^(A)“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!
    She has become ^(B)a dwelling place for demons,
a haunt ^(C)for every unclean spirit,
    a haunt ^(D)for every unclean bird,
    a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.

“So will Babylon ^(C)the great city be thrown down with violence,
    and will be found no more;
²² and ^(D)the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,
    will be heard in you no more,
and a craftsman of any craft
    will be found in you no more,
and ^(E)the sound of the mill
    will be heard in you no more,
²³ and the light of a lamp
    will shine in you no more,
and ^(F)the voice of bridegroom and bride
    will be heard in you no more,
for ^(G)your merchants were the great ones of the earth,
    and all nations were deceived ^(H)by your sorcery.

¹⁵ All who pass along the way
    clap their hands at you;
^(A)they hiss and wag their heads
    at the daughter of Jerusalem:
“Is this the city that was called
    ^(B)the perfection of beauty,
    ^(C)the joy of all the earth?”

^16 (D)All your enemies
    rail against you;
they hiss, they gnash their teeth,
    they cry: “We ^(E)have swallowed her!
Ah, this is the day we longed for;
    now we have it; ^(F)we see it!”