Revelation 18:17-24

New International Version

¹⁷In one hour^(A) such great wealth has been brought to ruin!’^(B)

“Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea,^(C) will stand far off.^(D) ¹⁸When they see the smoke of her burning,^(E) they will exclaim, ‘Was there ever a city like this great city^(F)?’^(G) ¹⁹They will throw dust on their heads,^(H) and with weeping and mourning^(I) cry out:

“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,^(J)
where all who had ships on the sea
became rich through her wealth!
In one hour she has been brought to ruin!’^(K)

²⁰“Rejoice over her, you heavens!^(L)
    Rejoice, you people of God!
    Rejoice, apostles and prophets!
For God has judged her
    with the judgment she imposed on you.”^(M)

The Finality of Babylon’s Doom

²¹Then a mighty angel^(N) picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea,^(O) and said:

“With such violence
    the great city^(P) of Babylon will be thrown down,
    never to be found again.
²²The music of harpists and musicians, pipers and trumpeters,
    will never be heard in you again.^(Q)
No worker of any trade
    will ever be found in you again.
The sound of a millstone
    will never be heard in you again.^(R)
²³The light of a lamp
    will never shine in you again.
The voice of bridegroom and bride
    will never be heard in you again.^(S)
Your merchants were the world’s important people.^(T)
    By your magic spell^(U) all the nations were led astray.
²⁴In her was found the blood of prophets and of God’s holy people,^(V)
    of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.”^(W)