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Revelation 18:2–3

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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

3For all the nations have drunk r

the wine of her sexual immorality,

which brings wrath. s

The kings of the earth

have committed sexual immorality with her,

and the merchants of the earth

have grown wealthy from her excessive luxury. t

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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.
  4. r18:3 Some read have collapsed; other read have fallen

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
  3. s18:3 Rv 14:8; 17:2
  4. t18:3 Ezk 16:29

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.

For all nations have drunk

the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality,

and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her,

and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.”

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.

For all the nations have drunk

the maddening wine of her adulteries.

The kings of the earth committed adultery with her,

and the merchants of the earth grew rich from her excessive luxuries.”

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.

For all the nations have drunk

the wine of her sexual immorality,

which brings wrath.

The kings of the earth

have committed sexual immorality with her,

and the merchants of the earth

have grown wealthy from her sensuality and excess.

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.

For all the nations have fallen

because of the wine of her passionate immorality.

The kings of the world

have committed adultery with her.

Because of her desires for extravagant luxury,

the merchants of the world have grown rich.”

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.

For all the nations have drunk

from the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality,

and the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her,

and the merchants of the earth have become rich

from the power of her sensuality.”

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.

For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication,

And the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her,

And the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.