Revelation 18:3 因为列国都被她邪淫大怒的酒倾倒了。地上的君王与她行淫；地上的客商因她奢华太过就发了财。”

18:3 MSG

逐節對照

新标点和合本 - 因为列国都被她邪淫大怒的酒倾倒了。地上的君王与她行淫；地上的客商因她奢华太过就发了财。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 因为列国都喝了她淫乱大怒的酒；地上的君王和她行淫；地上的商人因她极度奢华而发了财。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 因为列国都喝了她淫乱大怒的酒；地上的君王和她行淫；地上的商人因她极度奢华而发了财。”
当代译本 - 因为列国都喝了她淫乱的烈酒。地上的君王与她通奸，地上的商人也因她穷奢极侈的生活而发了财。”
圣经新译本 - 因为各国都喝她淫乱烈怒的酒醉了；地上的君王与她行淫，世上的商人因她奢华挥霍就发了财。”
中文标准译本 - 原来万国都喝了她淫乱愤怒的酒，地上的众君王曾与她行淫乱，地上的商人也由于她极度的骄奢淫逸而发了财。”
现代标点和合本 - 因为列国都被她邪淫大怒的酒倾倒了，地上的君王与她行淫，地上的客商因她奢华太过就发了财。”
和合本（拼音版） - 因为列国都被她邪淫大怒的酒倾倒了，地上的君王与她行淫，地上的客商因她奢华太过就发了财。”
New International Version - For all the nations have drunk the maddening wine of her adulteries. The kings of the earth committed adultery with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from her excessive luxuries.”
New International Reader's Version - All the nations have drunk the strong wine of her terrible sins. The kings of the earth took part in her evil ways. The traders of the world grew rich from her great wealth.”
English Standard Version - For all nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.”
New Living Translation - For all the nations have fallen because of the wine of her passionate immorality. The kings of the world have committed adultery with her. Because of her desires for extravagant luxury, the merchants of the world have grown rich.”
Christian Standard Bible - For all the nations have drunk the wine of her sexual immorality, which brings wrath. The kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from her sensuality and excess.
New American Standard Bible - For all the nations have fallen because of the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed acts of sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich from the excessive wealth of her luxury.”
New King James Version - For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.”
Amplified Bible - For all the nations have drunk from the wine of the passion of her [sexual] immorality, and the kings and political leaders of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich by the wealth and economic power of her sensuous luxury.”
American Standard Version - For by the wine of the wrath of her fornication all the nations are fallen; and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth waxed rich by the power of her wantonness.
King James Version - For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
New English Translation - For all the nations have fallen from the wine of her immoral passion, and the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have gotten rich from the power of her sensual behavior.”
World English Bible - For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality, the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from the abundance of her luxury.”
新標點和合本 - 因為列國都被她邪淫大怒的酒傾倒了。地上的君王與她行淫；地上的客商因她奢華太過就發了財。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 因為列國都喝了她淫亂大怒的酒；地上的君王和她行淫；地上的商人因她極度奢華而發了財。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 因為列國都喝了她淫亂大怒的酒；地上的君王和她行淫；地上的商人因她極度奢華而發了財。」
當代譯本 - 因為列國都喝了她淫亂的烈酒。地上的君王與她通姦，地上的商人也因她窮奢極侈的生活而發了財。」
聖經新譯本 - 因為各國都喝她淫亂烈怒的酒醉了；地上的君王與她行淫，世上的商人因她奢華揮霍就發了財。”
呂振中譯本 - 因為列國都喝了她猛烈淫亂之酒了；地上的君王同她行淫；由於她荒淫的資權、地上的商人都得了財富了。』
中文標準譯本 - 原來萬國都喝了她淫亂憤怒的酒，地上的眾君王曾與她行淫亂，地上的商人也由於她極度的驕奢淫逸而發了財。」
現代標點和合本 - 因為列國都被她邪淫大怒的酒傾倒了，地上的君王與她行淫，地上的客商因她奢華太過就發了財。」
文理和合譯本 - 蓋萬邦因其淫亂干怒之酒而傾、世上諸王、與之行淫、諸商因其奢華之甚而致富、○
文理委辦譯本 - 因巴比倫使諸國飲淫亂鴆酒、天下諸王、與彼行淫、邑事華靡、天下商旅、於以富饒、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 因諸國皆飲其淫亂毒酒、天下諸王、與彼行淫、天下商賈、皆因彼奢華之甚、而富饒焉、○
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 祇緣酖彼荒淫酒、列國遭譴悉紛崩；百王受狐惑、頹然與之淫；眾賈沾餘瀝、奢侈醉其心。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Porque todas las naciones han bebido el excitante vino de su adulterio; los reyes de la tierra cometieron adulterio con ella, y los comerciantes de la tierra se enriquecieron a costa de lo que ella despilfarraba en sus lujos».
