Revelation 18:20

“Rejoice over her, heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has judged your case against her.”
Revelation 18:20 · direct translation from the Greek

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RejoiceΕὐφραίνουoverἐπ’her,αὐτῇheaven,οὐρανέandκαὶyou saintsοἱ ἅγιοιandκαὶapostlesοἱ ἀπόστολοιandκαὶprophets,οἱ προφῆταιbecauseὅτιGodὁ θεὸςhas judgedἔκρινενyourὑμῶνcaseτὸ κρίμαagainstἐξher.αὐτῆς

Allusion · Jeremiah 51:48

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Both texts call on heaven to rejoice over the fall of Babylon.

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

ΕὐφραίνουEuphrainouG2165רִנְּנוּrinnuH7442“rejoice”
οὐρανέouraneG3772שָׁמַיִםshamayimH8064“heaven”
θεὸςtheosG2316יְהוָהyehvaH3068“God”

Revelation 18:20, word by word

RejoiceΕὐφραίνουEuphrainou

rejoice

To feel joy over something good that happened or that God did.

Where else “Euphrainou” appears

heavenοὐρανέourane

heaven

God's dwelling, above all that is created.

Where else “ourane” appears

you saintsἅγιοιhagioi

saints

Believers, set apart because they belong to God.

Where else “hagioi” appears

apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloi

apostle

One of those Jesus chose and sent.

Where else “apostoloi” appears

prophetsπροφῆταιprophētai

prophet

Someone who speaks for God.

Where else “prophētai” appears

Godθεὸςtheos

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theos” appears

has judgedἔκρινενekrinen

judge

To hear a case and give sentence, as God will do with the world.

Where else “ekrinen” appears

caseκρίμαkrima

lawsuit

A dispute brought before a judge.

Where else “krima” appears

Translation note

“Has judged your case against her”: he has done you justice against her. It recalls Jeremiah 51:48.

The context

19And they threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and mourning, saying, “Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships on the sea grew rich from her wealth! For in one hour she has been laid waste.”

20 · This verse (above)

21And one mighty angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence Babylon the great city will be thrown down, and will never be found again.

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