Revelation 18:6-24

61Pay her back even as she has paid, and 2give back to her double according to her deeds; in the 3cup which she has mixed, mix twice as much for her. 74To the degree that she glorified herself and 5lived 6sensuously, to the same degree give her torment and mourning; for she says in her heart, ‘7I sit as a queen and I am not a widow, and will never see mourning.’ 8For this reason 8in one day her plagues will come, 9pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be 10burned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her 11is strong.

9“And 12the kings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and 13lived 14sensuously with her, will 15weep and lament over her when they 16see the smoke of her burning, 1017standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, ‘18Woe, woe, 19the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in 20one hour your judgment has come.’

11“And the 21merchants of the earth 22weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargoes any more-- 12cargoes of 23gold and silver and precious 24stones 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 25bronze and iron and marble, 13and cinnamon and 26spice 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 27slaves and 2829human lives. 14The fruit 30you 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. 15The 31merchants of 32these things, who became rich from her, will 33stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, 16saying, ‘34Woe, woe, 35the great city, she who 36was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and 37adorned with gold and precious 38stones and pearls; 17for in 39one hour such great wealth has been laid 40waste!’ And 41every shipmaster and every 42passenger and sailor, and as many as make their living by the sea, 43stood at a distance, 18and were 44crying out as they 45saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘46What city is like 47the great city?’ 19And they threw 48dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘49Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea 50became rich by her 51wealth, for in 52one hour she has been laid 53waste!’ 2054Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you 55saints and 56apostles and prophets, because 57God has 58pronounced judgment for you against her.”

21Then 59a 60strong angel 61took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon, 62the great city, be thrown down with violence, and 63will not be found any longer. 22And 64the 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 65sound of a mill will not be heard in you any longer; 23and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the 66voice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your 67merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived 68by your sorcery. 24And in her was found the 69blood of prophets and of 70saints and of 71all who have been slain on the earth.”