9 When the Kings of the Earth
WHO HAD COMMITTED ADULTERY WITH HER
AND SHARED IN HER LUXURY
See the Smoke of her Burning,
THEY WILL WEEP AND MOURN OVER HER.
10 TERRIFIED, AT HER TORMENT,
They will Stand Far Off and Cry:
“WOE TO YOU, GREAT CITY,
YOU MIGHTY CITY OF BABYLON!
IN ONE HOUR YOUR DOOM HAS COME!
11 The Merchants of the Earth
WILL WEEP AND MOURN OVER HER
Because No One Buys their Cargoes Anymore--
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;
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.
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 Gathered their Wealth from her
Will Stand Far Off,
TERRIFIED AT HER TORMENT.
THEY WILL WEEP AND MOURN
16 AND CRY OUT:
“WOE! WOE TO YOU GREAT CITY,
DRESSED IN FINE LINE,
PURPLE AND SCARLET,
AND GLITTERING WITH GOLD,
PRECIOUS STONES AND PEARLS!
17 IN ONE HOUR
SUCH GREAT WEALTH HAS BEEN
BROUGHT TO RUIN!
(Revelation 18:9-17, NIV)
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