Revelation 18:20
“Reioyce ouer her thou heauen, and ye holy Apostles and Prophets, for God hath auenged you on her.”
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Revelation 18:20 Context
18And cryed when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like vnto this great citie? 19And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping, and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great citie, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea, by reason of her costlinesse, for in one houre is she made desolate. 20Reioyce ouer her thou heauen, and ye holy Apostles and Prophets, for God hath auenged you on her. 21And a mightie Angel tooke vp a stone like a great milstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great citie Babylon bee throwen downe, and shall bee found no more at all. 22And the voyce of harpers and musitions, and of pipers, and trumpetters, shall bee heard no more at all in thee: and no craftsman, of whatsoeuer craft hee be, shall be found any more in thee: and the sound of a milstone shalbe heard no more at all in thee:
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Other Translations for Revelation 18:20
Rejoice over her, [thou] heaven, and [ye] holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
- King James Version
"Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced judgment for you against her."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets; for God hath judged your judgment on her.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Be glad over her, heaven, and you saints, and Apostles, and prophets; because she has been judged by God on your account.
- Basic English Bible
Rejoice over her, heaven, and [ye] saints and apostles and prophets; for God has judged your judgment upon her.
- Darby Bible
Rejoice over her thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
- Webster's Bible
Rejoice over her, O Heaven, and you saints and Apostles and Prophets; for God has taken vengeance upon her because of you."
- Weymouth Bible
Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets; for God has judged your judgment on her.
- World English Bible
Heuene, and hooli apostlis, and prophetis, make ye ful out ioye on it, for God hath demed youre dom of it.
- Wycliffe Bible
`Be glad over her, O heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets, because God did judge your judgment of her!'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Revelation 18:20
18:20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven - That is, all the inhabitants of it; and more especially, ye saints; and among the saints still more eminently, ye apostles and prophets.
People's Bible Notes for Revelation 18:20
Re 18:20 Rejoice over her, [thou] heaven, and [ye] holy apostles and prophets. While there are mourners, another company is called upon to rejoice. She had exalted herself against God. All who have been for God, and who have suffered from her, are called to rejoice.