¹⁷ At the end of seventy years,^(A) the Lord will deal with Tyre. She will return to her lucrative prostitution^(B) and will ply her trade with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.^(C)

¹² “‘Tarshish^(O) did business with you because of your great wealth of goods;^(P) they exchanged silver, iron, tin and lead for your merchandise.

¹³ “‘Greece,^(Q) Tubal and Meshek^(R) did business with you; they traded human beings^(S) and articles of bronze for your wares.

¹⁴ “‘Men of Beth Togarmah^(T) exchanged chariot horses, cavalry horses and mules for your merchandise.

¹⁵ “‘The men of Rhodes^[b](U) traded with you, and many coastlands^(V) were your customers; they paid you with ivory^(W) tusks and ebony.

¹⁶ “‘Aram^[c](X) did business with you because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise,^(Y) purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen,^(Z) coral^(AA) and rubies for your merchandise.

¹⁷ “‘Judah and Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat^(AB) from Minnith^(AC) and confections,^[d] honey, olive oil and balm^(AD) for your wares.^(AE)

¹⁸ “‘Damascus^(AF) did business with you because of your many products and great wealth of goods.^(AG) They offered wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar ¹⁹ and casks of wine from Izal^(AH) in exchange for your wares: wrought iron, cassia^(AI) and calamus.

²⁰ “‘Dedan^(AJ) traded in saddle blankets with you.

²¹ “‘Arabia^(AK) and all the princes of Kedar^(AL) were your customers; they did business with you in lambs, rams and goats.

²² “‘The merchants of Sheba^(AM) and Raamah traded with you; for your merchandise they exchanged the finest of all kinds of spices^(AN) and precious stones, and gold.^(AO)

²³ “‘Harran,^(AP) Kanneh and Eden^(AQ) and merchants of Sheba, Ashur^(AR) and Kilmad traded with you. ²⁴ In your marketplace they traded with you beautiful garments, blue fabric, embroidered work and multicolored rugs with cords twisted and tightly knotted.

Threefold Woe Over Babylon’s Fall

⁹ “When the kings of the earth who committed adultery with her^(A) and shared her luxury^(B) see the smoke of her burning,^(C) they will weep and mourn over her.^{(D) 10} Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off^(E) and cry:

¹¹ “The merchants^(H) of the earth will weep and mourn^(I) over her because no one buys their cargoes anymore^(J)— ¹² cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble;^{(K) 13} cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves.^(L)

¹⁴ “They will say, ‘The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered.’

Babylon, the Prostitute on the Beast

17 One of the seven angels^(A) who had the seven bowls^(B) came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment^(C) of the great prostitute,^(D) who sits by many waters.^{(E) 2} With her the kings of the earth committed adultery, and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries.”^(F)

³ Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit^(G) into a wilderness.^(H) There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet^(I) beast that was covered with blasphemous names^(J) and had seven heads and ten horns.^{(K) 4} The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls.^(L) She held a golden cup^(M) in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries.^{(N) 5} The name written on her forehead was a mystery:^(O)

² Be shepherds of God’s flock^(A) that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be;^(B) not pursuing dishonest gain,^(C) but eager to serve;

⁸ In the same way, deacons^[a](A) are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine,^(B) and not pursuing dishonest gain.