Therefore in one day her plagues will come: death, mourning, and famine; and she will be utterly burned with fire, for the Lord God who has judged her is strong.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Revelation 18:8 in context
Revelation 18:5–11
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for her sins have reached to the sky, and God has remembered her iniquities.
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Return to her just as she returned, and repay her double as she did, and according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.
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However much she glorified herself and grew wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning. For she says in her heart, ‘I sit a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see mourning.’
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Therefore in one day her plagues will come: death, mourning, and famine; and she will be utterly burned with fire, for the Lord God who has judged her is strong.
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The kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her will weep and wail over her, when they look at the smoke of her burning,
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standing far away for the fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For your judgment has come in one hour.’
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The merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise any more:
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