nd after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having
great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
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2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
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5 For her sins have
reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
6 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.
7 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.
8 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.
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9 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.
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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,
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,
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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.
