Revelation 18:11–19

¹¹And ⁿthe merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore, ¹²cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, ¹³cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls.²

¹⁴“The fruit for which your soul longed

has gone from you,

and all your delicacies and your splendors

are lost to you,

never to be found again!”

^15oThe merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, ^pwill stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,

¹⁶“Alas, alas, for the great city

^qthat was clothed in fine linen,

in purple and scarlet,

adorned with gold,

with jewels, and with pearls!

¹⁷For ^rin a single hour all this wealth ^shas been laid waste.”

And ^tall shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off ¹⁸and ^ucried out ^vas they saw the smoke of her burning,

^w“What city was like the great city?”

¹⁹And they threw ^xdust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out,

“Alas, alas, for the great city

^ywhere all who had ships at sea

grew rich by her wealth!

For ^zin a single hour she has been laid waste.