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Revelation 18:10–11

10 standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, v‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! wFor in one hour your judgment has come.’

11 “And xthe merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore:

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Revelation 18:10–11 — The New International Version (NIV)

10 Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off and cry:

“ ‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,

you mighty city of Babylon!

In one hour your doom has come!’

11 “The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes anymore—

Revelation 18:10–11 — English Standard Version (ESV)

10 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.”

11 And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore,

Revelation 18:10–11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment,

Saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city!

For in one hour is thy judgment come.

11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her;

For no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

Revelation 18:10–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)

10 They will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will cry out,

“How terrible, how terrible for you,

O Babylon, you great city!

In a single moment

God’s judgment came on you.”

11 The merchants of the world will weep and mourn for her, for there is no one left to buy their goods.

Revelation 18:10–11 — New Century Version (NCV)

10 They will be afraid of her suffering and stand far away and say:

“Terrible! How terrible for you, great city,

powerful city of Babylon,

because your punishment has come in one hour!”

11 And the merchants of the earth will cry and be sad about her, because now there is no one to buy their cargoes—

Revelation 18:10–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)

10 standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. 11 And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no man buyeth their merchandise any more;

Revelation 18:10–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

10 standing afar off, through fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour thy judgment is come. 11 And the merchants of the earth weep and grieve over her, because no one buys their lading any more;

Revelation 18:10–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

10 Frightened by her torture, they will stand far away and say, 

‘How horrible, how horrible it is for that important city, 

the powerful city Babylon! 

In one moment judgment has come to it!’ 

11 “The merchants of the earth cry and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo anymore.

Revelation 18:10–11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

10 They will stand far off in fear of her torment, saying:

Woe, woe, the great city,

Babylon, the mighty city!

For in a single hour

your judgment has come.

11 The merchants of the earth will also weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their merchandise any longer—

Revelation 18:10–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

10 they will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say,

“Alas, alas, the great city,

Babylon, the mighty city!

For in one hour your judgment has come.”

11 And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore,

Revelation 18:10–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

10 standing far off because of the fear of her torment, saying,

“Woe, woe, the great city,

Babylon the powerful city,

because in one hour your judgment has come!”

11 And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo any more—

Revelation 18:10–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

10 They will be terrified by her suffering. Standing far away, they will exclaim,

“ ‘How terrible! How terrible it is for you, great city!

How terrible for you, Babylon, city of power!

In just one hour you have been destroyed!’

11 “The traders of the world will cry and be sad over her. No one buys what they sell anymore.

Revelation 18:10–11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

10 standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’

11 “And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargoes any more


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