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Saul, the new king, looked the part, outwardly (1Sam 10:23). And this is obviously why God had chosen him. Israel needed a lesson. God looks on the heart (1Sam 16:7)
David Simpson [Worcester (UK)] Comment added in 2004 Reply to David
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1. Then Samuel <8050> took <3947>(8799) a vial <6378> of oil <8081>, and poured <3332>(8799) it upon his head <7218>, and kissed <5401>(8799) him, and said <559>(8799), Is it not because the LORD <3068> hath anointed <4886>(8804) thee to be captain <5057> over his inheritance <5159>?
2. When thou art departed <3212>(8800) from me <5978> to day <3117>, then thou shalt find <4672>(8804) two <8147> men <582> by Rachel's <7354> sepulchre <6900> in the border <1366> of Benjamin <1144> at Zelzah <6766>; and they will say <559>(8804) unto thee, The asses <860> which thou wentest <1980>(8804) to seek <1245>(8763) are found <4672>(8738): and, lo, thy father <1> hath left <5203>(8804) the care <1697> of the asses <860>, and sorroweth <1672>(8804) for you, saying <559>(8800), What shall I do <6213>(8799) for my son <1121>?
3. Then shalt thou go on <2498>(8804) forward <1973> from thence, and thou shalt come <935>(8804) to the plain <436> of Tabor <8396>, and there shall meet <4672>(8804) thee three <7969> men <582> going up <5927>(8802) to God <430> to Bethel <1008>, one <259> carrying <5375>(8802) three <7969> kids <1423>, and another <259> carrying <5375>(8802) three <7969> loaves <3603> of bread <3899>, and another <259> carrying <5375>(8802) a bottle <5035> of wine <3196>:
4. And they will <7592>(8804) salute <7965> thee, and give <5414>(8804) thee two <8147> loaves of bread <3899>; which thou shalt receive <3947>(8804) of their hands <3027>.
5. After <310> that thou shalt come <935>(8799) to the hill <1389> of God <430>, where is the garrison <5333> of the Philistines <6430>: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither <935>(8800) to the city <5892>, that thou shalt meet <6293>(8804) a company <2256> of prophets <5030> coming down <3381>(8802) from the high place <1116> with a psaltery <5035>, and a tabret <8596>, and a pipe <2485>, and a harp <3658>, before <6440> them; and they shall prophesy <5012>(8693):
6. And the Spirit <7307> of the LORD <3068> will come <6743>(8804) upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy <5012>(8694) with them, and shalt be turned <2015>(8738) into another <312> man <376>.
7. And let it be, when these signs <226> are come <935>(8799) unto thee, that thou do <6213>(8798) as occasion <4672>(8799) serve <3027> thee; for God <430> is with thee.
8. And thou shalt go down <3381>(8804) before <6440> me to Gilgal <1537>; and, behold, I will come down <3381>(8802) unto thee, to offer <5927>(8687) burnt offerings <5930>, and to sacrifice <2076>(8800) sacrifices <2077> of peace offerings <8002>: seven <7651> days <3117> shalt thou tarry <3176>(8686), till I come <935>(8800) to thee, and shew <3045>(8689) thee what thou shalt do <6213>(8799).
9. And it was so, that when he had turned <6437>(8687) his back <7926> to go <3212>(8800) from Samuel <8050>, God <430> gave <2015>(8799) him another <312> heart <3820>: and all those signs <226> came <935>(8799) to pass that day <3117>.
10. And when they came <935>(8799) thither to the hill <1389>, behold, a company <2256> of prophets <5030> met <7125>(8800) him; and the Spirit <7307> of God <430> came <6743>(8799) upon him, and he prophesied <5012>(8691) among <8432> them.
11. And it came to pass, when all that knew <3045>(8802) him beforetime <865> <8032> saw <7200>(8799) that, behold, he prophesied <5012>(8738) among the prophets <5030>, then the people <5971> said <559>(8799) one <376> to another <7453>, What is this that is come unto the son <1121> of Kish <7027>? Is Saul <7586> also among the prophets <5030>?
