Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

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!”