After this I saw another angel descending from - heaven with great authority , and the earth was illuminated by his - glory.
And he cried out in a mighty voice - : “ Fallen , fallen is Babylon the great ! - She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit , - - every unclean bird , and - every - - detestable beast.
- All the nations have drunk - the wine of the passion of her immorality. - The kings of the earth were immoral with her , and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury. ”
Then I heard another voice from - heaven say : “ Come out of her , My - people , so that vvv you will not share in her sins (or) - vvv contract (any) of her - plagues.
For her - sins are piled up to - heaven , and - God has remembered her - iniquities.
Give back to her as she - has done (to others) ; - pay her back ... double for what she - has done ; mix her a double (portion) in (her own) cup - -.
As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury , give her the same measure of torment and grief. - In her - heart she says - , ‘ I sit (as) queen ; - I am not a widow and {will} never ... see grief. ’
Therefore ... her - plagues will come in one day — death and grief and famine — and she will be consumed by fire , for mighty (is the) Lord - God who Judges - her. ”
Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at - vvv the sight of the smoke (rising) from the fire that consumes her.
In - fear of her torment , they will stand at a distance (and) cry out : “ Woe , woe to the - great city , the - mighty city of Babylon ! For (in) a single hour your - judgment has come. ”
And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her , because (there is) no one left to buy their - cargo —
cargo of gold , - silver , - precious stones , and pearls ; (of) fine linen , - purple , - silk , and scarlet ; - of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory , - - - - precious wood , - bronze , - iron , and marble ;
- of cinnamon , - spice , - incense , - myrrh , and frankincense ; - of wine , - olive oil , - fine flour , and wheat ; - of cattle , - sheep , - horses , and chariots ; - of slaves and souls of men.
And (they will say) : “ The fruit of your - soul’s - desire has departed from you ; - all (your) luxury and - splendor have vanished - - , - vvv vvv never to be (seen) - (again). ”
The merchants who sold these things - (and) grew their wealth from her will stand at a distance , in - fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn ,
saying : “ Woe , woe to the - great city , - clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet , - adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls !
For (in) a single hour - such fabulous wealth has been destroyed ! ” - Every shipmaster , - - passenger ... ... ... , and sailor , and all who make their living from the sea , will stand at a distance
and cry out at the sight of the smoke (rising) from the fire that consumes her. “ What (city was ever) like - (this) great city ? ” they will exclaim.
Then they will throw dust on their - heads as they weep and mourn and cry out ... : “ Woe , woe to the - great city , vvv (where) all who had - ships on the sea were enriched by her - wealth ! For in a single hour she has been destroyed. ”
Rejoice over her , O heaven , (O) - saints and - apostles and - prophets , because - God has pronounced for you - (His) judgment against her.
Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast (it) into the sea , saying : “ With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down , - vvv vvv never to be (seen) again.
And (the) sound of harpists and musicians , - of flute players and trumPeter -s , vvv vvv will never ring out in you again. (Nor will) any craftsmen of any trade vvv vvv be (found) in you again , (nor) (the) sound of a millstone vvv vvv be heard in you again.
- (The) light of a lamp vvv vvv will never shine in you again , and (the) voices of a bride and bridegroom vvv vvv will never call out in you again. For your - merchants were the great ones of the earth , because all the nations were deceived by your - sorcery. ”
And there was found in her (the) blood of prophets and saints , and of all who had been slain on the earth.