Threefold Woe Over Babylon’s Fall

⁹ “When the kings of the earth who committed adultery with her^(A) and shared her luxury^(B) see the smoke of her burning,^(C) they will weep and mourn over her.^{(D) 10} Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off^(E) and cry:

¹¹ “The merchants^(H) of the earth will weep and mourn^(I) over her because no one buys their cargoes anymore^(J)— ¹² cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble;^{(K) 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.^(L)

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^(M) will stand far off,^(N) terrified at her torment. They will weep and mourn^{(O) 16} and cry out:

“Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea,^(T) will stand far off.^{(U) 18} When they see the smoke of her burning,^(V) they will exclaim, ‘Was there ever a city like this great city^(W)?’^{(X) 19} They will throw dust on their heads,^(Y) and with weeping and mourning^(Z) cry out:

¹⁵ The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod^(A) of gold to measure the city, its gates^(B) and its walls. ¹⁶ The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia^[a] in length, and as wide and high as it is long. ¹⁷ The angel measured the wall using human^(C) measurement, and it was 144 cubits^[b] thick.^{[c] 18} The wall was made of jasper,^(D) and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.^{(E) 19} The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone.^(F) The first foundation was jasper,^(G) the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, ²⁰ the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby,^(H) the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.^{[d] 21} The twelve gates^(I) were twelve pearls,^(J) each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.^(K)

²² I did not see a temple^(L) in the city, because the Lord God Almighty^(M) and the Lamb^(N) are its temple. ²³ The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God^(O) gives it light,^(P) and the Lamb^(Q) is its lamp. ²⁴ The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.^{(R) 25} On no day will its gates^(S) ever be shut,^(T) for there will be no night there.^{(U) 26} The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.^{(V) 27} Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful,^(W) but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.^(X)