19 And (A)Babylon, the (B)beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans’ pride,
Will be as when God (C)overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

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(A)Sit silently, and go into (B)darkness,
Daughter of the Chaldeans;
For you will no longer be called
The (C)queen of (D)kingdoms.

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But these (A)two things will come on you (B)suddenly in one day:
Loss of children and widowhood.
They will come on you in full measure
In spite of your many (C)sorceries,
In spite of the great power of your spells.

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14 (A)Assemble, all of you, and listen!
(B)Who among them has declared these things?
The Lord loves him; he will (C)carry out His good pleasure against (D)Babylon,
And His arm will be against the Chaldeans.

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Suddenly (A)Babylon has fallen and been broken;
(B)Wail over her!
(C)Bring [a]balm for her pain;
Perhaps she may be healed.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:8 Or balsam resin

And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, “[a](A)Fallen, fallen is (B)Babylon the great, she who has (C)made all the nations drink of the (D)wine of the [b]passion of her sexual immorality.”

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 14:8 Lit Babylon...fell, fell, she who
  2. Revelation 14:8 Or wrath (incurred from God)

And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “[a](A)Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She (B)has become a dwelling place of demons and a [b]prison of every (C)unclean spirit, and a [c]prison of every unclean and hateful bird.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 18:2 Lit Babylon...fell, fell
  2. Revelation 18:2 Or haunt
  3. Revelation 18:2 Or haunt

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