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George Lamsa Translation

Revelation 18:6

Reward her even as she has rewarded you, and return unto her a double portion according to her works: in the cup which she has mixed, mix for her double.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- The Topic Concordance - Judges;   Plague;   Rendering;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Commerce;   Sin;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Poetry of the Hebrews;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - City;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Number;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Cup;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Babylon;   Cup;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Debt, Debtor;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Babylon the Great ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Babel;   Babylon;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Pay her back the way she also paid,and double it according to her works.In the cup in which she mixed,mix a double portion for her.
King James Version (1611)
Reward her euen as she rewarded you, and double vnto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled, fill to her double.
King James Version
Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
New American Standard Bible
"Pay her back even as she has paid, and give back to her double according to her deeds; in the cup which she has mixed, mix twice as much for her.
New Century Version
Give that city the same as she gave to others. Pay her back twice as much as she did. Prepare wine for her that is twice as strong as the wine she prepared for others.
English Standard Version
Pay her back as she herself has paid back others, and repay her double for her deeds; mix a double portion for her in the cup she mixed.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Pay her back even as she has paid, and give back to her double according to her deeds; in the cup which she has mixed, mix twice as much for her.
Berean Standard Bible
Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.
Contemporary English Version
Treat her as she has treated others. Make her pay double for what she has done. Make her drink twice as much of what she mixed for others.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Render to her as she rendered to others! Pay her back double for what she has done! Use the cup in which she has brewed to brew her a double-sized drink!
Darby Translation
Recompense her even as she has recompensed; and double [to her] double, according to her works. In the cup which she has mixed, mix to her double.
Easy-to-Read Version
Give that city the same as she gave to others. Pay her back twice as much as she did. Prepare wine for her that is twice as strong as the wine she prepared for others.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Rewarde her, euen as she hath rewarded you, and giue her double according to her workes: and in the cup that she hath filled to you, fill her ye double.
Good News Translation
Treat her exactly as she has treated you; pay her back double for all she has done. Fill her cup with a drink twice as strong as the drink she prepared for you.
Lexham English Bible
Pay back to her as she herself also paid out, and pay back double according to her deeds; in the cup that she mixed, mix double for her.
Literal Translation
Give back to her as also she gave back to you, and double to her double, according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.
Amplified Bible
"Repay to her even as she has repaid others, and pay back [to her] double [her torment] in accordance with what she has done; in the cup [of sin and suffering] which she mixed, mix a double portion [of perfect justice] for her.
American Standard Version
Render unto her even as she rendered, and double unto her the double according to her works: in the cup which she mingled, mingle unto her double.
Bible in Basic English
Give to her as she gave, even an increased reward for her works; in the cup which was mixed by her, let there be mixed as much again for herself.
Hebrew Names Version
Return to her just as she returned, and double to her the double according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.
International Standard Version
Do to her as she herself has done.Psalm 137:8; Jeremiah 50:15,29; 2 Timothy 4:14; Revelation 13:10; 14:10; 16:19;">[xr] Give her double for her deeds. Mix a double drink for her in the cup she mixed.
Etheridge Translation
Deal with her as she hath dealt with you, and double to her according to her works. In the cup which she mingled mingle to her double.
Murdock Translation
Recompense ye to her, as she also hath recompensed; and render to her double, according to her deeds; in the cup which she hath mixed, mix ye to her two fold.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Rewarde her euen as she rewarded you, and geue her double accordyng to her workes, and powre in double to her in the same cuppe which she fylled vnto you.
English Revised Version
Render unto her even as she rendered, and double unto her the double according to her works: in the cup which she mingled, mingle unto her double.
World English Bible
Return to her just as she returned, and double to her the double according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Reward her even as she hath rewarded, and give her double according to her works; in the cup which she filled, fill to her double.
Weymouth's New Testament
Give back to her as she has given; repay her in accordance with her doings, twice as much; in the bowl that she has mixed, mix twice as much for her.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Yelde ye to it, as sche yeldide to you; and double ye double thingis, aftir her werkis; in the drynke that she meddlid to you, mynge ye double to hir.
Update Bible Version
Render to her even as she rendered, and double [to her] the double according to her works: in the cup which she mingled, mingle to her double.
Webster's Bible Translation
Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double to her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled, fill to her double.
New English Translation
Repay her the same way she repaid others; pay her back double corresponding to her deeds. In the cup she mixed, mix double the amount for her.
New King James Version
Render to her just as she rendered to you, [fn] and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her.
New Living Translation
Do to her as she has done to others. Double her penalty for all her evil deeds. She brewed a cup of terror for others, so brew twice as much for her.
New Life Bible
Pay her back for what she has paid you. Give back to her twice as much for what she has done. In her own cup give her twice as much as she gave.
New Revised Standard
Render to her as she herself has rendered, and repay her double for her deeds; mix a double draught for her in the cup she mixed.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Render ye unto her, as, she also, rendered, and double thedouble, according to her works, - in the cup wherein she mixed, mix, unto her, double, -
Douay-Rheims Bible
Render to her as she also hath rendered to you: and double unto her double, according to her works. In the cup wherein she hath mingled, mingle ye double unto her.
Revised Standard Version
Render to her as she herself has rendered, and repay her double for her deeds; mix a double draught for her in the cup she mixed.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Rewarde her even as she rewarded you and geve her dubble accordynge to her workes. And poure in dubble to her in the same cuppe which she fylled vnto you.
Young's Literal Translation
Render to her as also she did render to you, and double to her doubles according to her works; in the cup that she did mingle mingle to her double.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Rewarde her euen as she rewarded you, and geue her dubble acordinge to her workes. And poure in dubble to her in the same cuppe, which she fylled vnto you.
Mace New Testament (1729)
reward her according to her dealings, and repay her double, according to her works: give her twice as much in the same cup which she gave you to drink,
Simplified Cowboy Version
Give her a taste of her own medicine. Double-cross her like she double-crossed you. Give her twice the crap she's been giving you.

