat shall cry to his fellow;
indeed, there the night bird ^{▼▼Identity uncertain} settles
and finds for herself a resting place.
15 There the owl nests and lays
and hatches and gathers her young in her shadow;
indeed, there ^qthe hawks are gathered,
each one with her mate.
16 Seek and read from the book of the Lord:
Not one of these shall be missing;
none shall be without her mate.
For the mouth of the Lord has commanded,
and his Spirit has gathered them.
17 ^rHe has cast the lot for them;
his hand has portioned it out to them with the line;
they shall possess it forever;
from generation to generation they shall dwell in it.

Revelation of John 18:2

2 And he called out with a mighty voice,

^s“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!
She has become ^ta dwelling place for demons,
a haunt ^ufor every unclean spirit,
a haunt ^vfor every unclean bird,
a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.

Revelation of John 18:21-23

21 Then ^wa mighty angel ^xtook up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,

“So will Babylon ^ythe great city be thrown down with violence,
and will be found no more;
22 and ^zthe sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,
will be heard in you no more,
and a craftsman of any craft
will be found in you no more,
and ^aathe sound of the mill
will be heard in you no more,
23 and the light of a lamp
will shine in you no more,
and ^abthe voice of bridegroom and bride
will be heard in you no more,
for ^acyour merchants were the great ones of the earth,
and all nations were deceived ^adby your sorcery.