Revelation 18

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SVL — Swedish Contemporary Bible (SVL)

Verse 1

After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor.

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Verse 2

With a mighty voice he shouted:

“‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!’^[a]
    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.

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Verse 3

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.”

Warning to Escape Babylon’s Judgment

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Verse 4

Then I heard another voice from heaven say:

“‘Come out of her, my people,’^[b]
so that you will not share in her sins,
so that you will not receive any of her plagues;

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Verse 5

for her sins are piled up to heaven,
and God has remembered her crimes.

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Verse 6

Give back to her as she has given;
pay her back double for what she has done.
Pour her a double portion from her own cup.

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Verse 7

Give her as much torment and grief
    as the glory and luxury she gave herself.
In her heart she boasts,
    ‘I sit enthroned as queen.
I am not a widow;^[c]
    I will never mourn.’

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Verse 8

Therefore in one day her plagues will overtake her:
death, mourning and famine.
She will be consumed by fire,
for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.

Threefold Woe Over Babylon’s Fall

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Verse 9

“When the kings of the earth who committed adultery with her and shared her luxury see the smoke of her burning, they will weep and mourn over her.

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Verse 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!’

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Verse 11

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

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Verse 12

cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble;

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Verse 13

cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves.

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Verse 14

“They will say, ‘The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered.’

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Verse 15

The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand far off, terrified at her torment. They will weep and mourn

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Verse 16

and cry out:

“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,
dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet,
and glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls!

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Verse 17

In one hour such great wealth has been brought to ruin!’

“Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea, will stand far off.

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Verse 18

When they see the smoke of her burning, they will exclaim, ‘Was there ever a city like this great city?’

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Verse 19

They will throw dust on their heads, and with weeping and mourning cry out:

“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,
where all who had ships on the sea
became rich through her wealth!
In one hour she has been brought to ruin!’

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Verse 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.”

The Finality of Babylon’s Doom

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Verse 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.

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Verse 22

The music of harpists and musicians, pipers and trumpeters,
    will never be heard in you again.
No worker of any trade
    will ever be found in you again.
The sound of a millstone
    will never be heard in you again.

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Verse 23

The light of a lamp
    will never shine in you again.
The voice of bridegroom and bride
    will never be heard in you again.
Your merchants were the world’s important people.
    By your magic spell all the nations were led astray.

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Verse 24

In her was found the blood of prophets and of God’s holy people,
of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.”

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