현대인의 성경 - 모든 나라가 그 음란의 독한 술을 마셨고 세상 왕들이 그녀와 음란한 관계를 가졌으며 온 세계의 상인들이 그녀의 말할 수 없는 사치 때문에 부자가 되었다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Цари земли развратничали с ней, и купцы земли нажились на ее необузданной тяге к роскоши.
Восточный перевод - Цари земли развратничали с ней, и купцы земли нажились на её необузданной тяге к роскоши.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Цари земли развратничали с ней, и купцы земли нажились на её необузданной тяге к роскоши.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Цари земли развратничали с ней, и купцы земли нажились на её необузданной тяге к роскоши.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Car tous les peuples ont bu le vin de sa prostitution furieuse. Les rois de la terre, avec elle, se sont livrés à la débauche, et les commerçants de la terre ont fait fortune grâce à son luxe démesuré.
リビングバイブル - あらゆる国の人々が、彼女のみだらな毒ぶどう酒に酔いしれたからだ。また、地上の支配者たちは彼女と快楽にふけり、地上の商人たちは、彼女のぜいたくな浪費のおかげで大もうけをしたからだ。」
Nestle Aland 28 - ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ οἴνου τοῦ θυμοῦ τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς πέπωκαν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς μετ’ αὐτῆς ἐπόρνευσαν καὶ οἱ ἔμποροι τῆς γῆς ἐκ τῆς δυνάμεως τοῦ στρήνους αὐτῆς ἐπλούτησαν.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ οἴνου τοῦ θυμοῦ τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς, πέπτωκαν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς μετ’ αὐτῆς ἐπόρνευσαν, καὶ οἱ ἔμποροι τῆς γῆς ἐκ τῆς δυνάμεως τοῦ στρήνους αὐτῆς ἐπλούτησαν.
Nova Versão Internacional - pois todas as nações beberam do vinho da fúria da sua prostituição. Os reis da terra se prostituíram com ela; à custa do seu luxo excessivo os negociantes da terra se enriqueceram”.
Hoffnung für alle - Alle Völker haben sich mit ihrem Wein der Verführung betrunken. Sie konnten gar nicht genug bekommen! Auch die Herrscher dieser Erde haben sich mit ihr eingelassen. Und durch ihren ausschweifenden Lebensstil sind die Händler auf der ganzen Welt reich geworden.«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Mọi dân tộc sụp đổ vì đã uống rượu gian dâm điên cuồng của nó. Các vua trên thế gian đã gian dâm với nó. Các nhà buôn làm giàu nhờ sự xa hoa quá mức của nó.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะมวลประชาชาติได้ดื่มเหล้าองุ่นแห่งการล่วงประเวณีของมัน ซึ่งทำให้คลุ้มคลั่งไป บรรดากษัตริย์ของโลกร่วมประเวณีกับมัน และพ่อค้าทั้งหลายของโลกร่ำรวยขึ้นด้วยความฟุ้งเฟ้อฟุ่มเฟือยของมัน”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ด้วยว่าทุกประเทศได้ดื่มเหล้าองุ่น แห่งความใคร่ในการประพฤติผิดทางเพศของนาง และบรรดากษัตริย์ของแผ่นดินโลกได้ผิดประเวณีกับนาง และพ่อค้าทั้งหลายของแผ่นดินโลกได้กลายเป็นคนร่ำรวย เนื่องจากกิเลสที่ไม่อาจยับยั้งได้ของนาง”

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Jeremiah 51:34 - “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon chewed up my people and spit out the bones. He wiped his dish clean, pushed back his chair, and belched—a huge gluttonous belch. Lady Zion says, ‘The brutality done to me be done to Babylon!’ And Jerusalem says, ‘The blood spilled from me be charged to the Chaldeans!’ Then I, God, step in and say, ‘I’m on your side, taking up your cause. I’m your Avenger. You’ll get your revenge. I’ll dry up her rivers, plug up her springs. Babylon will be a pile of rubble, scavenged by stray dogs and cats, A dumping ground for garbage, a godforsaken ghost town.’ * * *
Proverbs 23:1 - When you go out to dinner with an influential person, mind your manners: Don’t gobble your food, don’t talk with your mouth full. And don’t stuff yourself; bridle your appetite.
