Book of Common Prayer

The Kings of The Earth Weep

⁹ “And the kings of the earth having committed-sexual-immorality with her and lived-luxuriously will weep and beat-their-breasts over her when they see the smoke of her burning, ¹⁰ while standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying ‘Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city— because your judgment came in one hour’.

The Merchants of The Earth Weep

¹¹ “And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargo^[a] anymore— ¹² cargo of gold and of silver and of precious stone and of pearls, and of fine-linen and of purple and of silk and of scarlet, and everything made-of-citron wood, and every object made-of-ivory, and every object from very-precious wood and brass and iron and marble, ¹³ and cinnamon and spice and incense and perfume and frankincense, and wine and olive-oil and fine-flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and of horses and of carriages, and of bodies^[b]— even^[c] souls of people. ¹⁴ And^[d] the fruit of ^[e] the desire of your soul departed from you; indeed all the rich things and shining things perished from you, and people will never find them anymore. ¹⁵ The merchants of these things, the ones having become-rich from her, will stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, ¹⁶ saying ‘Woe, woe, the great city, the one having been clothed-with fine-linen and purple and scarlet, and having been gilded with gold, and with precious stone and pearl— ¹⁷ because so much wealth was desolated in one hour!’

All Who Work The Sea Weep

“And every helmsman^[f] and everyone sailing to a place and sailors and all-who work the sea stood at a distance, ¹⁸ and were crying-out while seeing the smoke of her burning, saying ‘What city is like the great city?’ ¹⁹ And they threw dirt on their heads and were crying-out, weeping and mourning, saying ‘Woe, woe, the great city by which all the ones having ships at sea became-rich because-of her preciousness^[g]— because she was desolated in one hour!’

Saints Celebrate

²⁰ “Celebrate^[h] over her, heaven and saints and apostles and prophets— because God judged your judgment^[i] from her!”

A Gentile Woman Begs For Crumbs From The Master’s Table

²¹ And having gone out from there, Jesus withdrew into the regions of Tyre and Sidon. ²² And behold— a Canaanite woman having come out from those districts was crying out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Master, Son of David. My daughter is badly demon-possessed”. ²³ But the One did not respond a word to her. And having come to Him, His disciples were asking Him, saying, “Send her away, because she is crying-out after us”. ²⁴ But the One, having responded, said, “I was not sent-forth except for^[a] the lost^[b] sheep of the house of Israel”. ²⁵ But the one, having come, was prostrating-herself before Him, saying, “Master, help me”. ²⁶ And the One, having responded, said, “It is not good to take the bread of the children and throw it to the little-dogs^[c]”. ²⁷ But the one said, “Yes, Master. For indeed the little-dogs eat from the crumbs falling from the table of their masters!” ²⁸ Then, having responded, Jesus said to her, “O woman, your faith is great. Let it be done for you as you wish”. And her daughter was healed from that hour.