Revelation 18:10 BSB

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.”

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

4 voices

Caesarius of Arles

EXPOSITION ON THE APOCALYPSE 18:9-10, HOMILY 16 (542)

With this repentance, the kings are not bewailing the evil of wealth, because they sinned with [the harlot]. Rather, they recognize that they are losing the prosperity of the world through which they became subject to its pleasures. Or, since those things in it were …

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The Medieval Church1 voice

Bede

Commentary on Revelation (735)

Saying: Woe, woe, that great city Babylon, etc. The spirit names the city, but they mourn the world, intercepted by punishment in a very short time, and all their efforts stained with ruin.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Thou strong city - Rome was anciently termed by its inhabitants, Valentia, that is, strong. And the word Rome itself, in Greek, signifies strength. This name was given it by the Greek strangers.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

God's judgments inspire fear even in the worldly, but it is of short duration, for the kings and great men soon attach themselves to the beast in its last and worst shape, as open Antichrist, claiming all that the harlot had claimed in blasphemous pretensions and more, and so making up to them for the loss of the harlot. mighty--Rome in Greek means strength; though that derivation is doubtful.

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Original language & word study

28 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
μακρόθεν	makrothen	afar	G3113 →
ἑστηκότες	hestēkotes	standing	G2476 →
διὰ	dia	because of	G1223 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
φόβον	phobon	fear	G5401 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
βασανισμοῦ	basanismou	torment	G929 →
αὐτῆς	autēs	of her	G846 →
λέγοντες·	legontes	saying:	G3004 →
οὐαὶ	ouai	Woe	G3759 →
οὐαὶ	ouai	woe	G3759 →
ἡ	hē	you who [are] the	G3588 →
πόλις	polis	city	G4172 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
μεγάλη	megalē	great	G3173 →
Βαβυλὼν	Babulōn	Babylon	G897 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
πόλις	polis	city	G4172 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
ἰσχυρά,	ischura	strong!	G2478 →
ὅτι	hoti	For	G3754 →
μιᾷ	mia	one	G1520 →
ὥρᾳ	hōra	hour	G5610 →
ἦλθεν	ēlthen	has come	G2064 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
κρίσις	krisis	judgment	G2920 →
σου.	sou	of you.	G4771 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Joel 1:15
Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
leads to
- Isaiah 13:6–9
  Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
- Jeremiah 30:7
  How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.
- Zephaniah 1:14–18
  The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.
Through
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.”
leads to
- Isaiah 21:9
  Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”
- Jeremiah 51:7–8
  Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.
- Revelation 18:2–3
  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…
Through
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…
leads to
- Joshua 7:6
  Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
- Ezekiel 27:30
  They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.

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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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