12. And one <376> of the same place answered <6030>(8799) and said <559>(8799), But who is their father <1>? Therefore it became a proverb <4912>, Is Saul <7586> also among the prophets <5030>?
13. And when he had made an end <3615>(8762) of prophesying <5012>(8692), he came <935>(8799) to the high place <1116>.
14. And Saul's <7586> uncle <1730> said <559>(8799) unto him and to his servant <5288>, Whither <575> went <1980>(8804) ye? And he said <559>(8799), To seek <1245>(8763) the asses <860>: and when we saw <7200>(8799) that they were no where <369>, we came <935>(8799) to Samuel <8050>.
15. And Saul's <7586> uncle <1730> said <559>(8799), Tell <5046>(8685) me, I pray thee, what Samuel <8050> said <559>(8804) unto you.
16. And Saul <7586> said <559>(8799) unto his uncle <1730>, He told <5046>(8689) us plainly <5046>(8687) that the asses <860> were found <4672>(8738). But of the matter <1697> of the kingdom <4410>, whereof Samuel <8050> spake <559>(8804), he told <5046>(8689) him not.
17. And Samuel <8050> called <6817>(8686) the people <5971> together unto the LORD <3068> to Mizpeh <4709>;
18. And said <559>(8799) unto the children <1121> of Israel <3478>, Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> God <430> of Israel <3478>, I brought up <5927>(8689) Israel <3478> out of Egypt <4714>, and delivered <5337>(8686) you out of the hand <3027> of the Egyptians <4714>, and out of the hand <3027> of all kingdoms <4467>, and of them that oppressed <3905>(8801) you:
19. And ye have this day <3117> rejected <3988>(8804) your God <430>, who himself saved <3467>(8688) you out of all your adversities <7451> and your tribulations <6869>; and ye have said <559>(8799) unto him, Nay, but set <7760>(8799) a king <4428> over us. Now therefore present <3320>(8690) yourselves before <6440> the LORD <3068> by your tribes <7626>, and by your thousands <505>.
20. And when Samuel <8050> had caused all the tribes <7626> of Israel <3478> to come near <7126>(8686), the tribe <7626> of Benjamin <1144> was taken <3920>(8735).
21. When he had caused the tribe <7626> of Benjamin <1144> to come near <7126>(8686) by their families <4940>, the family <4940> of Matri <4309> was taken <3920>(8735), and Saul <7586> the son <1121> of Kish <7027> was taken <3920>(8735): and when they sought <1245>(8762) him, he could not be found <4672>(8738).
22. Therefore they enquired <7592>(8799) of the LORD <3068> further, if the man <376> should yet come <935>(8804) thither <1988>. And the LORD <3068> answered <559>(8799), Behold, he hath hid <2244>(8737) himself among the stuff <3627>.
23. And they ran <7323>(8799) and fetched <3947>(8799) him thence: and when he stood <3320>(8691) among <8432> the people <5971>, he was higher <1361>(8799) than any of the people <5971> from his shoulders <7926> and upward <4605>.
24. And Samuel <8050> said <559>(8799) to all the people <5971>, See <7200>(8804) ye him whom the LORD <3068> hath chosen <977>(8804), that there is none like him among all the people <5971>? And all the people <5971> shouted <7321>(8686), and said <559>(8799), God save <2421>(8799) the king <4428>.
25. Then Samuel <8050> told <1696>(8762) the people <5971> the manner <4941> of the kingdom <4410>, and wrote <3789>(8799) it in a book <5612>, and laid it up <3240>(8686) before <6440> the LORD <3068>. And Samuel <8050> sent <7971> <0> all the people <5971> away <7971>(8762), every man <376> to his house <1004>.
26. And Saul <7586> also went <1980>(8804) home <1004> to Gibeah <1390>; and there went <3212>(8799) with him a band of men <2428>, whose hearts <3820> God <430> had touched <5060>(8804).
27. But the children <1121> of Belial <1100> said <559>(8804), How shall this man save <3467>(8686) us? And they despised <959>(8799) him, and brought <935>(8689) him no presents <4503>. But he held his peace <2790>(8688).
