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Revelation 18:23-24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Revelation 18:23-24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
23 the light of a lamp
will never shine in you again;
and the voice of a groom and bride
will never be heard in you again.(A)
All this will happen
because your merchants
were the nobility of the earth,
because all the nations were deceived
by your sorcery,[a]
24 and the blood of prophets and saints,
and of all those slaughtered on earth,
was found in you.[b](B)
Footnotes
- Revelation 18:23 Ancient sorcery or witchcraft often used spells and drugs. Here the term may be non-literal, that is, Babylon drugged the nations with her beauty and power.
- Revelation 18:24 Lit in her
Revelation 18:23-24
New International Version
Revelation 18:23-24
New International Version
23 The light of a lamp
will never shine in you again.
The voice of bridegroom and bride
will never be heard in you again.(A)
Your merchants were the world’s important people.(B)
By your magic spell(C) all the nations were led astray.
24 In her was found the blood of prophets and of God’s holy people,(D)
of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.”(E)
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