Revelation 18:9

The kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and went out of control with her will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning.

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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,

In Context

8Therefore in one day her plagues will come: 2 death, mourning, and famine. 1 She will be consumed by fire, 2 for the Lord God is mighty, and he is her judge.”

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.”

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Cross References

Genesis 19:28He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and toward all the land of the plain. He looked and behold, smoke was rising from the land like the smoke of a furnace.

Psalms 58:10The righteous will rejoice when he sees God's vengeance; 1 he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked, 1

Isaiah 30:33For a place of burning was prepared long ago. Indeed, it is prepared for the king, and God has made it deep and wide. 1 The pile is ready with a fire and much wood. 1 The breath of Yahweh, like a stream of brimstone, will set it on fire.

Jeremiah 50:40Just as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors—this is Yahweh's declaration— 1 no one will live there; no person will stay in her.” 1

Ezekiel 26:16Then all the princes of the sea will step down from their thrones and remove their robes and cast off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling, they will sit on the ground and tremble every moment, and they will be appalled because of you.

Daniel 4:14He shouted and said, 'Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, strip off its leaves, and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it and the birds fly away from its branches.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 18:2-9

The Fall of Babylon. ( a. d. 95.) 1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her,… Read the whole commentary →

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