And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Mightily ... strong. 'Aleph (') A B, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic, read х en (G1722) ischura (G2478) foonee (G5456)], 'with (literally, IN) a mighty voice.'
Is fallen, is fallen. So A, Vulgate, Syriac, Andreas; but 'Aleph (') B, Coptic, omit the second "is fallen" (Isaiah 21:9; Jeremiah 51:8). This is prophetic of her fall, still future, as Revelation 18:4 proves.
Devils - `demons.' The hold - a prison.