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To the extent that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously,
    so give her torment and sorrow;
for in her heart she says,
    ‘I sit as a queen, and am no widow,
    and will see no sorrow.’[a]
Therefore her plagues will come in one day—
    death and mourning and famine.
And she will be utterly burned with fire,
    for strong is the Lord God who judges her.

“The kings of the earth, who have committed adultery and lived luxuriously with her, will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke of her burning.

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Give her as much torment and grief
    as the glory and luxury she gave herself.(A)
In her heart she boasts,
    ‘I sit enthroned as queen.
I am not a widow;[a]
    I will never mourn.’(B)
Therefore in one day(C) her plagues will overtake her:
    death, mourning and famine.
She will be consumed by fire,(D)
    for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.

Threefold Woe Over Babylon’s Fall

“When the kings of the earth who committed adultery with her(E) and shared her luxury(F) see the smoke of her burning,(G) they will weep and mourn over her.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 18:7 See Isaiah 47:7,8.