Revelation 18:16

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saying, 'Woe, woe to the great city, dressed in fine linen, purple, and crimson, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls!'

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  • Rev 17:4 : 4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her immorality.
  • Rev 18:10-11 : 10 Standing far off because of the fear of her torment, they will say, 'Woe, woe to the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.' 11 The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn for her, because no one buys their cargo anymore—
  • Rev 18:19 : 19 And they threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and mourning, saying, 'Woe, woe to the great city, in which all who owned ships at sea became rich from her wealth! For in one hour she has been laid waste.'
  • Luke 16:19-31 : 19 "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores. 21 He longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' 25 But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.' 26 And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to cross from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us. 27 He said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father’s house, 28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so they will not also come to this place of torment.' 29 But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.' 30 ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’ 31 But Abraham said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.'

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  • Rev 18:7-15
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    7As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, give her that much torment and grief, because in her heart she says, 'I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and I will never see grief.'

    8Because of this, her plagues will come in a single day: death, mourning, and famine. She will be consumed by fire, for the mighty Lord God is the one who judges her.

    9The kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality with her and lived in luxury will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke of her burning.

    10Standing far off because of the fear of her torment, they will say, 'Woe, woe to the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.'

    11The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn for her, because no one buys their cargo anymore—

    12cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, crimson, all kinds of scented wood, every article of ivory, every article made of the most costly wood, and of bronze, iron, and marble,

    13and cinnamon, spice, incense, ointment, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, chariots, and human bodies and souls.

    14The fruit your soul longed for has departed from you. All your luxurious and splendid things are lost to you, never to be found again.

    15The merchants who became rich from her will stand far off, out of fear for her torment, weeping and mourning,

  • Rev 18:17-21
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    17For in one hour such great wealth has been destroyed!' Every ship captain, all who travel by ship, sailors, and those who earn their living from the sea stood far off,

    18And they cried out as they watched the smoke of her burning, saying, 'What city is like the great city?'

    19And they threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and mourning, saying, 'Woe, woe to the great city, in which all who owned ships at sea became rich from her wealth! For in one hour she has been laid waste.'

    20Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints, apostles, and prophets, because God has pronounced your judgment against her!

    21Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, 'Thus, with violence, Babylon the great city will be thrown down, and it will never be found again.'

  • Rev 17:4-6
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    4The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her immorality.

    5On her forehead was written a name: 'Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and of the Abominations of the Earth.'

    6I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I was utterly amazed.

  • Rev 18:2-5
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    2He cried out with a mighty voice, saying, 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a prison for every unclean spirit, and a cage for every unclean and detested bird.'

    3For all the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, the kings of the earth committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the abundance of her luxurious living.

    4Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, 'Come out of her, my people, so that you do not share in her sins and so that you do not receive any of her plagues.'

    5For her sins have piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her injustices.

  • Rev 17:18
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    18And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.

  • Rev 18:23-24
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    23The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voice of a bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.

    24And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who have been slain on the earth.

  • Ezek 26:16-17
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    16Then all the princes of the sea will step down from their thrones. They will remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed in trembling, they will sit on the ground, shuddering continually, appalled at you.

    17They will take up a lament over you and say to you: 'How you have perished, you who were inhabited by people of the seas, the renowned city, strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, who spread terror among all who lived there.'

  • Rev 16:19
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    19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. Babylon the Great was remembered before God, and He gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of His wrath.

  • Rev 14:8
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    8A second angel followed, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the Great, who made all the nations drink the wine of her passionate immorality."

  • Ezek 27:32-33
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    32And they will chant a dirge for you, lamenting, 'Who was ever like Tyre, silenced and destroyed in the midst of the sea?'

    33When your merchandise went out to the seas, you satisfied many peoples. With your abundant wealth and your goods, you enriched the kings of the earth.

  • Ezek 27:16
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    16Aram traded with you because of the vast amount of your products; they exchanged turquoise, purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares.

  • Rev 17:1-2
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    1Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, 'Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters.'

    2With her, the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality.

  • Ezek 27:24
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    24They sold you luxurious items, embroidered blue and multicolored garments, treasures of fine clothes, bound with strong cords, packed securely for your market.

  • Rev 17:15
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    15Then he said to me, 'The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues.'

  • Rev 19:2
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    2For His judgments are true and just; He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and He has avenged the blood of His servants on her.

  • Zeph 3:1
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    1Woe to the rebellious and defiled city, the oppressive one!

  • Ezek 27:27
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    27Your wealth, merchandise, wares, sailors, pilots, ship-repairers, merchants, and all your warriors, along with the people in your midst, will sink into the heart of the seas on the day of your ruin.

  • Ezek 27:18
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    18Damascus traded with you because of the abundance of your goods and the multitude of your wealth, offering wine from Helbon and fine white wool.

  • Ezek 16:13
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    13So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your garments were of fine linen, silk, and embroidery. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil, and you became exceedingly beautiful and advanced to royalty.

  • Ezek 16:16
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    16You took your garments and made colorful high places for yourself, and on them, you committed prostitution. Such things should not have happened, nor should they occur.

  • Rev 3:17-18
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    17Because you say, 'I am rich, I have become wealthy, and I don’t need anything,' yet you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

    18I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire so that you may become rich; white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed; and ointment to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

  • Isa 23:18
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    18Yet her merchandise and her hire will be consecrated to the LORD; it will not be stored or hoarded, but it will provide for those who live in the presence of the LORD—for abundant food and fine clothing.

  • Jer 51:13
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    13You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your covetousness.

  • Luke 16:19
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    19"There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.

  • Rev 21:21
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    21The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of pure gold, like transparent glass.

  • Isa 3:26
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    26The city gates will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.

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    7Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail, serving as your banner; blue and purple fabric from the coastlands of Elishah was your covering.

  • Jas 5:2
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    2Your wealth has rotted, and your clothes have become moth-eaten.