After these
things
I saw
another
aangel
bcoming
down
from heaven
, having
great
authority
, and the earth
was cillumined
with his glory
.
And he cried out with a mighty
voice
, saying
, " 1 aFallen
, fallen
is Babylon
the great
! She bhas become
a dwelling
place
of demons
and a 2prison
of every
cunclean
spirit
, and a 2prison
of every
unclean
and hateful
bird
.
"For all the nations
1have drunk
of the awine
of the 2passion
of her immorality
, and bthe kings
of the earth
have committed
acts of immorality
with her, and the cmerchants
of the earth
have become
rich
by the 3wealth
of her 4 dsensuality
."
I heard another
voice
from heaven
, saying
, " aCome
out of her, my people
, so
that you will not participate
in her sins
and receive
of her plagues
;
for her sins have 1 apiled
up as high
as heaven
, and God
has bremembered
her iniquities
.
" aPay her back
even
as she has paid
, and 1give
back
to her double
according
to her deeds
; in the bcup
which
she has mixed
, mix
twice
as much
for her.
" aTo the degree that she glorified
herself
and blived
1sensuously
, to the same
degree
give
her torment
and mourning
; for she says
in her heart
, ` cI SIT
as A QUEEN
AND I AM
NOT A WIDOW
, and will never
see
mourning
.'
"For this reason
ain one
day
her plagues
will come
, 1pestilence
and mourning
and famine
, and she will be bburned
up with fire
; for the Lord
God
who judges
her cis strong
.
"And athe kings of the earth
, who committed
acts of immorality
and blived
1sensuously
with her, will cweep
and lament
over
her when
they dsee
the smoke
of her burning
,
astanding at a distance
because
of the fear
of her torment
, saying
, ` bWoe
, woe
, cthe great
city
, Babylon
, the strong
city
! For in done
hour
your judgment
has come
.'
"And the amerchants of the earth
bweep
and mourn
over
her, because
no
one
buys
their cargoes
any
more
--
cargoes of agold
and silver
and precious
1stones
and pearls
and fine
linen
and purple
and silk
and scarlet
, and every
kind of citron
wood
and every
article
of ivory
and every
article
made from very
costly
wood
and 2bronze
and iron
and marble
,
and cinnamon and 1spice
and incense
and perfume
and frankincense
and wine
and olive
oil
and fine
flour
and wheat
and cattle
and sheep
, and cargoes of horses
and chariots
and 2slaves
and 3 ahuman
lives
.
"The fruit 1you long
for has gone
from you, and all
things that were luxurious
and splendid
have passed
away
from you and men will no
longer
find
them.
"The amerchants of bthese
things
, who became rich
from her, will cstand
at a distance
because
of the fear
of her torment
, weeping
and mourning
,
saying, ` aWoe
, woe
, bthe great
city
, she who cwas clothed
in fine
linen
and purple
and scarlet
, and 1adorned
with gold
and precious
2stones
and pearls
;
for in aone hour
such
great
wealth
has been laid
bwaste
!' And cevery
shipmaster
and every
1passenger
and sailor
, and as many
as make
their living
by the sea
, astood
at a distance
,
and were acrying out as they bsaw
the smoke
of her burning
, saying
, ` cWhat
city is like
dthe great
city
?'
"And they threw adust
on their heads
and were crying
out, weeping
and mourning
, saying
, ` bWoe
, woe
, the great
city
, in which
all
who had
ships
at sea
cbecame rich
by her 1wealth
, for in bone
hour
she has been laid
dwaste
!'
" aRejoice over
her, O heaven
, and you 1saints
and bapostles
and prophets
, because
cGod
has 2pronounced
judgment
for you against
her."
Then 1a astrong
angel
btook
up a stone
like
a great
millstone
and threw
it into the sea
, saying
, "So
will Babylon
, cthe great
city
, be thrown
down with violence
, and dwill not be found
any
longer
.
"And athe sound of harpists
and musicians
and flute-players
and trumpeters
will not be heard
in you any
longer
; and no
craftsman
of any
craft
will be found
in you any
longer
; and the bsound
of a mill
will not be heard
in you any
longer
;
and the light of a lamp
will not shine
in you any
longer
; and the avoice
of the bridegroom
and bride
will not be heard
in you any
longer
; for your bmerchants
were the great
men
of the earth
, because
all
the nations
were deceived
cby your sorcery
.
"And in her was found the ablood
of prophets
and of 1saints
and of ball
who have been slain
on the earth
."