Contextual Overview

1 AFTER these things, I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened by his glory. 2 And he cried with a mighty voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, and has become a habitation of those possessed with devils, and the shelter of every foul spirit and the shelter of every unclean and detestable bird and the shelter of every unclean and loathsome wild beast. 3 Because all nations have drunk of the wine of her wrath, and the kings of the earth have committed adultery with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the power of her trade. 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, O my people, so that you may not become partakers of her sins, and are not smitten by her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. 6 Reward her even as she has rewarded you, and return unto her a double portion according to her works: in the cup which she has mixed, mix for her double. 7 For as much as she has glorified herself and lived deliciously, give her so much torment and sorrow: for she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow and shall see no sorrow. 8 Therefore, her plagues shall come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be burned with fire: for mighty is the LORD God who judges her.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reward: Revelation 13:10, Revelation 16:5, Revelation 16:6, Exodus 21:23-25, Psalms 137:8, Jeremiah 50:15, Jeremiah 50:29, Jeremiah 51:24, Jeremiah 51:49, 2 Timothy 4:14

double unto: Isaiah 40:2, Isaiah 61:7, Jeremiah 16:18, Jeremiah 17:18, Zechariah 9:12

the cup: Revelation 14:10, Revelation 16:19, Revelation 17:2, Revelation 17:4

Reciprocal: Exodus 22:4 - he shall restore double Numbers 25:17 - General 1 Samuel 15:33 - As thy sword Job 21:19 - he rewardeth Psalms 28:4 - Give Psalms 31:23 - plentifully Psalms 54:5 - reward Psalms 72:4 - the oppressor Psalms 94:2 - render Proverbs 12:21 - filled Isaiah 25:11 - he shall bring Isaiah 51:17 - which hast Jeremiah 51:6 - for this Jeremiah 51:35 - The violence Jeremiah 51:56 - the Lord Jeremiah 51:57 - I will Lamentations 1:21 - they shall Lamentations 3:64 - General Ezekiel 23:32 - drink Ezekiel 35:6 - I will Ezekiel 39:10 - shall spoil Habakkuk 2:16 - drink Zechariah 12:2 - a cup Zechariah 14:12 - Their flesh Matthew 7:2 - General Luke 6:24 - woe 1 Timothy 6:17 - that they 2 Peter 2:13 - the reward Revelation 11:18 - shouldest