Lamentations 4:5 - People used to the finest cuisine forage for food in the streets. People used to the latest in fashions pick through the trash for something to wear.
Revelation 18:11 - “The traders will cry and carry on because the bottom dropped out of business, no more market for their goods: gold, silver, precious gems, pearls; fabrics of fine linen, purple, silk, scarlet; perfumed wood and vessels of ivory, precious woods, bronze, iron, and marble; cinnamon and spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; wine and oil, flour and wheat; cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots. And slaves—their terrible traffic in human lives. Everything you’ve lived for, gone! All delicate and delectable luxury, lost! Not a scrap, not a thread to be found! “The traders who made millions off her kept their distance for fear of getting burned, and cried and carried on all the more: Doom, doom, the great city doomed! Dressed in the latest fashions, adorned with the finest jewels, in one hour such wealth wiped out!
Revelation 18:17 - “All the ship captains and travelers by sea, sailors and toilers of the sea, stood off at a distance and cried their lament when they saw the smoke from her burning: ‘Oh, what a city! There was never a city like her!’ They threw dust on their heads and cried as if the world had come to an end: Doom, doom, the great city doomed! All who owned ships or did business by sea Got rich on her getting and spending. And now it’s over—wiped out in one hour!
2 Peter 2:1 - But there were also lying prophets among the people then, just as there will be lying religious teachers among you. They’ll smuggle in destructive divisions, pitting you against each other—biting the hand of the One who gave them a chance to have their lives back! They’ve put themselves on a fast downhill slide to destruction, but not before they recruit a crowd of mixed-up followers who can’t tell right from wrong.
2 Peter 2:2 - They give the way of truth a bad name. They’re only out for themselves. They’ll say anything, anything, that sounds good to exploit you. They won’t, of course, get by with it. They’ll come to a bad end, for God has never just stood by and let that kind of thing go on.
Ezekiel 27:10 - “‘Your army was composed of soldiers from Paras, Lud, and Put, Elite troops in uniformed splendor. They put you on the map! Your city police were imported from Arvad, Helech, and Gammad. They hung their shields from the city walls, a final, perfect touch to your beauty.
Ezekiel 27:12 - “‘Tarshish carried on business with you because of your great wealth. They worked for you, trading in silver, iron, tin, and lead for your products.
Ezekiel 27:13 - “‘Greece, Tubal, and Meshech did business with you, trading slaves and bronze for your products.
Ezekiel 27:14 - “‘Beth-togarmah traded work horses, war horses, and mules for your products.
Ezekiel 27:15 - “‘The people of Rhodes did business with you. Many far-off islands traded with you in ivory and ebony.
Ezekiel 27:16 - “‘Edom did business with you because of all your goods. They traded for your products with agate, purple textiles, embroidered cloth, fine linen, coral, and rubies.
Ezekiel 27:17 - “‘Judah and Israel did business with you. They traded for your products with premium wheat, millet, honey, oil, and balm.
Ezekiel 27:18 - “‘Damascus, attracted by your vast array of products and well-stocked warehouses, carried on business with you, trading in wine from Helbon and wool from Zahar.
Ezekiel 27:19 - “‘Danites and Greeks from Uzal traded with you, using wrought iron, cinnamon, and spices.
Ezekiel 27:20 - “‘Dedan traded with you for saddle blankets.
Ezekiel 27:21 - “‘Arabia and all the Bedouin sheiks of Kedar traded lambs, rams, and goats with you.
Ezekiel 27:22 - “‘Traders from Sheba and Raamah in South Arabia carried on business with you in premium spices, precious stones, and gold.
Ezekiel 27:23 - “‘Haran, Canneh, and Eden from the east in Assyria and Media traded with you, bringing elegant clothes, dyed textiles, and elaborate carpets to your bazaars.
Ezekiel 27:25 - “‘The great Tarshish ships were your freighters, importing and exporting. Oh, it was big business for you, trafficking the seaways!
Revelation 18:9 - “The kings of the earth will see the smoke of her burning, and they’ll cry and carry on, the kings who went night after night to her brothel. They’ll keep their distance for fear they’ll get burned, and they’ll cry their lament: Doom, doom, the great city doomed! City of Babylon, strong city! In one hour it’s over, your judgment come!
