³⁰ The king answered and said, ‘Is this not Babylon the ^(A)great, which I myself have built as a royal house by the strength of my power and for the glory of my majesty?’

¹¹ “And the ^(A)merchants of the earth ^(B)cry and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo anymore— ¹² cargo of ^(C)gold and silver and precious ^[a]stones 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 precious wood and ^[b]bronze and iron and marble, ¹³ and cinnamon and amomum and incense and perfume and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and cargo of horses and carriages and ^[c]human beings and ^[d](D)human lives. ¹⁴ And the fruit ^[e]you long for has gone from you, and all things that were splendid and shining have passed away from you and men will no longer find them. ¹⁵ The ^(E)merchants of ^(F)these things, who became rich from her, will ^(G)stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, crying and mourning, ¹⁶ saying, ‘^(H)Woe, woe, ^(I)the great city, she who ^(J)was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and ^[f]adorned with gold and precious ^[g]stones and pearls;

¹⁹ And they threw ^(A)dust on their heads and were crying out, crying and mourning, saying, ‘^(B)Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who have ships at sea ^(C)became rich by her ^[a]wealth, for in ^(D)one hour she has been laid ^(E)waste!’

²¹ Then ^[a]a ^(A)strong angel ^(B)picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon, ^(C)the great city, be thrown down with violence, and ^(D)will not be found any longer.