² And he cried ^[a]mightily with a loud voice, saying, ^(A)“Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and ^(B)has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and ^(C)a cage for every unclean and hated bird! ³ For all the nations ^(D)have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, ^(E)and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the ^[b]abundance of her luxury.”

⁴ And I heard another voice from heaven saying, ^(F)“Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. ^5 (G)For her sins ^[c]have reached to heaven, and ^(H)God has remembered her iniquities.

¹⁶ and saying, ‘Alas, alas, ^(A)that great city ^(B)that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!

^17 (A)For in one hour such great riches ^[a]came to nothing.’ ^(B)Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance