18:1 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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18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great has fallen, has fallen, and has become the habitation of devils, the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
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18:3 For all nations have drank 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 have become rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
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18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, so that you* are not partakers of her sins, and that you* do not receive of her plagues.
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18:5 For her sins have reached to heaven, and Elohim has remembered her iniquities.
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18:6 Reward her even as she rewarded you*, and double to her double according to her works: in the cup which she has filled, fill to her double.
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18:7 How much she has glorified herself, and lived deliciously, in such amount give her torment and sorrow: for she says in her heart, I sit as a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
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18:8 Therefore her plagues shall come in one day: death, mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for YASHUWAH the Sovereign Elohim who judges her is strong.
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18:9 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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18:10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour your judgment has come.
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18:11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buys their merchandise any more:
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18:12 The merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, of pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, scarlet, all thyine wood, all vessels of ivory, all vessels of most precious wood, of brass, iron, marble,
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18:13 Cinnamon, odors, ointments, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, beasts, sheep, horses, chariots, slaves, and souls of men.
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18:14 And the fruits that your soul lusted after have departed from you, and all things which were dainty and goodly have departed from you, and you shall find them no more at all.
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18:15 The merchants of these things who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off, for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
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18:16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, precious stones, and pearls!
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18:17 For in one hour such great riches has come to nothing. And every ship-master, and all the company in ships, along with sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
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18:18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like this great city?
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18:19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her opulence! for in one hour she is made desolate.
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18:20 Rejoice over her heaven, and you* holy apostles and prophets; for Elohim has avenged you* on her.
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18:21 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 no more be found.
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18:22 And the voice of harpers, musicians, of pipers, and trumpeters, shall no more be heard in you; and no artificer, of whatever craft, shall be found any more in you; and the sound of a millstone shall no more be heard in you;
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18:23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more in you; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more in you: for your merchants were the great men of the earth; for by your sorceries all nations were deceived.
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18:24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all who were kill upon the earth.