Revelation 18:19-20

The Fall of Babylon

¹⁹ And they threw _x dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out,
"Alas, alas, for the great city
_y where all who had ships at sea
grew rich by her wealth!
For _z in a single hour she has been laid waste.
²⁰ _a Rejoice over her, O heaven,
and you saints and _b apostles and prophets,
for _c God has given judgment for you against her!"

1. Cross References
   Joshua 7:6
   Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he and the elders of Israel. And they put dust on their heads.
   Job 2:12
   And when they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him. And they raised their voices and wept, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads toward heaven.
   
2. Cross References
   Revelation 18:3
   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.
   Revelation 18:15
   The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud.
   
3. Cross References
   Revelation 18:10
   They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say, "Alas! Alas! You great city, you mighty city, Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.
   Revelation 18:17
   For in a single hour all this wealth has been laid waste." And all shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off
   
4. Cross References
   Deuteronomy 32:43
   "Rejoice with him, O heavens; bow down to him, all gods, for he avenges the blood of his children and takes vengeance on his adversaries. He repays those who hate him and cleanses his people's land."
   Jeremiah 51:48
   Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is in them, shall sing for joy over Babylon, for the destroyers shall come against them out of the north, declares the Lord.
   Revelation 12:12
   Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!
   
5. Cross References
   Luke 11:49 - 50
   Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute.
   
6. Cross References
   Revelation 19:2
   For his judgments are true and just; for he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged on her the blood of his servants.