³ For all the nations have fallen because of the ^(A)wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and ^(B)the kings of the earth have committed acts of sexual immorality with her, and the ^(C)merchants of the earth have become rich from the ^[a]excessive wealth of her ^[b](D)luxury.”

Grief over Babylon

⁹ “And ^(A)the kings of the earth, who committed acts of sexual immorality and ^(B)lived luxuriously with her, will ^(C)weep and mourn over her when they ^(D)see the smoke of her burning,

¹¹ “And the ^(A)merchants of the earth ^(B)weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo any more— ¹² cargo of ^(C)gold, silver, precious ^[a]stones, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; every kind of citron wood, every article of ivory, and every article made from very valuable wood, ^[b]bronze, iron, and marble; ¹³ cinnamon, ^[c]spice, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, and cargo of horses, carriages, ^[d]slaves, and ^(D)human lives. ¹⁴ The fruit ^[e]you long for has left you, and all things that were luxurious and splendid have passed away from you and people will no longer find them. ¹⁵ The ^(E)merchants of ^(F)these things, who became rich from her, will ^(G)stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, ¹⁶ saying, ‘^(H)Woe, woe, ^(I)the great city, she who ^(J)was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and ^[f]adorned with gold, precious ^[g]stones, and pearls; ¹⁷ for in ^(K)one hour such great wealth has been laid ^(L)waste!’ And ^(M)every shipmaster and every ^[h]passenger and sailor, and all who ^[i]make their living by the sea, ^(N)stood at a distance, ¹⁸ and were ^(O)crying out as they ^(P)saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘^(Q)What city is like ^(R)the great city?’ ¹⁹ And they threw ^(S)dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘^(T)Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea ^(U)became rich from her prosperity, for in ^(V)one hour she has been laid ^(W)waste!’