THE WORLD MOURNS BABYLON’S FALL

9 The kings of the earth who have committed sexual immorality and shared her sensual and excessive ways will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke from her burning. 10 They will stand far off in fear of her torment,n saying,

Woe, woe, the great city,o

Babylon, the mighty city!

For in a single hour

your judgment has come.

11 The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo any longer—12 cargo of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; all kinds of fragrant wood products; objects of ivory; objects of expensive wood, brass,B iron, and marble; 13 cinnamon, spice,C incense, myrrh,D and frankincense; wine, olive oil, fine flour, and grain; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and slaves—human lives.p

14 The fruit you craved has left you.

All your splendid and glamorous things are gone;

they will never find them again.

15 The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand far off in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, 16 saying,

Woe, woe, the great city,

dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet,

adorned with gold, jewels, and pearls;q

17 for in a single hour

such fabulous wealth was destroyed!

And every shipmaster, seafarer, the sailors, and all who do business by sea, stood far off 18 as they watched the smoke from her burning and kept crying out, “Who was like the great city?”r 19 They threw dust on their heads and kept crying out, weeping, and mourning,s

Woe, woe, the great city,t

where all those who have ships on the sea

became rich from her wealth;

for in a single hour she was destroyed.

20 Rejoice over her, heaven,

and you saints, apostles, and prophets,u

because God has pronounced on her the judgmentv she passed on you!

THE FINALITY OF BABYLON’S FALL

21 Then a mighty angelw picked up a stone like a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,

In this way, Babylon the great city

will be thrown down violentlyx

and never be found again.y