Revelation 14:8 - A second Angel followed, calling out, “Ruined, ruined, Great Babylon ruined! She made all the nations drunk on the wine of her whoring!”

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交叉引用

新标点和合本 - 因为列国都被她邪淫大怒的酒倾倒了。地上的君王与她行淫；地上的客商因她奢华太过就发了财。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 因为列国都喝了她淫乱大怒的酒；地上的君王和她行淫；地上的商人因她极度奢华而发了财。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 因为列国都喝了她淫乱大怒的酒；地上的君王和她行淫；地上的商人因她极度奢华而发了财。”
当代译本 - 因为列国都喝了她淫乱的烈酒。地上的君王与她通奸，地上的商人也因她穷奢极侈的生活而发了财。”
圣经新译本 - 因为各国都喝她淫乱烈怒的酒醉了；地上的君王与她行淫，世上的商人因她奢华挥霍就发了财。”
中文标准译本 - 原来万国都喝了她淫乱愤怒的酒，地上的众君王曾与她行淫乱，地上的商人也由于她极度的骄奢淫逸而发了财。”
现代标点和合本 - 因为列国都被她邪淫大怒的酒倾倒了，地上的君王与她行淫，地上的客商因她奢华太过就发了财。”
和合本（拼音版） - 因为列国都被她邪淫大怒的酒倾倒了，地上的君王与她行淫，地上的客商因她奢华太过就发了财。”
New International Version - For all the nations have drunk the maddening wine of her adulteries. The kings of the earth committed adultery with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from her excessive luxuries.”
New International Reader's Version - All the nations have drunk the strong wine of her terrible sins. The kings of the earth took part in her evil ways. The traders of the world grew rich from her great wealth.”
English Standard Version - For all nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.”
New Living Translation - For all the nations have fallen because of the wine of her passionate immorality. The kings of the world have committed adultery with her. Because of her desires for extravagant luxury, the merchants of the world have grown rich.”
Christian Standard Bible - For all the nations have drunk the wine of her sexual immorality, which brings wrath. The kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from her sensuality and excess.
New American Standard Bible - For all the nations have fallen because of the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed acts of sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich from the excessive wealth of her luxury.”
New King James Version - For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.”
Amplified Bible - For all the nations have drunk from the wine of the passion of her [sexual] immorality, and the kings and political leaders of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich by the wealth and economic power of her sensuous luxury.”
American Standard Version - For by the wine of the wrath of her fornication all the nations are fallen; and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth waxed rich by the power of her wantonness.
King James Version - For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
New English Translation - For all the nations have fallen from the wine of her immoral passion, and the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have gotten rich from the power of her sensual behavior.”
World English Bible - For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality, the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from the abundance of her luxury.”
新標點和合本 - 因為列國都被她邪淫大怒的酒傾倒了。地上的君王與她行淫；地上的客商因她奢華太過就發了財。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 因為列國都喝了她淫亂大怒的酒；地上的君王和她行淫；地上的商人因她極度奢華而發了財。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 因為列國都喝了她淫亂大怒的酒；地上的君王和她行淫；地上的商人因她極度奢華而發了財。」
當代譯本 - 因為列國都喝了她淫亂的烈酒。地上的君王與她通姦，地上的商人也因她窮奢極侈的生活而發了財。」
聖經新譯本 - 因為各國都喝她淫亂烈怒的酒醉了；地上的君王與她行淫，世上的商人因她奢華揮霍就發了財。”
呂振中譯本 - 因為列國都喝了她猛烈淫亂之酒了；地上的君王同她行淫；由於她荒淫的資權、地上的商人都得了財富了。』
中文標準譯本 - 原來萬國都喝了她淫亂憤怒的酒，地上的眾君王曾與她行淫亂，地上的商人也由於她極度的驕奢淫逸而發了財。」
現代標點和合本 - 因為列國都被她邪淫大怒的酒傾倒了，地上的君王與她行淫，地上的客商因她奢華太過就發了財。」
文理和合譯本 - 蓋萬邦因其淫亂干怒之酒而傾、世上諸王、與之行淫、諸商因其奢華之甚而致富、○
文理委辦譯本 - 因巴比倫使諸國飲淫亂鴆酒、天下諸王、與彼行淫、邑事華靡、天下商旅、於以富饒、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 因諸國皆飲其淫亂毒酒、天下諸王、與彼行淫、天下商賈、皆因彼奢華之甚、而富饒焉、○
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 祇緣酖彼荒淫酒、列國遭譴悉紛崩；百王受狐惑、頹然與之淫；眾賈沾餘瀝、奢侈醉其心。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Porque todas las naciones han bebido el excitante vino de su adulterio; los reyes de la tierra cometieron adulterio con ella, y los comerciantes de la tierra se enriquecieron a costa de lo que ella despilfarraba en sus lujos».
