Jeremiah 51:37

37and Babylon shall become ^aa heap of ruins,
^bthe haunt of jackals,
^ca horror ^dand a hissing,
without inhabitant.

Revelation of John 18

The Fall of Babylon

1After this I saw ^eanother angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and ^fthe earth was made bright with his glory. 2And he called out with a mighty voice,

^g“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!
She has become ^ha dwelling place for demons,
a haunt ⁱfor every unclean spirit,
a haunt ^jfor every unclean bird,
a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.
3For all nations have drunk ▼

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^lthe wine of the passion of her sexual immorality,
and ^mthe kings of the earth have committed immorality with her,
and ⁿthe merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.”
4Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,

^o“Come out of her, my people,
lest you take part in her sins,
lest you share in her plagues;
5for ^pher sins are heaped high as heaven,
and ^qGod has remembered her iniquities.
6 ^rPay her back as she herself has paid back others,
and repay her ^sdouble for her deeds;
mix a double portion for her ^tin the cup she mixed.
7 ^uAs she glorified herself and lived in luxury,
so give her a like measure of torment and mourning,
since in her heart she says,
^v‘I sit as a queen,
I am no widow,
and mourning I shall never see.’
8For this reason her plagues will come ^win a single day,
death and mourning and famine,
and ^xshe will be burned up with fire;
for ^ymighty is the Lord God who has judged her.”
9And ^zthe kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, ^aawill weep and wail over her ^abwhen they see the smoke of her burning. 10 ^acThey will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say,

“Alas! Alas! ^adYou great city,
you mighty city, Babylon!
For ^aein a single hour your judgment has come.”
11And ^afthe merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore, 12cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, 13cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls. ▼

▼Or  and slaves, and human lives

14 “The fruit for which your soul longed
has gone from you,
and all your delicacies and your splendors
are lost to you,
never to be found again!”
15 ^ahThe merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, ^aiwill stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,

16 “Alas, alas, for the great city
^ajthat was clothed in fine linen,
in purple and scarlet,
adorned with gold,
with jewels, and with pearls!
17For ^akin a single hour all this wealth ^alhas been laid waste.”
And ^amall shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off 18and ^ancried out ^aoas they saw the smoke of her burning,

^ap“What city was like the great city?”
19And they threw ^aqdust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out,

“Alas, alas, for the great city
^arwhere all who had ships at sea
grew rich by her wealth!
For ^asin a single hour she has been laid waste.
20 ^atRejoice over her, O heaven,
and you saints and ^auapostles and prophets,
for ^avGod has given judgment for you against her!”
21Then ^awa mighty angel ^axtook up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,

“So will Babylon ^aythe great city be thrown down with violence,
and will be found no more;
22and ^azthe 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 ^bathe sound of the mill
will be heard in you no more,
23and the light of a lamp
will shine in you no more,
and ^bbthe voice of bridegroom and bride
will be heard in you no more,
for ^bcyour merchants were the great ones of the earth,
and all nations were deceived ^bdby your sorcery.
24And ^bein her was found the blood of prophets and of saints,
and of ^bfall who have been slain on earth.”