Revelation 18:9
7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
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:
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Og kongene på jorden, som har drevet hor og levd i vellevnet med henne, skal gråte og jamre seg over henne når de ser røyken av hennes brann,
- OTB
- "Og jordens konger, som drev utukt og levde i luksus med henne, skal gråte og sørge over henne når de ser røyken av hennes brenning,
- B1930
- Og kongene på jorden, som har drevet hor og levd i vellevnet med henne, skal gråte og jamre sig over henne når de ser røken av hennes brand,
- BSB
- Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
- KJV
- 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,
- WEB
- The kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her will weep and wail over her, when they look at the smoke of her burning,
- ASV
- And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and lived wantonly with her, shall weep and wail over her, when they look upon the smoke of her burning,
- DARBY
- And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication, and lived luxuriously with her, shall weep and wail over her, when they see the smoke of her burning,
- BLB
- And the kings of the earth, the ones having committed sexual immorality and having lived luxuriously with her, will weep and will wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning,
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Revelation 18:3
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, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
Les i sammenhengRevelation 19:3
And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
Les i sammenhengRevelation 18:18
And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
Les i sammenhengRevelation 17:2
With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
Les i sammenhengEzekiel 26:16–17
Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.
Les i sammenhengRevelation 18:20
Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
Les i sammenhengRevelation 14:11
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Les i sammenhengGenesis 19:28
And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
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