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1. Sing <7442>(8798), O barren <6135>, thou that didst not bear <3205>(8804); break forth <6476>(8798) into singing <7440>, and cry aloud <6670>(8761), thou that didst not travail with child <2342>(8804): for more <7227> are the children <1121> of the desolate <8074>(8802) than the children <1121> of the married wife <1166>(8803), saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>.
2. Enlarge <7337>(8685) the place <4725> of thy tent <168>, and let them stretch forth <5186>(8686) the curtains <3407> of thine habitations <4908>: spare <2820>(8799) not, lengthen <748>(8685) thy cords <4340>, and strengthen <2388>(8761) thy stakes <3489>;
3. For thou shalt break forth <6555>(8799) on the right hand <3225> and on the left <8040>; and thy seed <2233> shall inherit <3423>(8799) the Gentiles <1471>, and make the desolate <8074>(8737) cities <5892> to be inhabited <3427>(8686).
4. Fear <3372>(8799) not; for thou shalt not be ashamed <954>(8799): neither be thou confounded <3637>(8735); for thou shalt not be put to shame <2659>(8686): for thou shalt forget <7911>(8799) the shame <1322> of thy youth <5934>, and shalt not remember <2142>(8799) the reproach <2781> of thy widowhood <491> any more.
5. For thy Maker <6213>(8802) is thine husband <1166>(8802); the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635> is his name <8034>; and thy Redeemer <1350>(8802) the Holy One <6918> of Israel <3478>; The God <430> of the whole earth <776> shall he be called <7121>(8735).
6. For the LORD <3068> hath called <7121>(8804) thee as a woman <802> forsaken <5800>(8803) and grieved <6087>(8803) in spirit <7307>, and a wife <802> of youth <5271>, when thou wast refused <3988>(8735), saith <559>(8804) thy God <430>.
7. For a small <6996> moment <7281> have I forsaken <5800>(8804) thee; but with great <1419> mercies <7356> will I gather <6908>(8762) thee.
8. In a little <8241> wrath <7110> I hid <5641>(8689) my face <6440> from thee for a moment <7281>; but with everlasting <5769> kindness <2617> will I have mercy <7355>(8765) on thee, saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> thy Redeemer <1350>(8802).
9. For this is as the waters <4325> of Noah <5146> unto me: for as I have sworn <7650>(8738) that the waters <4325> of Noah <5146> should no more go over <5674>(8800) the earth <776>; so have I sworn <7650>(8738) that I would not be wroth <7107>(8800) with thee, nor rebuke <1605>(8800) thee.
10. For the mountains <2022> shall depart <4185>(8799), and the hills <1389> be removed <4131>(8799); but my kindness <2617> shall not depart <4185>(8799) from thee, neither shall the covenant <1285> of my peace <7965> be removed <4131>(8799), saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> that hath mercy <7355>(8764) on thee.
11. O thou afflicted <6041>, tossed with tempest <5590>(8802), and not comforted <5162>(8794), behold, I will lay <7257>(8688) thy stones <68> with fair colours <6320>, and lay thy foundations <3245>(8804) with sapphires <5601>.
12. And I will make <7760>(8804) thy windows <8121> of agates <3539>, and thy gates <8179> of carbuncles <68> <688>, and all thy borders <1366> of pleasant <2656> stones <68>.
13. And all thy children <1121> shall be taught <3928> of the LORD <3068>; and great <7227> shall be the peace <7965> of thy children <1121>.
14. In righteousness <6666> shalt thou be established <3559>(8709): thou shalt be far <7368>(8798) from oppression <6233>; for thou shalt not fear <3372>(8799): and from terror <4288>; for it shall not come near <7126>(8799) thee.
15. Behold, they shall surely <1481>(8800) gather together <1481>(8799), but not <657> by me: whosoever <4310> shall gather together <1481>(8804) against thee shall fall <5307>(8799) for thy sake.
