^7 (A)In the measure that she glorified herself and lived ^[a]luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as ^(B)queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’ ⁸ Therefore her plagues will come ^(C)in one day—death and mourning and famine. And ^(D)she will be utterly burned with fire, ^(E)for strong is the Lord God who ^[b]judges her.

The World Mourns Babylon’s Fall

^9 (F)“The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her ^(G)will weep and lament for her, ^(H)when they see the smoke of her burning, ¹⁰ standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ^(I)‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! ^(J)For in one hour your judgment has come.’

¹¹ “And ^(K)the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore: ^12 (L)merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; ¹³ and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and ^(M)souls of men. ¹⁴ The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have ^[c]gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all. ¹⁵ The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, ¹⁶ and saying, ‘Alas, alas, ^(N)that great city ^(O)that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!