Revelation 18:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Every king on earth who slept with her and shared in her luxury will mourn. They will weep, when they see the smoke from that fire.

Cross References

Genesis 19:28

He looked down towards Sodom and Gomorrah and saw smoke rising from all over the land—it was like a flaming furnace.

Psalm 58:10

Good people will be glad when they see the wicked getting what they deserve, and they will wash their feet in their enemies' blood.

Isaiah 13:19

The city of Babylon is glorious and powerful, the pride of the nation. But it will be like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah after I, the Lord, destroyed them.

Isaiah 30:33

Long ago the LORD got a place ready for burning the body of the dead king. The place for the fire is deep and wide, the wood is piled high, and the LORD will start the fire by breathing out flaming sulphur.

Jeremiah 50:40

I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah and the nearby towns, and I will destroy Babylon just as completely. No one will live there again.

Jeremiah 50:46

The sounds of your destruction will be heard among the nations, and the earth will shake.

Jeremiah 51:8

But suddenly, Babylon will fall and be destroyed. I, the LORD, told the foreigners who lived there, “Weep for the city! Get medicine for its wounds; perhaps they will heal.”

Ezekiel 27:35

People living along the coast are shocked at the news. Their rulers are horrified, and terror is written across their faces.

Daniel 4:14

and shouted: ‘Chop down the tree and cut off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Make the animals leave its shade and send the birds flying from its branches.

Deuteronomy 29:23

has become a scorching desert of salt and sulphur, where nothing is planted, nothing sprouts, and nothing grows. It will be as lifeless as the land around the cities of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, after the LORD became angry and destroyed them.

1 Timothy 5:11

Don't put young widows on the list. They may later have a strong desire to get married. Then they will turn away from Christ

Revelation 14:11

If you worship the beast and the idol and accept the mark of its name, you will be tortured day and night. The smoke from your torture will go up for ever and ever, and you will never be able to rest.

Revelation 17:2

Every king on earth has slept with her, and her shameless ways are like wine that has made everyone on earth drunk.”

Revelation 18:18

When they saw the smoke from her fire, they shouted, “This was the greatest city ever!”

Revelation 18:20

The heavens should be happy with God's people and apostles and prophets. God has punished her for them.”

Revelation 18:3

Babylon's evil and immoral wine has made all nations drunk. Every king on earth has slept with her, and every merchant on earth is rich because of her evil desires.”

Revelation 18:7

That woman honoured herself with a life of luxury. Reward her now with suffering and pain. “Deep in her heart Babylon said, ‘I am the queen! Never will I be a widow or know what it means to be sad.’

Revelation 19:3

Then the crowd shouted, “Praise the Lord! Smoke will never stop rising from her burning body.”

Revelation 2:22

I am going to strike down Jezebel. Everyone who does these immoral things with her will also be punished, if they don't stop.