16. Behold, I have created <1254>(8804) the smith <2796> that bloweth <5301>(8802) the coals <6352> in the fire <784>, and that bringeth forth <3318>(8688) an instrument <3627> for his work <4639>; and I have created <1254>(8804) the waster <7843>(8688) to destroy <2254>(8763).
17. No weapon <3627> that is formed <3335>(8714) against thee shall prosper <6743>(8799); and every tongue <3956> that shall rise <6965>(8799) against thee in judgment <4941> thou shalt condemn <7561>(8686). This is the heritage <5159> of the servants <5650> of the LORD <3068>, and their righteousness <6666> is of me, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
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TAKEN BY SURPRISE
They thought they were doing well. They bought, they sold, they traded, they married and were given in marriage, they got rich, they lived by their own rules and they lacked nothing - except God. But then the door of the ark was shut and the rain fell bringing sudden destruction on all that were ungodly. It was the same for Sodom and Gomorrah. All of a sudden time was up and fire and brimstone rained down from the heavens. God's judgement on the world we live in will be just the same. People will be so busy getting rich, getting power, doing the things they want to do, living the way they want to live that the fall of Babylon and the battle of Armageddon will take them completely by surprise. They will even have been persecuting the people of God - perhaps to stop the warnings of the coming judgement - but it will all be too late. God's wrath will be poured out on the world whether they are ready or not. The big question is, will you be ready? Do we get so caught up in the things of this world that we will not be ready for the return of Jesus? We need to make room for God in our lives now while there is still time.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2001 Reply to Robert
"COME OUT"
It would be nice to live in a world that stands by godly principles in its business, pleasure and in any other aspect of life. But unfortunately we have to live in a world and operate our daily lives, as far as it is possible, within the systems of the world. We are told that the time will come when the world's systems and everything the world stands for will be brought to ruin. At that time, just before the fall of Babylon, the call will go out to God's people, "Come out of her, my people, so that you will not receive any of her plagues."
My question is, what will our response be to this calling? We are supposed to be living in the world but not as part of it. But it is so easy to get tangled up in business, politics, or just with living, that we would feel it a terrible strain to be called out. Lot's wife seemed to feel that way, and many of Lot's other relations would not leave because they had too much to lose in Sodom. Then it was destroyed.
Let's keep our priorities right. If God is the centre of our lives we will have no problem coming out as Babylon is destroyed. We will feel no regrets that business is gone because we have eternal joy in the Lord.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Robert
16:15 To walk naked is to be rejected at the Judgment Seat, and so denied the clothing of immortality. (2Cor 5:3) It is of significance that the word "naked" links the warning of this verse with the warning given to the Laodiceans Rev 3:17. This implies the great possibility of the community of believers living at the time of Christ's coming, being found in a Laodicean state. To walk naked is a disgrace.
John Wilson [Toronto West (Can)] Comment added in 2004 Reply to John
Rev. 17: After Armageddon, those of the Apostate Church, and its followers, will conspire to make war with Jesus. Nations of Europe and Russia will join Rome's Mother Church to try and destroy Jesus, whom they will deem the antichrist. But Jesus will utterly destroy them.
Rev. 18: Continues the description of the destruction of Rome (called Babylon because of the similarity to its idolatry and to its destruction).
Michael Parry [Montreal (Can)] Comment added in 2005 Reply to Michael
16:17 Amidst the judgments that will be brought on the earth God is praised for the fact that he judged men and women on the earth.
Do we think that God is just and right in punishing sinners? Or do we feel that as a God He should be more tolerant of evil?
The society in which we live would criticise God – if they thought He existed – for the problems they see in the earth, not recognising that they are responsible for at least the majority of them. We should share the view of the “one out of the altar” rather than share the thinking of the world around us.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2022 Reply to Peter
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1. And <2532> there came <2064>(5627) one <1520> of <1537> the seven <2033> angels <32> which <3588> had <2192>(5723) the seven <2033> vials <5357>, and <2532> talked <2980>(5656) with <3326> me <1700>, saying <3004>(5723) unto me <3427>, Come hither <1204>(5773); I will shew <1166>(5692) unto thee <4671> the judgment <2917> of the great <3173> whore <4204> that sitteth <2521>(5740) upon <1909> many <4183> waters <5204>:
2. With <3326> whom <3739> the kings <935> of the earth <1093> have committed fornication <4203>(5656), and <2532> the inhabitants <2730>(5723) of the earth <1093> have been made drunk <3184>(5681) with <1537> the wine <3631> of her <846> fornication <4202>.
