Revelation 18:6–24

⁶“^aPay her back even as she has paid, and ¹give back to her double according to her deeds; in the ^bcup which she has mixed, mix twice as much for her.

⁷“^aTo the degree that she glorified herself and ^blived ¹sensuously, to the same degree give her torment and mourning; for she says in her heart, ‘^cI sit as a queen and I am not a widow, and will never see mourning.’

⁸“For this reason ^ain one day her plagues will come, ¹pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be ^bburned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her ^cis strong.

Lament for Babylon

⁹“And ^athe kings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and ^blived ¹sensuously with her, will ^cweep and lament over her when they ^dsee the smoke of her burning,

^10astanding at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, ‘^bWoe, woe, ^cthe great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in ^done hour your judgment has come.’

¹¹“And the ^amerchants of the earth ^bweep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargoes any more—

¹²cargoes of ^agold and silver and precious ¹stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet, and every kind of citron wood and every article of ivory and every article made from very costly wood and ²bronze and iron and marble,

¹³and cinnamon and ¹spice and incense and perfume and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and cargoes of horses and chariots and ²slaves and ^3ahuman lives.

¹⁴“The fruit ¹you long for has gone from you, and all things that were luxurious and splendid have passed away from you and men will no longer find them.

¹⁵“The ^amerchants of ^bthese things, who became rich from her, will ^cstand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

¹⁶saying, ‘^aWoe, woe, ^bthe great city, she who ^cwas clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and ¹adorned with gold and precious ²stones and pearls;

¹⁷for in ^aone hour such great wealth has been laid ^bwaste!’ And ^cevery shipmaster and every ¹passenger and sailor, and as many as make their living by the sea, stood at a distance,

¹⁸and were ^acrying out as they ^bsaw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘^cWhat city is like ^dthe great city?’

¹⁹“And they threw ^adust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘^bWoe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea ^cbecame rich by her ¹wealth, for in one hour she has been laid ^dwaste!’

²⁰“^aRejoice over her, O heaven, and you ¹saints and ^bapostles and prophets, because ^cGod has ²pronounced judgment for you against her.”

²¹Then ¹a ^astrong angel ^btook up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon, ^cthe great city, be thrown down with violence, and ^dwill not be found any longer.

²²“And ^athe sound of harpists and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters will not be heard in you any longer; and no craftsman of any craft will be found in you any longer; and the ^bsound of a mill will not be heard in you any longer;

²³and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the ^avoice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your ^bmerchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived ^cby your sorcery.

²⁴“And in her was found the ^ablood of prophets and of ¹saints and of ^ball who have been slain on the earth.”