Revelation 18:11-24

English Standard Version

¹¹And ^(A)the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore, ¹²cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, ¹³cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls.^[a]

¹⁴“The fruit for which your soul longed
    has gone from you,
and all your delicacies and your splendors
    are lost to you,
    never to be found again!”

¹⁵^(B)The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, ^(C)will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,

¹⁶“Alas, alas, for the great city
    ^(D)that was clothed in fine linen,
        in purple and scarlet,
    adorned with gold,
        with jewels, and with pearls!
¹⁷For ^(E)in a single hour all this wealth ^(F)has been laid waste.”

And ^(G)all shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off ¹⁸and ^(H)cried out ^(I)as they saw the smoke of her burning,

^(J)“What city was like the great city?”

¹⁹And they threw ^(K)dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out,

“Alas, alas, for the great city
    ^(L)where all who had ships at sea
    grew rich by her wealth!
For ^(M)in a single hour she has been laid waste.
²⁰^(N)Rejoice over her, O heaven,
    and you saints and ^(O)apostles and prophets,
for ^(P)God has given judgment for you against her!”

²¹Then ^(Q)a mighty angel ^(R)took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,

“So will Babylon ^(S)the great city be thrown down with violence,
    and will be found no more;
²²and ^(T)the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,
    will be heard in you no more,
and a craftsman of any craft
    will be found in you no more,
and ^(U)the sound of the mill
    will be heard in you no more,
²³and the light of a lamp
    will shine in you no more,
and ^(V)the voice of bridegroom and bride
    will be heard in you no more,
for ^(W)your merchants were the great ones of the earth,
    and all nations were deceived ^(X)by your sorcery.
²⁴And ^(Y)in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints,
    and of ^(Z)all who have been slain on earth.”