3. So <2532> he carried <667> <0> me <3165> away <667>(5656) in <1722> the spirit <4151> into <1519> the wilderness <2048>: and <2532> I saw <1492>(5627) a woman <1135> sit <2521>(5740) upon <1909> a scarlet coloured <2847> beast <2342>, full of <1073>(5723) names <3686> of blasphemy <988>, having <2192>(5723) seven <2033> heads <2776> and <2532> ten <1176> horns <2768>.
4. And <2532> the woman <1135> was arrayed <4016>(5772) in purple <4209> and <2532> scarlet colour <2847>, and <2532> decked <5558>(5772) with gold <5557> and <2532> precious <5093> stones <3037> and <2532> pearls <3135>, having <2192>(5723) a golden <5552> cup <4221> in <1722> her <848> hand <5495> full of <1073>(5723) abominations <946> and <2532> filthiness <168> of her <848> fornication <4202>:
5. And <2532> upon <1909> her <848> forehead <3359> was a name <3686> written <1125>(5772), MYSTERY <3466>, BABYLON <897> THE GREAT <3173>, THE MOTHER <3384> OF HARLOTS <4204> AND <2532> ABOMINATIONS <946> OF THE EARTH <1093>.
6. And <2532> I saw <1492>(5627) the woman <1135> drunken <3184>(5723) with <1537> the blood <129> of the saints <40>, and <2532> with <1537> the blood <129> of the martyrs <3144> of Jesus <2424>: and <2532> when I saw <1492>(5631) her <846>, I wondered <2296>(5656) with great <3173> admiration <2295>.
7. And <2532> the angel <32> said <2036>(5627) unto me <3427>, Wherefore <1302> didst thou marvel <2296>(5656)? I <1473> will tell <2046>(5692) thee <4671> the mystery <3466> of the woman <1135>, and <2532> of the beast <2342> that carrieth <941>(5723) her <846>, which <3588> hath <2192>(5723) the seven <2033> heads <2776> and <2532> ten <1176> horns <2768>.
8. The beast <2342> that <3739> thou sawest <1492>(5627) was <2258>(5713), and <2532> is <2076>(5748) not <3756>; and <2532> shall <3195>(5719) ascend <305>(5721) out of <1537> the bottomless pit <12>, and <2532> go <5217>(5721) into <1519> perdition <684>: and <2532> they that dwell <2730>(5723) on <1909> the earth <1093> shall wonder <2296>(5695), whose <3739> names <3686> were <1125> <0> not <3756> written <1125>(5769) in <1909> the book <975> of life <2222> from <575> the foundation <2602> of the world <2889>, when they behold <991>(5723) the beast <2342> that was <3748> <2258>(5713), and <2532> is <2076>(5748) not <3756>, and yet <2539> is <2076>(5748).
9. And here <5602> is the mind <3563> which <3588> hath <2192>(5723) wisdom <4678>. The seven <2033> heads <2776> are <1526>(5748) seven <2033> mountains <3735>, on <1909> which <846> the woman <1135> sitteth <2521>(5736) <3699>.
10. And <2532> there are <1526>(5748) seven <2033> kings <935>: five <4002> are fallen <4098>(5627), and <2532> one <1520> is <2076>(5748), and the other <243> is <2064> <0> not yet <3768> come <2064>(5627); and <2532> when <3752> he cometh <2064>(5632), he <846> must <1163>(5748) continue <3306>(5658) a short space <3641>.
11. And <2532> the beast <2342> that <3739> was <2258>(5713), and <2532> is <2076>(5748) not <3756>, even <2532> he <846> is <2076>(5748) the eighth <3590>, and <2532> is <2076>(5748) of <1537> the seven <2033>, and <2532> goeth <5217>(5719) into <1519> perdition <684>.
