¹³ cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves.^(A)

¹⁴ “They will say, ‘The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered.’ ¹⁵ The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her^(B) will stand far off,^(C) terrified at her torment. They will weep and mourn^{(D) 16} and cry out:

“Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea,^(I) will stand far off.^{(J) 18} When they see the smoke of her burning,^(K) they will exclaim, ‘Was there ever a city like this great city^(L)?’^{(M) 19} They will throw dust on their heads,^(N) and with weeping and mourning^(O) cry out:

The Finality of Babylon’s Doom

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

Clean Garments for the High Priest

3 Then he showed me Joshua^(A) the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan^[a](B) standing at his right side to accuse him. ² The Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you,^(C) Satan! The Lord, who has chosen^(D) Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick^(E) snatched from the fire?”^(F)

³ Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. ⁴ The angel said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.”

Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin,^(G) and I will put fine garments^(H) on you.”

⁵ Then I said, “Put a clean turban^(I) on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him, while the angel of the Lord stood by.

⁶ The angel of the Lord gave this charge to Joshua: ⁷ “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘If you will walk in obedience to me and keep my requirements,^(J) then you will govern my house^(K) and have charge^(L) of my courts, and I will give you a place among these standing here.^(M)

⁸ “‘Listen, High Priest^(N) Joshua, you and your associates seated before you, who are men symbolic^(O) of things to come: I am going to bring my servant, the Branch.^{(P) 9} See, the stone I have set in front of Joshua!^(Q) There are seven eyes^[b](R) on that one stone,^(S) and I will engrave an inscription on it,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will remove the sin^(T) of this land in a single day.

¹⁰ “‘In that day each of you will invite your neighbor to sit^(U) under your vine and fig tree,^(V)’ declares the Lord Almighty.”

The Gold Lampstand and the Two Olive Trees

4 Then the angel who talked with me returned and woke^(W) me up, like someone awakened from sleep.^{(X) 2} He asked me, “What do you see?”^(Y)

I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand^(Z) with a bowl at the top and seven lamps^(AA) on it, with seven channels to the lamps. ³ Also there are two olive trees^(AB) by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.”

⁴ I asked the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”

⁵ He answered, “Do you not know what these are?”

“No, my lord,” I replied.^(AC)

⁶ So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:^(AD) ‘Not^(AE) by might nor by power,^(AF) but by my Spirit,’^(AG) says the Lord Almighty.

⁷ “What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground.^(AH) Then he will bring out the capstone^(AI) to shouts^(AJ) of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’”

⁸ Then the word of the Lord came to me: ⁹ “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation^(AK) of this temple; his hands will also complete it.^(AL) Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me^(AM) to you.

¹⁰ “Who dares despise the day^(AN) of small things,^(AO) since the seven eyes^(AP) of the Lord that range throughout the earth will rejoice when they see the chosen capstone^[c] in the hand of Zerubbabel?”^(AQ)

¹¹ Then I asked the angel, “What are these two olive trees^(AR) on the right and the left of the lampstand?”

¹² Again I asked him, “What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that pour out golden oil?”

¹³ He replied, “Do you not know what these are?”

“No, my lord,” I said.

¹⁴ So he said, “These are the two who are anointed^(AS) to^[d] serve the Lord of all the earth.”