And he criedout with a mightyvoice,saying,"Fallen,fallenis Babylonthe great!She has becomea dwelling placeof demonsand a prisonof everyuncleanspirit,and a prisonof everyuncleanand hatefulbird.
"I will also makeit a possessionfor the hedgehogand swampsof water,and I will sweepit with the broomof destruction,"declaresthe LORDof hosts.
"Therefore you shall prophesyagainstthem allthesewords,and you shall sayto them, 'The LORDwill roarfrom on highAnd utterHis voicefrom His holyhabitation;He will roarmightilyagainstHis fold.He will shoutlike those who tread[the grapes], Againstallthe inhabitantsof the earth.
"Babylonwill becomea heap[of ruins], a hauntof jackals,An objectof horrorand hissing,withoutinhabitants.
SuddenlyBabylonhas fallenand been broken;Wailoverher! Bringbalmfor her pain;Perhapsshe may be healed.
The LORDroarsfrom ZionAnd uttersHis voicefrom Jerusalem,And the heavensand the earthtremble.But the LORDis a refugefor His peopleAnd a strongholdto the sonsof Israel.
Flockswill liedownin her midst,Allbeastswhich range in herds;Boththe pelicanand the hedgehogWill lodgein the topsof her pillars;Birdswill singin the window,Desolation[will be] on the threshold;For He has laidbarethe cedarwork.
His feet[were] likeburnished bronze,whenit has been made to glowin a furnace,and His voice[was] likethe soundof manywaters.
and he criedout with a loudvoice,as when a lionroars;and whenhe had criedout, the sevenpeals of thunderutteredtheir voices.
And their dead bodies[will lie] in the streetof the greatcitywhichmysticallyis calledSodomand Egypt,wherealsotheir Lordwas crucified.
And anotherangelcameout of the temple,cryingout with a loudvoiceto Him who saton the cloud,"Putin your sickleand reap,for the hourto reaphas come,becausethe harvestof the earthis ripe."
And anotherangel,a second one,followed,saying,"Fallen,fallenis Babylonthe great,she whohas madeallthe nationsdrinkof the wineof the passionof her immorality."
And I saw[coming] out of the mouthof the dragonand out of the mouthof the beastand out of the mouthof the false prophet,threeuncleanspiritslikefrogs;
The greatcitywas splitinto threeparts,and the citiesof the nationsfell.Babylonthe greatwas rememberedbeforeGod,to giveher the cupof the wineof His fiercewrath.
"The womanwhomyou sawis the greatcity,which reignsoverthe kingsof the earth."
and on her foreheada name[was] written,a mystery,"BABYLONTHE GREAT,THE MOTHEROF HARLOTSAND OF THE ABOMINATIONSOF THE EARTH."
standingat a distancebecauseof the fearof her torment,saying,Woe,woe,the greatcity,Babylon,the strongcity!For in onehouryour judgmenthas come.'
Thena strongangeltookup a stonelikea greatmillstoneand threwit into the sea,saying,"Sowill Babylon,the greatcity,be throwndown with violence,and will not be foundany longer.
And I sawa strongangelproclaimingwith a loudvoice,"Whois worthyto openthe bookand to breakits seals?"
