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Revelation 18:23

The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”

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ASV

and the light of a lamp shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the princes of the earth; for with thy sorcery were all the nations deceived.

KJV

And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.

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καὶkaiAndG2532 →
φῶςphōs[the] lightG5457 →
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φωνὴphōnē[the] voiceG5456 →
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οὐoucertainlyG3756 →
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ἀκουσθῇakousthēamay be heardG191 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
σοὶsoiyouG4771 →
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ὅτιhotiforG3754 →
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ἔμποροίemporoimerchantsG1713 →
σουsouof youG4771 →
ἦσανēsanwereG1510 →
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μεγιστᾶνεςmegistanesgreat onesG3175 →
τῆςtēsof theG3588 →
γῆς,gēsearth,G1093 →
ὅτιhotibecauseG3754 →
ἐνenbyG1722 →
τῇtēatheG3588 →
φαρμακείᾳpharmakeiasorceryG5331 →
σουsouof youG4771 →
ἐπλανήθησανeplanēthēsanwere deceivedG4105 →
πάνταpantaallG3956 →
τὰtatheG3588 →
ἔθνη.ethnēnations.G1484 →

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Revelation 18:3All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”Nahum 3:4because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft.Isaiah 23:8Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth?Jeremiah 7:34I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”Revelation 22:15But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.2 Thessalonians 2:9The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,Jeremiah 16:9For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to remove from this place, before your very eyes and in your days, the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom.Ezekiel 27:33–34When your wares went out to sea, you satisfied many nations. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and merchandise.Proverbs 24:20For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.Job 21:17How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?Proverbs 4:18–19The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.Revelation 18:9Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.2 Kings 9:22When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?” “How can there be peace,” he replied, “as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?”Revelation 18:11–19And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—Revelation 13:13–16And the second beast performed great signs to cause even fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people.Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.Ezekiel 27:24–25In your marketplace they traded with you fine garments of blue, embroidered work, and multicolored rugs with cords tightly twisted and knotted.Revelation 17:5And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

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