And after
these things I saw another angel come down from
heaven, having great power; and the earth was
lightened with his glory.
02 And he cried mightily with a strong voice,
saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen,
and is become the habitation of devils, and the
hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every
unclean and hateful bird.
03 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the
wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the
earth have committed fornication with her, and
the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through
the abundance of her delicacies.
04 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying,
Come out of her, my people, that ye be not
partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of
her plagues.
05 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God
hath remembered her iniquities.
06 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and
double unto her double according to her works: in
the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
07 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived
deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her:
for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am
no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
08 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day,
death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be
utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord
God who judgeth her.
09 And the kings of the earth, who have committed
fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall
bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall
see the smoke of her burning,
10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment,
saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that
mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment
come.
11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and
mourn over her; for no man buyeth their
merchandise any more:
12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and
precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen,
and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine
wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all
manner vessels of most precious wood, and of
brass, and iron, and marble,
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13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and
frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour,
and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and
chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are
departed from thee, and all things which were
dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and
thou shalt find them no more at all.
15 The merchants of these things, which were made
rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of
her torment, weeping and wailing,
16 And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that
was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and
scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious
stones, and pearls!
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to
nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company
in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by
sea, stood afar off,
18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her
burning, saying, What city is like unto this
great city!
19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried,
weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that
great city, wherein were made rich all that had
ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for
in one hour is she made desolate.
20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy
apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you
on her.
21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a
great millstone, and cast it into the sea,
saying, Thus with violence shall that great city
Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no
more at all.
22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and
of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more
at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever
craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and
the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more
at all in thee;
23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more
at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom
and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in
thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the
earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations
deceived.
24 And in her was found the blood of prophets,
and of saints, and of all that were slain upon
the earth.
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