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Revelation 18:2

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2He cried in a mighty voice:

It has fallen, m

Babylon the Great has fallen! n

She has become a dwelling for demons,

a haunt for every unclean spirit,

a haunt for every unclean bird,

and a haunt ofor every unclean and despicable beast. pq

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Footnotes

  1. m18:2 Other omit It has fallen
  2. o18:2 Or prison
  3. p18:2 Other omit the words and a haunt for every unclean beast. The words and despicable then refer to the bird of the previous line.

Cross references

  1. n18:2 Is 21:9; Dn 4:30; Rv 14:8; 16:19; 17:5
  2. q18:2 Is 13:20–22; Mal 1:3

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he called out with a mighty voice,

“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!

She has become a dwelling place for demons,

a haunt for every unclean spirit,

a haunt for every unclean bird,

a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

With a mighty voice he shouted:

“ ‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!’

She has become a dwelling for demons

and a haunt for every impure spirit,

a haunt for every unclean bird,

a haunt for every unclean and detestable animal.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He called out in a mighty voice:

It has fallen,

Babylon the Great has fallen!

She has become a home for demons,

a haunt for every unclean spirit,

a haunt for every unclean bird,

and a haunt for every unclean and despicable beast.

NLTNew Living Translation

He gave a mighty shout:

“Babylon is fallen—that great city is fallen!

She has become a home for demons.

She is a hideout for every foul spirit,

a hideout for every foul vulture

and every foul and dreadful animal.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he cried out with a powerful voice, saying,

“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great,

and it has become a dwelling place of demons

and a haunt of every unclean spirit

and a haunt of every unclean bird

and a haunt of every unclean and detested animal.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying,

Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen,

And is become the habitation of devils,

And the hold of every foul spirit,

And a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.