현대인의 성경 - 모든 나라가 그 음란의 독한 술을 마셨고 세상 왕들이 그녀와 음란한 관계를 가졌으며 온 세계의 상인들이 그녀의 말할 수 없는 사치 때문에 부자가 되었다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Цари земли развратничали с ней, и купцы земли нажились на ее необузданной тяге к роскоши.
Восточный перевод - Цари земли развратничали с ней, и купцы земли нажились на её необузданной тяге к роскоши.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Цари земли развратничали с ней, и купцы земли нажились на её необузданной тяге к роскоши.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Цари земли развратничали с ней, и купцы земли нажились на её необузданной тяге к роскоши.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Car tous les peuples ont bu le vin de sa prostitution furieuse. Les rois de la terre, avec elle, se sont livrés à la débauche, et les commerçants de la terre ont fait fortune grâce à son luxe démesuré.
リビングバイブル - あらゆる国の人々が、彼女のみだらな毒ぶどう酒に酔いしれたからだ。また、地上の支配者たちは彼女と快楽にふけり、地上の商人たちは、彼女のぜいたくな浪費のおかげで大もうけをしたからだ。」
Nestle Aland 28 - ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ οἴνου τοῦ θυμοῦ τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς πέπωκαν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς μετ’ αὐτῆς ἐπόρνευσαν καὶ οἱ ἔμποροι τῆς γῆς ἐκ τῆς δυνάμεως τοῦ στρήνους αὐτῆς ἐπλούτησαν.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ οἴνου τοῦ θυμοῦ τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς, πέπτωκαν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς μετ’ αὐτῆς ἐπόρνευσαν, καὶ οἱ ἔμποροι τῆς γῆς ἐκ τῆς δυνάμεως τοῦ στρήνους αὐτῆς ἐπλούτησαν.
Nova Versão Internacional - pois todas as nações beberam do vinho da fúria da sua prostituição. Os reis da terra se prostituíram com ela; à custa do seu luxo excessivo os negociantes da terra se enriqueceram”.
Hoffnung für alle - Alle Völker haben sich mit ihrem Wein der Verführung betrunken. Sie konnten gar nicht genug bekommen! Auch die Herrscher dieser Erde haben sich mit ihr eingelassen. Und durch ihren ausschweifenden Lebensstil sind die Händler auf der ganzen Welt reich geworden.«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Mọi dân tộc sụp đổ vì đã uống rượu gian dâm điên cuồng của nó. Các vua trên thế gian đã gian dâm với nó. Các nhà buôn làm giàu nhờ sự xa hoa quá mức của nó.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะมวลประชาชาติได้ดื่มเหล้าองุ่นแห่งการล่วงประเวณีของมัน ซึ่งทำให้คลุ้มคลั่งไป บรรดากษัตริย์ของโลกร่วมประเวณีกับมัน และพ่อค้าทั้งหลายของโลกร่ำรวยขึ้นด้วยความฟุ้งเฟ้อฟุ่มเฟือยของมัน”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ด้วยว่าทุกประเทศได้ดื่มเหล้าองุ่น แห่งความใคร่ในการประพฤติผิดทางเพศของนาง และบรรดากษัตริย์ของแผ่นดินโลกได้ผิดประเวณีกับนาง และพ่อค้าทั้งหลายของแผ่นดินโลกได้กลายเป็นคนร่ำรวย เนื่องจากกิเลสที่ไม่อาจยับยั้งได้ของนาง”

Jeremiah 51:34 - “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon chewed up my people and spit out the bones. He wiped his dish clean, pushed back his chair, and belched—a huge gluttonous belch. Lady Zion says, ‘The brutality done to me be done to Babylon!’ And Jerusalem says, ‘The blood spilled from me be charged to the Chaldeans!’ Then I, God, step in and say, ‘I’m on your side, taking up your cause. I’m your Avenger. You’ll get your revenge. I’ll dry up her rivers, plug up her springs. Babylon will be a pile of rubble, scavenged by stray dogs and cats, A dumping ground for garbage, a godforsaken ghost town.’ * * *
Proverbs 23:1 - When you go out to dinner with an influential person, mind your manners: Don’t gobble your food, don’t talk with your mouth full. And don’t stuff yourself; bridle your appetite.