Cross-References

Isaiah 32:8
But a great person devises great things, and on his greatness shall he stand.
Matthew 13:33
He told them another parable. The kingdom of heaven is like the leaven, which a woman took and buried in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.
Acts 16:15
And she was baptized together with her household, and she begged us, saying, If you are sincerely convinced that I believe in our LORD, come and stay in my house; and she urged us strongly.
Romans 12:13
Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
Galatians 5:13
For, my brethren, you have been called unto liberty; only do not use your liberty for an occasion to the things of the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Hebrews 13:2
And forget not hospitality toward strangers: For thereby some were worthy to entertain angels unawares.
1 Peter 4:9
Be hospitable to strangers without grudging.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Reward her even as she rewarded you,.... This is spoken to the people of God, who are before called out of Babylon; and the chief of them are the seven angels with the seven last plagues of the wrath of God, and the same with the ten kings that will burn the whore with fire; these are called upon to take vengeance, by way of retaliation, for what she had done to them, in allusion to what is said of old Babylon, Jeremiah 1:15 and must be understood not of what she will have done to them personally, but to their predecessors in the faith of Christ in former ages; that as she had hated them, and made war with them, so now they should hate her, and make war with her; and as she had stripped them naked of their clothes, and spoiled them of their worldly goods and substance, so now they should strip her naked of her harlot's attire, of her gold, silver, and precious stones, and make her and her territories desolate; and as she has burnt many of the precious saints in the flames, as here in England, and elsewhere, so now they shall utterly burn her with fire; and as she has shed the blood of the righteous, and drank it, and been drunk with it, they shall give her blood to drink; and as she hath killed multitudes with the sword, so now shall they kill her and her children; see Revelation 13:12 nor is this contrary to the doctrine of Christ and his apostles, and the spirit of Christianity, which will not admit of revenge, Matthew 5:38

Romans 12:17 since this will not be private, but public revenge, inflicted by Christian princes and magistrates, who are ministers of God, and revengers to execute wrath on them that do evil:

and double unto her double according to her works: the meaning is not to inflict upon her a punishment doubly greater than her sins, for this would be contrary to the justice of God; nor does ever God punish men in this life more, but less, than their iniquities deserve; nor can any temporal punishment be doubly greater than sin, which deserves eternal death; and with this she will be punished hereafter, and therefore will not have her full punishment now, and much less a greater than her sins required; to which may be added, that this will be according to her works, her wicked works, and therefore will not exceed the demerit of her sins: but the sense is, that if it was possible to be done, they should use her with double severity to that she had used them with; seeing her sins deserved a severer treatment than even they had had from her; the phrase signifies an abundant and utter destruction, a punishment which was suitable and sufficient; see Isaiah 40:2 and it suggests that they should not spare her, nor pity her, but use her with the greatest severity imaginable, it being not possible to exceed her due deserts, or what her works required:

in the cup which he hath filled, fill to her double: not in the cup of her abominations, her errors, idolatries, and wickedness; but in the cup of afflictions and trouble, which she wrung out to the people of God, in that give her double portion: the sense is the same as before.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Reward her even as she rewarded you - It is not said to whom this command is addressed, but it would seem to be to those who had been persecuted and wronged. Applied to mystical Babylon - papal Rome - it would seem to be a call on the nations that had been so long under her sway, and among whom, from time to time, so much blood had been shed by her, to arise now in their might, and to inflict deserved vengeance. See the notes on Revelation 17:16-17.

And double unto her double according to her works - That is, bring upon her double the amount of calamity which she has brought upon others; take ample vengeance upon her. Compare for similar language, Isaiah 40:2, “She hath received of the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.” “For your shame ye shall have double,” Isaiah 61:7.

In the cup which she hath filled - To bring wrath on others. See the notes at Revelation 14:8.

Fill to her double - Let her drink abundantly of the wine of the wrath of God - double what she has dealt out to others. That is, either let the quantity administered to her be doubled, or let the ingredients in the cup be doubled in intensity.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 18:6. Reward her even as she rewarded you — These words are a prophetic declaration of what shall take place: God will deal with her as she dealt with others.


 
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