Revelation 18:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

All the peoples of the earth have drunk the wine of her sexual sin and of God’s anger. The rulers of the earth sinned sexually with her, and the merchants of the world grew rich from the great wealth of her luxury.”

Cross References

Revelation 17:2

The rulers of the earth sinned sexually with her. The people of the earth became drunk from the wine of her sexual sin.”

Revelation 14:8

Then the second angel followed the first angel and said, “She is destroyed! The great city of Babylon is destroyed! She made all the nations drink the wine of her sexual sin and of God’s anger.”

Revelation 18:9

“The rulers of the earth who sinned sexually with her and shared her wealth will see the smoke from her burning. Then they will cry and be sad because of her death.

Revelation 18:23

The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voices of a bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again. Your merchants were the world’s great people. All the nations were tricked by your magic.

Jeremiah 51:7

Babylon was like a golden cup in the Lord’s hand. Babylon made the whole world drunk. The nations drank Babylon’s wine, so they went crazy.

Lamentations 4:5

Those who ate rich food are now dying in the streets. Those who grew up wearing nice red clothes now pick through garbage piles.

Jeremiah 51:34

“King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed us in the past. In the past he hurt us. In the past he took our people away, and we became like an empty jar. He took the best we had. He was like a giant monster that ate everything until it was full. He took the best we had and then threw us away.

Isaiah 47:15

That’s what will happen to those you have worked with, the people you did business with all your life. They will all go their own way. There will be no one left to save you.”

Luke 7:25

Really, what did you expect to see? Someone dressed in fine clothes? Of course not. People who wear fancy clothes and live in luxury are all in kings’ palaces.

Nahum 3:4

All this happened because of Nineveh. Nineveh is like a prostitute who could never get enough. She wanted more and more. She sold herself to many nations, and she used her magic to make them her slaves.

1 Timothy 5:11

But don’t put younger widows on that list. When their strong physical needs pull them away from their commitment to Christ, they will want to marry again.

Revelation 18:7

She gave herself much glory and rich living. Give her that much suffering and sadness. She says to herself, ‘I am a queen sitting on my throne. I am not a widow; I will never be sad.’

Revelation 18:19

They threw dust on their heads and cried loudly to show the deep sorrow they felt. They said, ‘Terrible! How terrible for the great city! All those who had ships on the sea became rich because of her wealth! But she has been destroyed in one hour!