Revelation 18:3

Good News Translation

For all the nations have drunk her wine—the strong wine of her immoral lust. The kings of the earth practiced sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the world grew rich from her unrestrained lust.”

Cross References

Isaiah 47:15

That is all the good they will do you— those astrologers you've consulted all your life. They all will leave you and go their own way, and none will be left to save you.”

Jeremiah 51:34

The king of Babylonia cut Jerusalem up and ate it. He emptied the city like a jar; like a monster he swallowed it. He took what he wanted and threw the rest away.

Jeremiah 51:7

Babylonia was like a gold cup in my hand, making the whole world drunk. The nations drank its wine and went out of their minds.

Lamentations 4:5

People who once ate the finest foods die starving in the streets; those raised in luxury are pawing through garbage for food.

Nahum 3:4

Nineveh the whore is being punished. Attractive and full of deadly charms, she enchanted nations and enslaved them.

Luke 7:25

What did you go out to see? A man dressed up in fancy clothes? People who dress like that and live in luxury are found in palaces!

1 Timothy 5:11

But do not include younger widows in the list; because when their desires make them want to marry, they turn away from Christ,

Revelation 14:8

A second angel followed the first one, saying, “She has fallen! Great Babylon has fallen! She made all peoples drink her wine—the strong wine of her immoral lust!”

Revelation 17:2

The kings of the earth practiced sexual immorality with her, and the people of the world became drunk from drinking the wine of her immorality.”

Revelation 18:19

They threw dust on their heads, they cried and mourned, saying, “How terrible! How awful for the great city! She is the city where all who have ships sailing the seas became rich on her wealth! And in one hour she has lost everything!”

Revelation 18:23

Never again will the light of a lamp be seen in you; no more will the voices of brides and grooms be heard in you. Your merchants were the most powerful in all the world, and with your false magic you deceived all the peoples of the world!”

Revelation 18:7

Give her as much suffering and grief as the glory and luxury she gave herself. For she keeps telling herself: ‘Here I sit, a queen! I am no widow, I will never know grief!’

Revelation 18:9

The kings of the earth who took part in her immorality and lust will cry and weep over the city when they see the smoke from the flames that consume her.