Revelation 18
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καὶAndἔκραξενhe cried outἐνinἰσχυρᾷa mightyφωνῇvoiceμεγάληloudλέγων·saying:ἔπεσενFallenἔπεσενFallen isΒαβυλὼνBabylonἡtheμεγάληgreatκαὶAndἐγένετοshe has becomeκατοικητήριονa habitationδαιμονίωνof demonsκαὶandφυλακὴa prisonπαντὸςof everyπνεύματοςspiritἀκαθάρτουuncleanκαὶandφυλακὴa prisonπαντὸςof everyὀρνέουbirdἀκαθάρτουuncleanκαὶandφυλακὴa prisonπαντὸςof everyθηρίουcreatureἀκαθάρτουuncleanκαὶandμεμισημένου,hated,
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ὅτιForἐκofτοῦtheοἴνουwineτοῦof theθυμοῦwrathτῆςof theπορνείαςsexual immoralityαὐτῆςof herπέπωκανthey have drunkπάνταallτὰtheἔθνη,nations,καὶandοἱtheβασιλεῖςkingsτῆςof theγῆςearthμετ᾽withαὐτῆςherἐπόρνευσαν,committed sexual immorality,καὶandοἱtheἔμποροιmerchantsτῆςof theγῆςearthἐκthroughτῆςtheδυνάμεωςpowerτοῦof theστρήνουςsensualityαὐτῆςof herἐπλούτησαν.¶were enriched.
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ΚαὶAndἤκουσαI heardἄλληνanotherφωνὴνvoiceἐκfromτοῦtheοὐρανοῦheavenλέγουσαν·saying:ἐξέλθατεdo comeὁyou who areλαόςpeopleμουof mineἐξfromαὐτῆς,her,ἵναso thatμὴnotσυγκοινωνήσητεyou may have fellowshipταῖςin theἁμαρτίαιςsinsαὐτῆς,of her,καὶandἐκofτῶνtheπληγῶνplaguesαὐτῆςof herἵναso thatμὴnotλάβητε·you may receive;
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ὅσαSo much asἐδόξασενshe has glorifiedαὐτὴνherselfκαὶandἐστρηνίασεν,lived in luxury,τοσοῦτονso muchδότεdo giveαὐτῇto herβασανισμὸνtormentκαὶandπένθος,misery,ὅτιbecauseἐνinτῇtheκαρδίᾳheartαὐτῆςof herselfλέγειshe saysὅτιthatκάθημαιI sitβασίλισσαas a queenκαὶandχήραa widowοὐκneverεἰμὶI amκαὶandπένθοςmourningοὐcertainlyμὴnotἴδω.¶shall I see.
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ΚαὶAndκλαύσουσινthey will weepαὐτὴνfor herκαὶandκόψονταιthey will wailἐπ᾽forαὐτὴνherοἱtheβασιλεῖςkingsτῆςof theγῆςearthοἱthe ones whoμετ᾽withαὐτῆςherπορνεύσαντεςhaving committed sexual immoralityκαὶandστρηνιάσαντες,having lived luxuriously,ὅτανwhenβλέπωσινthey may seeτὸνtheκαπνὸνsmokeτῆςof theπυρώσεωςburningαὐτῆςof her
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γόμονcargoχρυσοῦof goldκαὶandἀργύρουof silverκαὶandλίθουof stoneτιμίουpreciousκαὶandμαργαριτῶνof pearlsκαὶandβυσσίνουof fine linen thingsκαὶandπορφύραςof purple clothκαὶandσιρικοῦof silkκαὶandκοκκίνουof scarletκαὶandπᾶνallξύλονwoodθύϊνονcitronκαὶandπᾶνeveryσκεῦοςarticleἐλεφάντινονof ivoryκαὶandπᾶνeveryσκεῦοςarticleἐκofξύλουwoodτιμιωτάτουmost preciousκαὶandχαλκοῦof bronzeκαὶandσιδήρουof ironκαὶandμαρμάρουof marble
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καὶandκιννάμωμονcinnamonκαὶandἄμωμονspiceκαὶandθυμιάματαincenseκαὶandμύρονmyrrhκαὶandλίβανονfrankincenseκαὶandοἶνονwineκαὶandἔλαιονoilκαὶandσεμίδαλινfinest flourκαὶandσῖτονwheatκαὶandκτήνηcattleκαὶandπρόβαταsheepκαὶandἵππωνof horsesκαὶandῥεδῶνof chariotsκαὶandσωμάτωνof slavesκαὶandψυχὰςsoulsἀνθρώπων.of men.