12. And <2532> the ten <1176> horns <2768> which <3739> thou sawest <1492>(5627) are <1526>(5748) ten <1176> kings <935>, which <3748> have received <2983>(5627) no <3768> <0> kingdom <932> as yet <3768>; but <235> receive <2983>(5719) power <1849> as <5613> kings <935> one <3391> hour <5610> with <3326> the beast <2342>.
13. These <3778> have <2192>(5719) one <3391> mind <1106>, and <2532> shall give <1239>(5719) their <1438> power <1411> and <2532> strength <1849> unto the beast <2342>.
14. These <3778> shall make war <4170>(5692) with <3326> the Lamb <721>, and <2532> the Lamb <721> shall overcome <3528>(5692) them <846>: for <3754> he is <2076>(5748) Lord <2962> of lords <2962>, and <2532> King <935> of kings <935>: and <2532> they that are with <3326> him <846> are called <2822>, and <2532> chosen <1588>, and <2532> faithful <4103>.
15. And <2532> he saith <3004>(5719) unto me <3427>, The waters <5204> which <3739> thou sawest <1492>(5627), where <3757> the whore <4204> sitteth <2521>(5736), are <1526>(5748) peoples <2992>, and <2532> multitudes <3793>, and <2532> nations <1484>, and <2532> tongues <1100>.
16. And <2532> the ten <1176> horns <2768> which <3739> thou sawest <1492>(5627) upon <1909> the beast <2342>, these <3778> shall hate <3404>(5692) the whore <4204>, and <2532> shall make <4160>(5692) her <846> desolate <2049>(5772) and <2532> naked <1131>, and <2532> shall eat <5315>(5688) her <846> flesh <4561>, and <2532> burn <2618>(5692) her <846> with <1722> fire <4442>.
17. For <1063> God <2316> hath put <1325>(5656) in <1519> their <846> hearts <2588> to fulfil <4160>(5658) his <848> will <1106>, and <2532> to agree <4160>(5658) <3391> <1106>, and <2532> give <1325>(5629) their <848> kingdom <932> unto the beast <2342>, until <891> the words <4487> of God <2316> shall be fulfilled <5055>(5686).
18. And <2532> the woman <1135> which <3739> thou sawest <1492>(5627) is <2076>(5748) that great <3173> city <4172>, which <3588> reigneth <2192>(5723) <932> over <1909> the kings <935> of the earth <1093>.
1. And <2532> after <3326> these things <5023> I saw <1492>(5627) another <243> angel <32> come down <2597>(5723) from <1537> heaven <3772>, having <2192>(5723) great <3173> power <1849>; and <2532> the earth <1093> was lightened <5461>(5681) with <1537> his <846> glory <1391>.
2. And <2532> he cried <2896>(5656) mightily <2479> with <1722> a strong <3173> voice <5456>, saying <3004>(5723), Babylon <897> the great <3173> is fallen <4098>(5627), is fallen <4098>(5627), and <2532> is become <1096>(5633) the habitation <2732> of devils <1142>, and <2532> the hold <5438> of every <3956> foul <169> spirit <4151>, and <2532> a cage <5438> of every <3956> unclean <169> and <2532> hateful <3404>(5772) bird <3732>.
3. For <3754> all <3956> nations <1484> have drunk <4095>(5758) of <1537> the wine <3631> of the wrath <2372> of her <846> fornication <4202>, and <2532> the kings <935> of the earth <1093> have committed fornication <4203>(5656) with <3326> her <846>, and <2532> the merchants <1713> of the earth <1093> are waxed rich <4147>(5656) through <1537> the abundance <1411> of her <846> delicacies <4764>.
4. And <2532> I heard <191>(5656) another <243> voice <5456> from <1537> heaven <3772>, saying <3004>(5723), Come <1831>(5628) out of <1537> her <846>, my <3450> people <2992>, that <3363> <0> ye be <4790> <0> not <3363> partakers <4790>(5661) of her <846> sins <266>, and <2532> that <3363> <0> ye receive <2983>(5632) not <3363> of <1537> her <846> plagues <4127>.
