Revelation 18:8

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Summary

Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

Shall her

Revelation 18:10

Isaiah 47:9

Jeremiah 51:6

And she

General references

Bible References

Shall her

They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say, "Alas! Alas! You great city, you mighty city, Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come."

These two things shall come to you in a moment, in one day; the loss of children and widowhood shall come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the great power of your enchantments.

"Flee from the midst of Babylon; let every one save his life! Be not cut off in her punishment, for this is the time of the LORD's vengeance, the repayment he is rendering her.

And she

And the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning.

And the woman that you saw is the great city that has dominion over the kings of the earth."

Once more they cried out, "Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up forever and ever."

"Thus says the LORD of hosts: The broad wall of Babylon shall be leveled to the ground, and her high gates shall be burned with fire. The peoples labor for nothing, and the nations weary themselves only for fire."

General references

All their cities in the places where they lived, and all their encampments, they burned with fire,

Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.

As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities, declares the LORD, so no man shall dwell there, and no son of man shall sojourn in her.

And I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was angry but a little, they furthered the disaster.