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ὅτιSinceμιᾷin oneὥρᾳhourἠρημώθηhas been brought to desolationὁtheτοσοῦτοςso greatπλοῦτος.¶wealth.ΚαὶAndπᾶςeveryκυβερνήτηςshipmasterκαὶandπᾶςeveryὁone whoἐπὶonτόπονa placeτῶνof theπλέωνsailingὁtheὅμιλοςmultitudesκαὶandναῦταιsailorsκαὶandὅσοιas many asτὴνtheθάλασσανseaἐργάζονταιtrade byἀπὸatμακρόθενa distanceἔστησανstood
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καὶAndἔβαλονthey castχοῦνdustἐπὶuponτὰςtheκεφαλὰςheadsαὐτῶνof themκαὶandἔκραζονthey were crying outκλαίοντεςweepingκαὶandπενθοῦντεςmourningκαὶandλέγοντες·saying:οὐαὶWoeοὐαὶwoeἡtheπόλιςcityἡtheμεγάλη,great,ἐνinᾗwhichἐπλούτησανwere enrichedπάντεςallοἱthoseἔχοντεςhavingτὰtheπλοῖαshipsἐνinτῇtheθαλάσσῃseaἐκthroughτῆςtheτιμιότητοςwealthαὐτῆς,of her!ὅτιSinceμιᾷin oneὥρᾳhourἠρημώθη.she has been desolated.
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ΚαὶAndἦρενtook upεἷςoneἄγγελοςangelἰσχυρὸςa mightyλίθονstoneὡςlikeμύλινονa millstoneμέγανgreatκαὶandἔβαλενcast itεἰςintoτὴνtheθάλασσανseaλέγων·saying:οὕτωςThusὁρμήματιwith violenceβληθήσεταιwill be cast downΒαβυλὼνBabylonἡtheμεγάληgreatπόλιςcityκαὶandοὐcertainlyμὴnotεὑρεθῇmay be foundἔτι.any longer.
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καὶAndφωνὴsoundκιθαρῳδῶνof harpistsκαὶandμουσικῶνmusiciansκαὶandαὐλητῶνflute playersκαὶandσαλπιστῶνtrumpetersοὐcertainlyμὴnotἀκουσθῇmay be heardἐνinσοὶyouἔτι,any longer,καὶAndπᾶςanyτεχνίτηςcraftsmenπάσηςof anyτέχνηςcraftοὐcertainlyμὴnotεὑρεθῇmay be foundἐνinσοὶyouἔτι,any longer,καὶandφωνὴthe soundμύλουof a millstoneοὐcertainlyμὴnotἀκουσθῇmay be heardἐνinσοὶyouἔτι,any longer,
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καὶAndφῶςthe lightλύχνουof lampοὐcertainlyμὴnotφάνῃmay shineἐνinσοὶyouἔτι,any longer,καὶandφωνὴthe voiceνυμφίουof a bridegroomκαὶandνύμφηςa brideοὐcertainlyμὴnotἀκουσθῇmay be heardἐνinσοὶyouἔτι,any longer,ὅτιforοἱtheἔμποροίmerchantsσουof youἦσανwereοἱtheμεγιστᾶνεςgreat onesτῆςof theγῆς,earth,ὅτιbecauseἐνbyτῇtheφαρμακείᾳsorceryσουof youἐπλανήθησανwere deceivedπάνταallτὰtheἔθνη.nations.
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