Lamentations 4:5 - People used to the finest cuisine forage for food in the streets. People used to the latest in fashions pick through the trash for something to wear.
Revelation 18:11 - “The traders will cry and carry on because the bottom dropped out of business, no more market for their goods: gold, silver, precious gems, pearls; fabrics of fine linen, purple, silk, scarlet; perfumed wood and vessels of ivory, precious woods, bronze, iron, and marble; cinnamon and spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; wine and oil, flour and wheat; cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots. And slaves—their terrible traffic in human lives. Everything you’ve lived for, gone! All delicate and delectable luxury, lost! Not a scrap, not a thread to be found! “The traders who made millions off her kept their distance for fear of getting burned, and cried and carried on all the more: Doom, doom, the great city doomed! Dressed in the latest fashions, adorned with the finest jewels, in one hour such wealth wiped out!
Revelation 18:17 - “All the ship captains and travelers by sea, sailors and toilers of the sea, stood off at a distance and cried their lament when they saw the smoke from her burning: ‘Oh, what a city! There was never a city like her!’ They threw dust on their heads and cried as if the world had come to an end: Doom, doom, the great city doomed! All who owned ships or did business by sea Got rich on her getting and spending. And now it’s over—wiped out in one hour!
2 Peter 2:1 - But there were also lying prophets among the people then, just as there will be lying religious teachers among you. They’ll smuggle in destructive divisions, pitting you against each other—biting the hand of the One who gave them a chance to have their lives back! They’ve put themselves on a fast downhill slide to destruction, but not before they recruit a crowd of mixed-up followers who can’t tell right from wrong.
2 Peter 2:2 - They give the way of truth a bad name. They’re only out for themselves. They’ll say anything, anything, that sounds good to exploit you. They won’t, of course, get by with it. They’ll come to a bad end, for God has never just stood by and let that kind of thing go on.
Ezekiel 27:10 - “‘Your army was composed of soldiers from Paras, Lud, and Put, Elite troops in uniformed splendor. They put you on the map! Your city police were imported from Arvad, Helech, and Gammad. They hung their shields from the city walls, a final, perfect touch to your beauty.
Ezekiel 27:12 - “‘Tarshish carried on business with you because of your great wealth. They worked for you, trading in silver, iron, tin, and lead for your products.
Ezekiel 27:13 - “‘Greece, Tubal, and Meshech did business with you, trading slaves and bronze for your products.
Ezekiel 27:14 - “‘Beth-togarmah traded work horses, war horses, and mules for your products.
Ezekiel 27:15 - “‘The people of Rhodes did business with you. Many far-off islands traded with you in ivory and ebony.
Ezekiel 27:16 - “‘Edom did business with you because of all your goods. They traded for your products with agate, purple textiles, embroidered cloth, fine linen, coral, and rubies.
Ezekiel 27:17 - “‘Judah and Israel did business with you. They traded for your products with premium wheat, millet, honey, oil, and balm.
Ezekiel 27:18 - “‘Damascus, attracted by your vast array of products and well-stocked warehouses, carried on business with you, trading in wine from Helbon and wool from Zahar.
Ezekiel 27:19 - “‘Danites and Greeks from Uzal traded with you, using wrought iron, cinnamon, and spices.
Ezekiel 27:20 - “‘Dedan traded with you for saddle blankets.
Ezekiel 27:21 - “‘Arabia and all the Bedouin sheiks of Kedar traded lambs, rams, and goats with you.
Ezekiel 27:22 - “‘Traders from Sheba and Raamah in South Arabia carried on business with you in premium spices, precious stones, and gold.
Ezekiel 27:23 - “‘Haran, Canneh, and Eden from the east in Assyria and Media traded with you, bringing elegant clothes, dyed textiles, and elaborate carpets to your bazaars.
Ezekiel 27:25 - “‘The great Tarshish ships were your freighters, importing and exporting. Oh, it was big business for you, trafficking the seaways!
Revelation 18:9 - “The kings of the earth will see the smoke of her burning, and they’ll cry and carry on, the kings who went night after night to her brothel. They’ll keep their distance for fear they’ll get burned, and they’ll cry their lament: Doom, doom, the great city doomed! City of Babylon, strong city! In one hour it’s over, your judgment come!
Revelation 14:8 - A second Angel followed, calling out, “Ruined, ruined, Great Babylon ruined! She made all the nations drunk on the wine of her whoring!”