“Woe, woe, O great city,
Babylon the powerful city!
For in a single hour your doom 1 has come!”
18:11 Then 2 the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn for her because no one buys their cargo 3 any longer – 18:12 cargo such as gold, silver, 4 precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, 5 scarlet cloth, 6 all sorts of things made of citron wood, 7 all sorts of objects made of ivory, all sorts of things made of expensive wood, bronze, iron and marble, 18:13 cinnamon, spice, 8 incense, perfumed ointment, 9 frankincense, 10 wine, olive oil and costly flour, 11 wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and four-wheeled carriages, 12 slaves and human lives. 13
18:14 (The ripe fruit 14 you greatly desired 15
has gone from you,
and all your luxury 16 and splendor 17
have gone from you –
they will never ever be found again!) 18
18:15 The merchants who sold 19 these things, who got rich from her, will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment. They will weep 20 and mourn, 18:16 saying,
“Woe, woe, O great city –
dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet clothing, 21
and adorned with gold, 22 precious stones, and pearls –
18:17 because in a single hour such great wealth has been destroyed!” 23
And every ship’s captain, 24 and all who sail along the coast 25 – seamen, and all who 26 make their living from the sea, stood a long way off 18:18 and began to shout 27 when they saw the smoke from the fire that burned her up, 28 “Who is like the great city?” 18:19 And they threw dust on their heads and were shouting with weeping and mourning, 29
“Woe, Woe, O great city –
in which all those who had ships on the sea got rich from her wealth –
because in a single hour she has been destroyed!” 30