Revelation 18:20

Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath judged your judgment on her.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

In Context

19And they cast dust upon their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying: Alas! alas! that great city, wherein all were made rich, that had ships at sea, by reason of her prices: for in one hour she is made desolate.

21And a mighty angel took up a stone, as it were a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying: With such violence as this shall Babylon, that great city, be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

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Cross References

Judges 5:31So let all thy enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love thee shine, as the sun shineth in his rising.

Psalms 48:11According to thy name, O God, so also is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of justice.

Psalms 94:1The Lord is the God to whom revenge belongeth: the God of revenge hath acted freely.

Psalms 107:42The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop their mouth.

Proverbs 11:10When it goeth well with the just the city shall rejoice: and when the wicked perish there shall be praise.

Isaiah 44:23Give praise, O ye heavens, for the Lord hath shewn mercy: shout with joy, ye ends of the earth: ye mountains, resound with praise, thou, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and Israel shall be glorified.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 18:10-24

The Fall of Babylon. ( a. d. 95.) 9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, 10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and… Read the whole commentary →

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