19 And they threw (A)dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out,

“Alas, alas, for the great city
    (B)where all who had ships at sea
    grew rich by her wealth!
For (C)in a single hour she has been laid waste.

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19 They will throw dust on their heads,(A) and with weeping and mourning(B) cry out:

“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,(C)
    where all who had ships on the sea
    became rich through her wealth!
In one hour she has been brought to ruin!’(D)

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21 Then (A)a mighty angel (B)took 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 will be found no more;

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The Finality of Babylon’s Doom

21 Then a mighty angel(A) picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea,(B) and said:

“With such violence
    the great city(C) of Babylon will be thrown down,
    never to be found again.

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