Then some of the peoples, tribes, languages, and nations saw their corpse three-and-a-half days, and they will not allow their corpses to be put into a tomb.

They have given the dead bodies of Your servants [to be] food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of Your holy ones for the wild beasts of the earth.

They have shed their blood as water, round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury [them].

and they brought him out, and brought him into the king; and he struck him with the sword, and cast him into the sepulcher of the children of his people.

And the Lord spoke to me, saying, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: and they say, Our bones have become dry, our hope has perished, we are quite spent.

In that day there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell, and seven thousand men were killed. And the rest became fearful and gave glory to the God of heaven.

And another, a second angel followed, saying, "Babylon the great [has] fallen. From the wine of the wrath of her fornication, she has made all the nations to drink."

Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the rage of His wrath.

Then one of the seven angels having the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters,

And on her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

And he cried out with a strong voice, saying, "Babylon the great has fallen, and she has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every unclean spirit, and a cage for every unclean and detestable bird!

standing from afar on account of the fear of her torment, saying, 'Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! Because in one hour your judgment came.'

and were crying out, seeing the smoke of her burning, saying, 'Who is like this great city?'

Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, "Thus with violence Babylon the great city shall be cast down, and shall by no means be found anymore.

But the men of Sodom were evil, and exceedingly sinful before God.

And the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven.

Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom; attend to the law of God, you people of Gomorrah.

Also in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen horrible things: as they committed adultery, and walked in lies, and strengthened the hands of many, that they should not return each from his evil way. They have all become to Me as Sodom, and its inhabitants as Gomorrah.

And I will turn their captivity, [even] the captivity of Sodom and her daughters; and I will turn the captivity of Samaria and her daughters; and I will turn your captivity in the midst of them;

And your sister Sodom and her daughters shall be restored as they were at the beginning, and you and your daughters shall be restored as you were at the beginning.

I overthrew you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you became as a brand plucked out of the fire; yet not even then did you return to Me, says the Lord.

Assuredly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!

and reducing the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes, He condemned [them] to destruction, having made [them] an example who were to be ungodly,

as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to fornication and having gone after other flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

And the Egyptians tyrannized over the children of Israel by force.

And they embittered their life by hard labors, in the clay and in brick-making, and all the works in the plains, according to all the works, wherein they caused them to serve with violence.

And the Lord said to Moses, I have surely seen the affliction of My people that is in Egypt, and I have heard their cry [caused] by their taskmasters; for I know their affliction.

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

How He had worked His signs in Egypt, and His wonders in the field of Zoan;

He sent against them the dog-fly, and it devoured them; and the frog, and it spoiled them.

He killed their vines with hail, and their sycamores with frost.

He sent out against them the fury of His anger, wrath, and indignation, and affliction, a message by evil angels.

and He struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt; the firstfruits of their labors in the tents of Ham.

And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all those who had been slain on the earth."

Nevertheless I must journey today, tomorrow, and the day following; for it is not possible [for] a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen [gathers] her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!

And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"

and having fallen away, to renew [them] again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and hold Him up to contempt.

Therefore Jesus also, so that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate.