¹⁵ “Thus says the Lord God: ‘In the day when it ^(A)went down to ^[a]hell, I caused mourning. I covered the deep because of it. I restrained its rivers, and the great waters were held back. I caused Lebanon to ^[b]mourn for it, and all the trees of the field wilted because of it.

^18 (A)and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ^(B)‘What is like this great city?’

^19 (C)“They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! ^(D)For in one hour she ^[a]is made desolate.’

The World Mourns Babylon’s Fall

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

¹¹ “And ^(F)the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore: