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“And (A)the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and (B)lived [a]sensuously with her, will (C)cry and lament over her when they (D)see the smoke of her burning, 10 (E)standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, ‘(F)Woe, woe, (G)the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in (H)one hour your judgment has come.’

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

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 18:9 Or luxuriously
  2. Revelation 18:12 Lit stone
  3. Revelation 18:12 Or brass
  4. Revelation 18:13 Lit bodies
  5. Revelation 18:13 Lit souls of people
  6. Revelation 18:14 Lit of your soul’s desire
  7. Revelation 18:16 Lit gilded
  8. Revelation 18:16 Lit stone and pearl
  9. Revelation 18:17 Lit one who sails to a place
  10. Revelation 18:19 Lit costliness

The World Mourns Babylon’s Fall

The kings of the earth who have committed sexual immorality and shared her sensual and excessive ways will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke from her burning. 10 They will stand far off in fear of her torment,(A) saying,

Woe, woe, the great city,(B)
Babylon, the mighty city!
For in a single hour
your judgment has come.

11 The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo any longer— 12 cargo of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; all kinds of fragrant wood products; objects of ivory; objects of expensive wood, brass,[a] iron, and marble; 13 cinnamon, spice,[b] incense, myrrh,[c] and frankincense; wine, olive oil, fine flour, and grain; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and slaves—human lives.(C)

14 The fruit you craved has left you.
All your splendid and glamorous things are gone;
they will never find them again.

15 The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand far off in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, 16 saying,

Woe, woe, the great city,
dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet,
adorned with gold, jewels, and pearls;(D)
17 for in a single hour
such fabulous wealth was destroyed!

And every shipmaster, seafarer, the sailors, and all who do business by sea, stood far off 18 as they watched the smoke from her burning and kept crying out, “Who was like the great city?” (E) 19 They threw dust on their heads and kept crying out, weeping, and mourning,(F)

Woe, woe, the great city,(G)
where all those who have ships on the sea
became rich from her wealth;
for in a single hour she was destroyed.

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Footnotes

  1. 18:12 Or bronze, or copper
  2. 18:13 Other mss omit spice
  3. 18:13 Or perfume