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Revelation 18:21

Babylon

19 Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”

20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.

Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.

22 And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.

23 The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”

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BSB
Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.
KJV
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.
WEB
A mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down, and will be found no more at all.
ASV
And a strong angel took up a stone as it were a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with a mighty fall shall Babylon, the great city, be cast down, and shall be found no more at all.
DARBY
And a strong angel took up a stone, as a great millstone, and cast [it] into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall Babylon the great city be cast down, and shall be found no more at all;
BLB
And one strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone and cast [it] into the sea, saying: “Thus Babylon will be cast down with violence, the great city, and shall never be found any longer.
ÅB
Og en veldig engel løftet en stein som en stor kvernsten og kastet den i havet og sa: Så skal Babylon, den store by, kastes ned med hast og ikke finnes mere.
OTB
Så tok en mektig engel en stein som en stor kvernstein og kastet den i havet, og sa:
"Med slik vold skal Babylon, den store byen,
bli kastet ned, aldri mer å bli funnet.
B1930
Og en veldig engel løftet en sten som en stor kvernsten og kastet den i havet og sa: Så skal Babylon, den store by, kastes ned med hast og ikke finnes mere.

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