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Revelation 18:20–21

20  aRejoice over her, O heaven,

and you saints and bapostles and prophets,

for cGod has given judgment for you against her!”

21 Then da mighty angel etook up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,

“So will Babylon fthe great city be thrown down with violence,

and will be found no more;

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Revelation 18:20–21 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 “Rejoice over her, you heavens!

Rejoice, you people of God!

Rejoice, apostles and prophets!

For God has judged her

with the judgment she imposed on you.”

21 Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea, and said:

“With such violence

the great city of Babylon will be thrown down,

never to be found again.

Revelation 18:20–21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven,

And ye holy apostles and prophets;

For God hath avenged you on her.

21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying,

Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

Revelation 18:20–21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 Rejoice over her fate, O heaven

and people of God and apostles and prophets!

For at last God has judged her

for your sakes.

21 Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a huge millstone. He threw it into the ocean and shouted,

“Just like this, the great city Babylon

will be thrown down with violence

and will never be found again.

Revelation 18:20–21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

20 “Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!”

21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and shall not be found anymore.

Revelation 18:20–21 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 Be happy because of this, heaven!

Be happy, God’s holy people and apostles and prophets!

God has punished her because of what she did to you.”

21 Then a powerful angel picked up a large stone, like one used for grinding grain, and threw it into the sea. He said:

“In the same way, the great city of Babylon will be thrown down,

and it will never be found again.

Revelation 18:20–21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets; for God hath judged your judgment on her.

21 And a strong angel took up a stone as it were a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with a mighty fall shall Babylon, the great city, be cast down, and shall be found no more at all.

Revelation 18:20–21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

20 Rejoice over her, heaven, and ye saints and apostles and prophets; for God has judged your judgment upon her. 21 And a strong angel took up a stone, as a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall Babylon the great city be cast down, and shall be found no more at all;

Revelation 18:20–21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 “Gloat over it, heaven, God’s people, apostles, and prophets. 

God has condemned it for you.” 

21 Then a powerful angel picked up a stone that was like a large millstone. He threw it into the sea and said, 

“The important city Babylon will be thrown down with the same force. 

It will never be found again. 

Revelation 18:20–21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 Rejoice over her, heaven,

and you saints, apostles, and prophets,

because God has executed your judgment on her!

21 Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying:

In this way, Babylon the great city

will be thrown down violently

and never be found again.

Revelation 18:20–21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 Rejoice over her, O heaven,

you saints and apostles and prophets!

For God has given judgment for you against her.”

21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,

“With such violence Babylon the great city

will be thrown down,

and will be found no more;

Revelation 18:20–21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

20 Rejoice over her, heaven

and the saints and the apostles and the prophets,

because God has pronounced your judgment on her!”

21 And one powerful angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,

“In this way Babylon the great city will be thrown down with violence,

and will never be found again!

Revelation 18:20–21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 Heaven, be glad for this!

God’s people, be glad! Apostles and prophets, be glad!

God has judged her for the way she treated you.’ ”

21 Then a mighty angel picked up a huge rock. It was the size of a large millstone. He threw it into the sea. Then he said,

“That is how

the great city of Babylon will be thrown down.

Never again will it be found.

Revelation 18:20–21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced judgment for you against her.”

21 Then a strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down with violence, and will not be found any longer.


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