In her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on the earth.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
- BSB And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.
- NKJV And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth.”
- NASB And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.”
- NLT In your streets flowed the blood of the prophets and of God’s holy people and the blood of people slaughtered all over the world.”
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Quick answer
In her was found the blood of prophets, saints, and all slain on the earth. Babylon bears the guilt of history's persecution.
Overview
The final indictment names Babylon as responsible for the blood of God's faithful witnesses and indeed all the martyred. This ties her to the murderous opposition of the world against God throughout the ages. Her judgment is therefore the righteous answer to centuries of shed innocent blood, fulfilling God's promise to avenge His people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Rev 17:6I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered with great amazement.
- Rev 16:6For they poured out the blood of the saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this.”
- Jer 51:49“As Babylon has caused the slain of Israel to fall, so the slain of all the land will fall at Babylon.
- Acts 7:52Which of the prophets didn’t your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers.
- Rev 19:2for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.”
- Matt 23:27“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.
- Rev 11:7When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.
- Dan 7:21I saw, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
- Matt 23:35that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.
- Jer 2:34Also the blood of the souls of the innocent poor is found in your skirts. You did not find them breaking in; but it is because of all these things.
- Luke 11:47–51Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
- Ezek 22:27Her princes within it are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.
- Ezek 22:12In you have they taken bribes to shed blood. You have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me,” says the Lord Yahweh.
- Ezek 22:9Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood. In you they have eaten on the mountains. They have committed lewdness among you.
- 1 Th 2:15who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and didn’t please God, and are contrary to all men;
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