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Revelation 18:6-8

Repayment and sudden plagues

The fall of Babylon · Revelation 18

Story guide: Babylon's proud luxury is repaid as sudden mourning, famine and fire overtake the city.

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6Pay her back as she herself has paid back, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup that she mixed, mix a double portion for her.

7As much as she glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her that much torment and mourning. For she says in her heart, ‘I sit as a queen, and I am not a widow, and I will certainly never see mourning.’

8For this reason, in one day her plagues will come: death and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; because strong is the Lord God who judged her.

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