“‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!’^[a](D)
    She has become a dwelling for demons
and a haunt for every impure spirit,^(E)
    a haunt for every unclean bird,
    a haunt for every unclean and detestable animal.^(F)
3 For all the nations have drunk
    the maddening wine of her adulteries.^(G)
The kings of the earth committed adultery with her,^(H)
    and the merchants of the earth grew rich^(I) from her excessive luxuries.”^(J)

“‘Come out of her, my people,’^[b](K)
    so that you will not share in her sins,
    so that you will not receive any of her plagues;^(L)
5 for her sins are piled up to heaven,^(M)
    and God has remembered^(N) her crimes.
⁶ Give back to her as she has given;
    pay her back^(O) double^(P) for what she has done.
    Pour her a double portion from her own cup.^(Q)
7 Give her as much torment and grief
    as the glory and luxury she gave herself.^(R)
In her heart she boasts,
    ‘I sit enthroned as queen.
I am not a widow;^[c]
    I will never mourn.’^(S)
8 Therefore in one day^(T) her plagues will overtake her:
    death, mourning and famine.
She will be consumed by fire,^(U)
    for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.

“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,^(AA)
    you mighty city of Babylon!
In one hour^(AB) your doom has come!’

“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,^(AK)
    dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet,
    and glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls!^(AL)
17 In one hour^(AM) such great wealth has been brought to ruin!’^(AN)

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

²⁰ “Rejoice over her, you heavens!^(AX)
    Rejoice, you people of God!
    Rejoice, apostles and prophets!
For God has judged her
    with the judgment she imposed on you.”^(AY)

“With such violence
    the great city^(BB) of Babylon will be thrown down,
    never to be found again.
²² The music of harpists and musicians, pipers and trumpeters,
    will never be heard in you again.^(BC)
No worker of any trade
    will ever be found in you again.
The sound of a millstone
    will never be heard in you again.^(BD)
23 The light of a lamp
    will never shine in you again.
The voice of bridegroom and bride
    will never be heard in you again.^(BE)
Your merchants were the world’s important people.^(BF)
    By your magic spell^(BG) all the nations were led astray.
²⁴ In her was found the blood of prophets and of God’s holy people,^(BH)
    of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.”^(BI)

“Hallelujah!^(BK)
Salvation^(BL) and glory and power^(BM) belong to our God,
²     for true and just are his judgments.^(BN)
He has condemned the great prostitute^(BO)
    who corrupted the earth by her adulteries.
He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”^(BP)

“Hallelujah!^(BQ)
The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever.”^(BR)

“Amen, Hallelujah!”^(BV)

“Praise our God,
    all you his servants,^(BW)
you who fear him,
    both great and small!”^(BX)

“Hallelujah!^(CA)
    For our Lord God Almighty^(CB) reigns.^(CC)
7 Let us rejoice and be glad
    and give him glory!^(CD)
For the wedding of the Lamb^(CE) has come,
    and his bride^(CF) has made herself ready.
⁸ Fine linen,^(CG) bright and clean,
    was given her to wear.”

28 The wicked flee^(A) though no one pursues,^(B)
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.^(C)

² When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,
    but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.

³ A ruler^[a] who oppresses the poor
    is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

⁴ Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
    but those who heed it resist them.

⁵ Evildoers do not understand what is right,
    but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

⁶ Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than the rich whose ways are perverse.^(D)

⁷ A discerning son heeds instruction,
    but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.^(E)

⁸ Whoever increases wealth by taking interest^(F) or profit from the poor
    amasses it for another,^(G) who will be kind to the poor.^(H)

⁹ If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,
    even their prayers are detestable.^(I)

¹⁰ Whoever leads the upright along an evil path
    will fall into their own trap,^(J)
    but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.

¹¹ The rich are wise in their own eyes;
    one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.

¹² When the righteous triumph, there is great elation;^(K)
    but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.^(L)

¹³ Whoever conceals their sins^(M) does not prosper,
    but the one who confesses^(N) and renounces them finds mercy.^(O)

¹⁴ Blessed is the one who always trembles before God,
    but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.

¹⁵ Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
    is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.

¹⁶ A tyrannical ruler practices extortion,
    but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.

¹⁷ Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder
    will seek refuge^(P) in the grave;
    let no one hold them back.

¹⁸ The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe,^(Q)
    but the one whose ways are perverse will fall^(R) into the pit.^[b]

¹⁹ Those who work their land will have abundant food,
    but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.^(S)

²⁰ A faithful person will be richly blessed,
    but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.^(T)

²¹ To show partiality^(U) is not good^(V)—
    yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.^(W)

²² The stingy are eager to get rich
    and are unaware that poverty awaits them.^(X)

²³ Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor
    rather than one who has a flattering tongue.^(Y)

²⁴ Whoever robs their father or mother^(Z)
    and says, “It’s not wrong,”
    is partner to one who destroys.^(AA)

²⁵ The greedy stir up conflict,^(AB)
    but those who trust in the Lord^(AC) will prosper.

²⁶ Those who trust in themselves are fools,^(AD)
    but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.^(AE)

²⁷ Those who give to the poor will lack nothing,^(AF)
    but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.^(AG)

²⁸ When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;^(AH)
    but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.