Revelation 16:19 BSB

Revelation 16:19

The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.

BSB

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ASV

And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

KJV

And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

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Commentary

3 voices

Bede

Commentary on Revelation (735)

And the great city was divided into three parts. The impious city inflicts a threefold war upon the Church of Christ. Which the Gentiles and Jews openly with combat, heretics with deceitful defection, false brethren with corrupt examples assail. Which was also figured above in …

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And the great city was divided into three parts - The city of Babylon; or the mighty power that was represented by Babylon. See the notes on Rev 14:8. The division mentioned here in three parts was manifestly with reference to its destruction - either that one part was smitten and the others remained for a time, or that one form of destruction came on one part, and another on the others.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

In Re 11:13 only a tenth of Jerusalem falls whereas here the city (Babylon) "became (Greek) into three parts" by the earthquake. cities of the nations--other great cities in league with spiritual Babylon. great . . . came in remembrance--Greek, "Babylon the great was remembered" (Re 18:5).

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Original language & word study

34 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐγένετο	egeneto	was [split]	G1096 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
πόλις	polis	city	G4172 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
μεγάλη	megalē	great	G3173 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τρία	tria	three	G5140 →
μέρη,	merē	parts,	G3313 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
αἱ	hai	the	G3588 →
πόλεις	poleis	cities	G4172 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
ἐθνῶν	ethnōn	nations	G1484 →
ἔπεσαν.	epesan	fell.	G4098 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Βαβυλὼν	Babulōn	Babylon	G897 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
μεγάλη	megalē	great	G3173 →
ἐμνήσθη	emnēsthē	was remembered	G3403 →
ἐνώπιον	enōpion	before	G1799 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	God	G2316 →
δοῦναι	dounai	to give	G1325 →
αὐτῇ	autēa	to her	G846 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ποτήριον	potērion	cup	G4221 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
οἴνου	oinou	wine	G3631 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
θυμοῦ	thumou	fury	G2372 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
ὀργῆς	orgēs	wrath	G3709 →
αὐτοῦ.	autou	of Him.	G846 →

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Through
Revelation 18:2
And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable…
leads to
- Revelation 14:8
  Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 51:8
  Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.
Through
Revelation 18:10
In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
leads to
- Revelation 18:19
  Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her…
- Revelation 18:8
  Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”
Through
Revelation 18:5
For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
leads to
- Ezra 9:6
  and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.
- Genesis 18:20–21
  Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,
- Jeremiah 51:9
  “We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Abandon her! Let each of us go to his own land, for her judgment extends to the sky and reaches to the clouds.”
Through
Revelation 18:21
Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never…
leads to
- Jeremiah 51:63–64
  When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates.

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PlaceBabil Governorate (archaeological site)BabylonAncient Mesopotamian city and imperial capital; site of the Israelite exile and a recurring biblical symbol of worldly power.

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