Revelation 18:21

A mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, 1 “In this way, Babylon, the great city, 2 will be thrown down with violence 2 and will not be seen anymore. 1

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And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

In Context

20“Rejoice over her, heaven, 2 you believers, apostles, and prophets, 1 for God has brought your judgment on her!”

22The sound made by harpists, musicians, 3 flute players, and trumpeters 2 will not be heard anymore in you. 1 No craftsman of any kind 2 will be found in you. 1 No sound of a mill 2 will be heard anymore in you. 1

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Cross References

Nehemiah 9:11Then you divided the sea before them, so that they went through the middle of the sea on the dry land; and threw those who pursued them into the depths, as a stone into deep waters.

Psalms 37:36But when I passed by again, he was not there. 1 I looked for him, but he could not be found. 1

Ezekiel 26:21I will place disaster on you, and you will be no more forever. Then you will be sought, but you will never be found ever again—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.”

Revelation 5:2I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?”

Revelation 12:8But the dragon was not strong enough to win. So there was no longer any place in heaven for him and his angels.

Revelation 18:10They will stand off at a distance, afraid of her torment, saying, 1 “Woe, woe to the great city, 2 Babylon, the powerful city! 1 For in a single hour your punishment has come.”

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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