Revelation 18:16

saying:

Woe, woe, the great city,
dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet,
adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls,

Revelation 17:4

The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She had a gold cup in her hand filled with everything vile and with the impurities of her prostitution.

Luke 16:19-31

“There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, feasting lavishly every day.

Revelation 18:10-11

They will stand far off in fear of her torment, saying:

Woe, woe, the great city,
Babylon, the mighty city!
For in a single hour
your judgment has come.

Revelation 18:19

They threw dust on their heads and kept crying out, weeping, and mourning:

Woe, woe, the great city,
where all those who have ships on the sea
became rich from her wealth,
for in a single hour she was destroyed.

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Summary

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!

General references

Bible References

General references

Jeremiah 49:25
How can the city of praise not be abandoned,
the town that brings Me joy?
Jeremiah 50:23
How the hammer of the whole earth
is cut down and smashed!
What a horror Babylon has become
among the nations!

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