“‘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)

“With such violence
    the great city^(C) 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.^(D)
No worker of any trade
    will ever be found in you again.
The sound of a millstone
    will never be heard in you again.^(E)
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.^(F)
Your merchants were the world’s important people.^(G)
    By your magic spell^(H) all the nations were led astray.

“Hallelujah!^(B)
Salvation^(C) and glory and power^(D) belong to our God,
²     for true and just are his judgments.^(E)
He has condemned the great prostitute^(F)
    who corrupted the earth by her adulteries.
He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”^(G)

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