⁸ And another angel followed, saying, ^(A)“Babylon^[a] is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because ^(B)she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.”

² And he cried ^[a]mightily with a loud voice, saying, ^(A)“Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and ^(B)has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and ^(C)a cage for every unclean and hated bird! ³ For all the nations ^(D)have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, ^(E)and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the ^[b]abundance of her luxury.”

¹⁹ Now ^(A)the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And ^(B)great Babylon ^(C)was remembered before God, ^(D)to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.

⁸ And their dead bodies will lie in the street of ^(A)the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, ^(B)where also ^[a]our Lord was crucified.

² For ^(A)true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He ^(B)has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.”

^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.’

^20 (E)“Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you ^[b]holy apostles and prophets, for ^(F)God has avenged you on her!”

Finality of Babylon’s Fall

²¹ Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, ^(G)“Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and ^(H)shall not be found anymore.

¹⁰ standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ^(A)‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! ^(B)For in one hour your judgment has come.’

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