Revelation 18:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,”

Revelation 18:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Revelation 18:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Revelation 18:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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,”

Revelation 18:9 — World English Bible

Revelation 18:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and lived wantonly with her, shall weep and wail over her, when they look upon the smoke of her burning,”

Revelation 18:9 — American Standard Version

Revelation 18:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and weep over her, and smite themselves for her, shall the kings of the earth, who with her did commit whoredom and did revel, when they may see the smoke of her burning,”

Revelation 18:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Revelation 18:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication, and lived luxuriously with her, shall weep and wail over her, when they see the smoke of her burning,”

Revelation 18:9 — Darby Translation

Revelation 18:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the kings of the earth shall bewayle her, and lament for her, which haue committed fornication, and liued in pleasure with her, when they shall see that smoke of that her burning,”

Revelation 18:9 — Geneva Bible

Revelation 18:9 in Context — Revelation 18

7 Autant elle s’est glorifiée et plongée dans le luxe, autant donnez-lui de tourment et de deuil. Parce qu’elle dit en son cœur: Je suis assise en reine, je ne suis point veuve, et je ne verrai point de deuil!

8 A cause de cela, en un même jour, ses fléaux arriveront, la mort, le deuil et la famine, et elle sera consumée par le feu. Car il est puissant, le Seigneur Dieu qui l’a jugée.

9 Et tous les rois de la terre, qui se sont livrés avec elle à l’impudicité et au luxe, pleureront et se lamenteront à cause d’elle, quand ils verront la fumée de son embrasement.

10 Se tenant éloignés, dans la crainte de son tourment, ils diront: Malheur! Malheur! La grande ville, Babylone, la ville puissante! En une seule heure est venu ton jugement!

11 Et les marchands de la terre pleurent et sont dans le deuil à cause d’elle, parce que personne n’achète plus leur cargaison,

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What Does Revelation 18:9 Mean?

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