Revelation 17:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.””
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“The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.”
King James Version · Public Domain“with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and they that dwell in the earth were made drunken with the wine of her fornication.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“with whom the kings of the earth did commit whoredom; and made drunk from the wine of her whoredom were those inhabiting the earth;'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Revelation 17:2 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 51:7Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.
- Revelation 3:10Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
- Revelation 14:8Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
- Revelation 17:13These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.
- Revelation 17:17For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
- Revelation 18:3All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”
- Revelation 18:9Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
- Revelation 18:23The 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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