⁸ And another angel followed, saying, ^(A)“Babylon^[a] is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because ^(B)she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.”

² And he cried ^[a]mightily with a loud voice, saying, ^(A)“Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and ^(B)has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and ^(C)a cage for every unclean and hated bird!

^17 (A)For in one hour such great riches ^[a]came to nothing.’ ^(B)Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance ^18 (C)and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ^(D)‘What is like this great city?’

^19 (E)“They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! ^(F)For in one hour she ^[b]is made desolate.’

⁸ Therefore her plagues will come ^(A)in one day—death and mourning and famine. And ^(B)she will be utterly burned with fire, ^(C)for strong is the Lord God who ^[a]judges her.

The World Mourns Babylon’s Fall

^9 (D)“The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her ^(E)will weep and lament for her, ^(F)when they see the smoke of her burning, ¹⁰ standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ^(G)‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! ^(H)For in one hour your judgment has come.’

¹¹ “And ^(I)the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore: