And their dead bodies will lie on the street of the (A)great city which [a]spiritually is called (B)Sodom and (C)Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.

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  1. Revelation 11:8 I.e., from the viewpoint of the Holy Spirit

Their bodies will lie in the public square of the great city(A)—which is figuratively called Sodom(B) and Egypt—where also their Lord was crucified.(C)

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19 (A)The great city [a]was split into three parts, and the cities of the [b]nations fell. (B)Babylon the great was (C)remembered in the sight of God, to give her (D)the cup of the wine of [c]His fierce wrath.

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  1. Revelation 16:19 Lit became three
  2. Revelation 16:19 Or Gentiles
  3. Revelation 16:19 Lit wrath of His anger

19 The great city(A) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered(B) Babylon the Great(C) and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.(D)

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16 saying, ‘(A)Woe, woe, (B)the great city, she who (C)was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and [a]adorned with gold, precious [b]stones, and pearls;

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  1. Revelation 18:16 Lit gilded
  2. Revelation 18:16 Lit stone and pearl

16 and cry out:

“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,(A)
    dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet,
    and glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls!(B)

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18 and were (A)crying out as they (B)saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘(C)What city is like (D)the great city?’

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18 When they see the smoke of her burning,(A) they will exclaim, ‘Was there ever a city like this great city(B)?’(C)

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19 And they threw (A)dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘(B)Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea (C)became rich from her prosperity, for in (D)one hour she has been laid (E)waste!’

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19 They will throw dust on their heads,(A) and with weeping and mourning(B) cry out:

“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,(C)
    where all who had ships on the sea
    became rich through her wealth!
In one hour she has been brought to ruin!’(D)

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21 Then [a]a (A)strong angel (B)picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon, (C)the great city, be thrown down with violence, and (D)will never be found again.

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  1. Revelation 18:21 Lit one

The Finality of Babylon’s Doom

21 Then a mighty angel(A) picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea,(B) and said:

“With such violence
    the great city(C) of Babylon will be thrown down,
    never to be found again.

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