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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.”

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ASV

Therefore in one day shall her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire; for strong is the Lord God who judged her.

KJV

Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

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ἐνeninG1722 →
μιᾷmiaoneG1520 →
ἡμέρᾳhēmeradayG2250 →
ἥξουσινhēxousinwill comeG2240 →
αἱhaitheG3588 →
πληγαὶplēgaiplaguesG4127 →
αὐτῆς,autēsof her,G846 →
θάνατοςthanatosdeathG2288 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
πένθοςpenthosmiseryG3997 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
λιμός,limosfamine,G3042 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐνenwithG1722 →
πυρὶpurifireG4442 →
κατακαυθήσεται,katakauthēsetaishe will be burned up,G2618 →
ὅτιhotibecauseG3754 →
ἰσχυρὸςischurosmighty [is the]G2478 →
κύριοςkuriosLordG2962 →
ὁho<the>G3588 →
θεὸςtheosGodG2316 →
ὁhothe [One]G3588 →
κρίναςkrinashaving judgedG2919 →
αὐτήν.¶autēnher.G846 →

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Revelation 18:10In 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.”Jeremiah 50:31“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.Jeremiah 50:34Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.Revelation 18:9–10Then 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.Revelation 17:16And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.Ezekiel 28:18By the multitude of your iniquities and the dishonesty of your trading you have profaned your sanctuaries. So I made fire come from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the eyes of all who saw you.Joel 2:11The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?Isaiah 47:9–11These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells.1 Corinthians 10:22Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?Jeremiah 51:58This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled, and her high gates consumed by fire. So the labor of the people will be for nothing; the nations will exhaust themselves to fuel the flames.”Jeremiah 51:6Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.Revelation 18:19Then 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 wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”Isaiah 9:14So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.Revelation 18:17For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distanceRevelation 11:17saying: “We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.Revelation 19:3And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.”Revelation 17:18And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”Psalms 62:11God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,

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