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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.

Standing {G2476} afar {G3113} off {G575} for {G1223} the fear {G5401} of her {G846} torment {G929}, saying {G3004}, Alas {G3759}, alas {G3759}, that great {G3173} city {G4172} Babylon {G897}, that mighty {G2478} city {G4172}! for {G3754} in {G1722} one {G3391} hour {G5610} is {G2064} thy {G4675} judgment {G2920} come {G2064}.

Standing at a distance, for fear of her torment, they will say,

“Oh no! The great city!
Bavel, the mighty city!
In a single hour
your judgment has come!”

In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”

standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

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Cross-References

  • Revelation 18:19 (14 votes)

    And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

  • Revelation 18:8 (10 votes)

    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.

  • Revelation 18:15 (8 votes)

    The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

  • Revelation 18:17 (8 votes)

    For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,

  • Revelation 14:8 (7 votes)

    And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

  • Joel 1:15 (5 votes)

    Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD [is] at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

  • Amos 5:16 (5 votes)

    ¶ Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing [shall be] in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.