Revelation 18:21

New English Translation

²¹Then^[a] one powerful angel picked up a stone like a huge millstone, threw it into the sea, and said,

“With this kind of sudden violent force^[b]
Babylon the great city will be thrown down^[c]
and it will never be found again!

Revelation 18:21 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
Revelation 18:21 tn On ὅρμημα (hormēma) BDAG 724 s.v. states, “violent rush, onset ὁρμήματι βληθήσεται Βαβυλών Babylon will be thrown down with violence Rv 18:21.” L&N 68.82 refers to the suddenness of the force or violence.
Revelation 18:21 sn Thrown down is a play on both the words and the action. The angel’s action with the stone illustrates the kind of sudden violent force with which the city will be overthrown.

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