5. For <3754> her <846> sins <266> have reached <190>(5656)(5625) <2853>(5681) unto <891> heaven <3772>, and <2532> God <2316> hath remembered <3421>(5656) her <846> iniquities <92>.
6. Reward <591>(5628) her <846> even <2532> as <5613> she rewarded <591>(5656) you <5213>, and <2532> double <1363>(5657) unto her <846> double <1362> according to <2596> her <846> works <2041>: in <1722> the cup <4221> which <3739> she hath filled <2767>(5656) fill <2767>(5657) to her <846> double <1362>.
7. How much <3745> she hath glorified <1392>(5656) herself <1438>, and <2532> lived deliciously <4763>(5656), so much <5118> torment <929> and <2532> sorrow <3997> give <1325>(5628) her <846>: for <3754> she saith <3004>(5719) in <1722> her <848> heart <2588>, I sit <2521>(5736) a queen <938>, and <2532> am <1510>(5748) no <3756> widow <5503>, and <2532> shall see <1492>(5632) no <3364> sorrow <3997>.
8. Therefore <5124> <1223> shall <2240> <0> her <846> plagues <4127> come <2240>(5692) in <1722> one <3391> day <2250>, death <2288>, and <2532> mourning <3997>, and <2532> famine <3042>; and <2532> she shall be utterly burned <2618>(5701) with <1722> fire <4442>: for <3754> strong <2478> is the Lord <2962> God <2316> who <3588> judgeth <2919>(5723) her <846>.
9. And <2532> the kings <935> of the earth <1093>, who <3588> have committed fornication <4203>(5660) and <2532> lived deliciously <4763>(5660) with <3326> her <846>, shall bewail <2799>(5695) her <846>, and <2532> lament <2875>(5695) for <1909> her <846>, when <3752> they shall see <991>(5725) the smoke <2586> of her <846> burning <4451>,
10. Standing <2476>(5761) afar <3113> off <575> for <1223> the fear <5401> of her <846> torment <929>, saying <3004>(5723), Alas <3759>, alas <3759>, that great <3173> city <4172> Babylon <897>, that mighty <2478> city <4172>! for <3754> in <1722> one <3391> hour <5610> is <2064> <0> thy <4675> judgment <2920> come <2064>(5627).
11. And <2532> the merchants <1713> of the earth <1093> shall weep <2799>(5719) and <2532> mourn <3996>(5719) over <1909> her <846>; for <3754> no man <3762> buyeth <59>(5719) their <846> merchandise <1117> any more <3765>:
12. The merchandise <1117> of gold <5557>, and <2532> silver <696>, and <2532> precious <5093> stones <3037>, and <2532> of pearls <3135>, and <2532> fine linen <1040>, and <2532> purple <4209>, and <2532> silk <4596>, and <2532> scarlet <2847>, and <2532> all <3956> thyine <2367> wood <3586>, and <2532> all manner <3956> vessels <4632> of ivory <1661>, and <2532> all manner <3956> vessels <4632> of <1537> most precious <5093> wood <3586>, and <2532> of brass <5475>, and <2532> iron <4604>, and <2532> marble <3139>,
13. And <2532> cinnamon <2792>, and <2532> odours <2368>, and <2532> ointments <3464>, and <2532> frankincense <3030>, and <2532> wine <3631>, and <2532> oil <1637>, and <2532> fine flour <4585>, and <2532> wheat <4621>, and <2532> beasts <2934>, and <2532> sheep <4263>, and <2532> horses <2462>, and <2532> chariots <4480>, and <2532> slaves <4983>, and <2532> souls <5590> of men <444>.
14. And <2532> the fruits <3703> that thy <4675> soul <5590> lusted after <1939> are departed <565>(5627) from <575> thee <4675>, and <2532> all things <3956> which <3588> were dainty <3045> and <2532> goodly <2986> are departed <565>(5627) from <575> thee <4675>, and <2532> thou shalt find <2147>(5661) them <846> no more <3765> at all <3364>.
