Revelation 18

And after these things I saw ^aanother angel come down from heaven, having great power; and ^bthe earth was lightened with his glory. ²And he cried ^cmightily with a strong voice, saying,

^dBabylon the great is fallen, is fallen,

And is become ^ethe habitation of devils,

And the hold of ^fevery foul spirit,

And a cage of ^gevery unclean and hateful bird.

³For ^hall nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication,

And ⁱthe kings of the earth have committed fornication with her,

And ^kthe merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her ^ldelicacies.

⁴And I heard another voice from heaven, saying,

^mCome out of her, my people,

That ye be not partakers of her sins,

And that ye receive not of her plagues.

⁵ⁿFor her sins have reached unto heaven,

And ^oGod hath remembered her iniquities.

^6pReward her even as she rewarded you,

And double unto her double according to her works:

^qIn the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

^7rHow much she hath glorified herself, and ^llived deliciously,

So much torment and sorrow give her:

For ^sshe saith in her heart, ^tI sit a queen,

And ^tam no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

^8uTherefore shall her plagues come ^vin one day,

Death, and mourning, and famine;

And ^wshe shall be utterly burnt with fire:

For ^xstrong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

⁹And ^iythe kings of the earth, ⁱwho have committed fornication and ^llived deliciously with her,

^yzShall bewail her, and lament for her,

^aWhen they shall see the smoke of her burning,

¹⁰Standing afar off for the fear of her torment,

^bSaying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city!

For ^cin one hour is thy judgment come.

¹¹And ^dthe merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her;

^eFor no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

¹²The merchandise ^fof gold, and silver,

And ^fprecious stones, and ^fof pearls,

And ^gfine linen, and ^fpurple, and silk, and ^fscarlet,

And all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory,

And all manner vessels of most precious wood,

And of brass, and iron, and ^hmarble,

¹³And ⁱcinnamon, and odours,

And ointments, and ⁱfrankincense,

And wine, and oil,

And ^kfine flour, and wheat,

And beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots,

And ^mslaves, and ⁿsouls of men.

¹⁴And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee,

And all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee,

And thou shalt find them no more at all.

^15eThe merchants of these things, ^owhich were made rich by her,

Shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment,

Weeping and wailing, ¹⁶and saying,

^bAlas, alas, that great city,

^pThat was clothed in ^gfine linen, and ^fpurple, and ^fscarlet,

And decked ^fwith gold, and precious stones, and ^fpearls:

¹⁷For ^cin one hour so great riches ^qis come to nought.

And every ^rshipmaster, and all the company in ships,

And sailers, and as many as trade by sea,

Stood afar off, ¹⁸and cried

^aWhen they saw the smoke of her burning, saying,

^sWhat city is like unto this great city?

¹⁹And ^tthey cast dust on their heads,

And cried, ^uweeping and wailing, saying,

^bAlas, alas, that great city,

^oWherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness:

For ^cin one hour ^qis she made desolate.

^20vRejoice over her, thou heaven,

And ye holy ^wapostles and prophets;

For ^xGod hath avenged you on her.

²¹And a mighty angel ^ytook up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying,

^zThus with violence shall ^bthat great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

²²And ^abthe voice of harpers, and ^cmusicians, and of ^dpipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee;

And no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee;

And ^aethe sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;

²³And ^athe light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee;

And ^afthe voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee:

For ^gthy merchants were ^hthe great men of the earth;

For ⁱby thy ^ksorceries were all nations deceived.

²⁴And ^lin her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints,

And of ^mall that were slain upon the earth.

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