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Berean Standard Bible

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

Revelation 14:8

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Revelation 14 shows angels proclaiming messages as the harvest of the earth draws near. The second angel announces something about Babylon, the great city that has seduced the nations.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

Another, a second angel, followed, saying, “Babylon the great has fallen, which has made all the nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality.”

King James Version (KJV)

And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And another, a second angel, followed, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, that hath made all the nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And a second angel came after, saying, Destruction has come to Babylon the great, which gave to all the nations the wine of the wrath of her evil ways.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And another messenger did follow, saying, 'Fall, fall, did Babylon, the great city, because of the wine of the wrath of her whoredom she has given to all nations to drink.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y otro ángel le siguió, diciendo: Ha caído, ha caído Babilonia, aquella grande ciudad, porque ella ha dado á beber á todas las naciones del vino del furor de su fornicación.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y otro ángel que lo seguía gritaba: «¡Cayó Babilonia! ¡Cayó la gran ciudad que sedujo a las naciones a participar del vino de su adulterio!».

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