15. The merchants <1713> of these things <5130>, which <3588> were made rich <4147>(5660) by <575> her <846>, shall stand <2476>(5695) afar <3113> off <575> for <1223> the fear <5401> of her <846> torment <929>, weeping <2799>(5723) and <2532> wailing <3996>(5723),
16. And <2532> saying <3004>(5723), Alas <3759>, alas <3759>, that great <3173> city <4172>, that was clothed in <4016>(5772) fine linen <1039>, and <2532> purple <4210>, and <2532> scarlet <2847>, and <2532> decked <5558>(5772) with <1722> gold <5557>, and <2532> precious <5093> stones <3037>, and <2532> pearls <3135>!
17. For <3754> in one <3391> hour <5610> so great <5118> riches <4149> is come to nought <2049>(5681). And <2532> every <3956> shipmaster <2942>, and <2532> all <3956> the company <3658> in <1909> ships <4143>, and <2532> sailors <3492>, and <2532> as many as <3745> trade <2038>(5740) by sea <2281>, stood <2476>(5627) afar <3113> off <575>,
18. And <2532> cried <2896>(5707) when they saw <3708>(5723) the smoke <2586> of her <846> burning <4451>, saying <3004>(5723), What <5101> city is like <3664> unto this great <3173> city <4172>!
19. And <2532> they cast <906>(5627) dust <5522> on <1909> their <848> heads <2776>, and <2532> cried <2896>(5707), weeping <2799>(5723) and <2532> wailing <3996>(5723), saying <3004>(5723), Alas <3759>, alas <3759>, that great <3173> city <4172>, wherein <1722> <3739> were made rich <4147>(5656) all <3956> that had <2192>(5723) ships <4143> in <1722> the sea <2281> by reason of <1537> her <846> costliness <5094>! for <3754> in one <3391> hour <5610> is she made desolate <2049>(5681).
20. Rejoice <2165>(5744) over <1909> her <846>, thou heaven <3772>, and <2532> ye holy <40> apostles <652> and <2532> prophets <4396>; for <3754> God <2316> hath avenged <2917> <2919>(5656) you <5216> on <1537> her <846>.
21. And <2532> a <1520> mighty <2478> angel <32> took up <142>(5656) a stone <3037> like <5613> a great <3173> millstone <3458>, and <2532> cast <906>(5627) it into <1519> the sea <2281>, saying <3004>(5723), Thus <3779> with violence <3731> shall <906> <0> that great <3173> city <4172> Babylon <897> be thrown down <906>(5701), and <2532> shall be found <2147>(5686) no more <3364> at all <2089>.
22. And <2532> the voice <5456> of harpers <2790>, and <2532> musicians <3451>, and <2532> of pipers <834>, and <2532> trumpeters <4538>, shall be heard <191>(5686) no more <3364> at all <2089> in <1722> thee <4671>; and <2532> no <3364> <3956> craftsman <5079>, of whatsoever <3956> craft <5078> he be, shall be found <2147>(5686) any more <2089> in <1722> thee <4671>; and <2532> the sound <5456> of a millstone <3458> shall be heard <191>(5686) no more <3364> at all <2089> in <1722> thee <4671>;
23. And <2532> the light <5457> of a candle <3088> shall shine <5316>(5652) no more <3364> at all <2089> in <1722> thee <4671>; and <2532> the voice <5456> of the bridegroom <3566> and <2532> of the bride <3565> shall be heard <191>(5686) no more <3364> at all <2089> in <1722> thee <4671>: for <3754> thy <4675> merchants <1713> were <2258>(5713) the great men <3175> of the earth <1093>; for <3754> by <1722> thy <4675> sorceries <5331> were <4105> <0> all <3956> nations <1484> deceived <4105>(5681).
24. And <2532> in <1722> her <846> was found <2147>(5681) the blood <129> of prophets <4396>, and <2532> of saints <40>, and <2532> of all <3956> that were slain <4969>(5772) upon <1909> the earth <1093>.