Revelation 14:8

“And another, a second angel, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink of the wine of the fury of her sexual immorality.””

Revelation 14:8 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Isaiah 21:9

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Both texts say “Fallen, fallen is Babylon” (also Jeremiah 51:8).

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • λέγωνlegōnG3004יֹּאמֶרyomerH559“say”
  • ἜπεσενEpesenG4098נָפְלָהnaflaH5307“fall”
  • ΒαβυλὼνBabylōnG897בָּבֶלbavelH894“Babylon”

Allusion · Jeremiah 51:7-8

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Both texts speak of the fall of Babylon, which made the nations drink her wine.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ἜπεσενEpesenG4098נָפְלָהnaflaH5307“fall”
  • ΒαβυλὼνBabylōnG897בָּבֶלbavelH894“Babylon”
  • οἴνουoinouG3631יֵּינָyenaH3196“wine”
  • πεπότικενpepotikenG4222שָׁתוּshatuH8354“give to drink”
  • ἔθνηethnēG1484גוֹיִםgoyimH1471“nation”

Revelation 14:8, word by word

anotherἄλλοςallos

other, another

Other, another.

Where else “allos” appears
a secondδεύτεροςdeuteros

second

Second.

Where else “deuteros” appears
angelἄγγελοςangelos

angel

A messenger from heaven who serves God.

Where else “angelos” appears
followedἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsen

follow

To walk behind someone, going with them wherever they go.

Where else “ēkolouthēsen” appears
sayingλέγωνlegōn

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legōn” appears
“FallenἜπεσενEpesen

fail

To collapse, fail.

Where else “Epesen” appears
is BabylonΒαβυλὼνBabylōn

Babylon

See it on the mapWhere else “Babylōn” appears
the greatμεγάληmegalē

greater

Of greater importance or rank than the rest.

Where else “megalē” appears
has made all the nations drinkπεπότικενpepotiken

give a drink

To hand another something to drink.

Where else “pepotiken” appears
has made all the nations drinkἔθνηethnē

Gentile

The peoples who are not Israel.

Where else “ethnē” appears
the wineοἴνουoinou

wine

Wine.

Where else “oinou” appears
of the furyθυμοῦthymou

wrath, rage

Rage, wrath: anger that bursts out.

Where else “thymou” appears
sexual immoralityπορνείαςporneias

unfaithfulness

Being unfaithful to God by going after idols.

Where else “porneias” appears

Translation note

It recalls Isaiah 21:9 and Jeremiah 51:7-8. “The wine of the fury of her sexual immorality”: it can be understood as the wine of her immorality, which brings on God’s fury (compare 14:10); thymos also means “passion.”

Places in this verse

Babylon
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Babylon

    Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq

    A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.

    In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).

    Genesis 11:92 Kings 25:1Psalms 137:1Daniel 1:1

The context

7saying with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come; and worship the one who made heaven and earth and sea and springs of water.”

8 · This verse (above)

9And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,

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