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chapter 18
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after these things, I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great
power: and the earth was enlightened with his glory.
2 And he cried out with a strong voice, saying: Babylon
the great is fallen, is fallen; and is become the habitation of devils, and the
hold of every unclean spirit, and the hold of every unclean and hateful bird:
3 Because all nations have drunk of the wine of the
wrath of her fornication; and the kings of the earth have committed fornication
with her; and the merchants of the earth have been made rich by the power of
her delicacies.
4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying: Go out
from her, my people; that you be not partakers of her sins, and that you
receive not of her plagues.
5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and the Lord
hath remembered her iniquities.
6 Render to her as she also hath rendered to you; and
double unto her double according to her works: in the cup wherein she hath
mingled, mingle ye double unto her.
7 As much as she hath glorified herself, and lived in
delicacies, so much torment and sorrow give ye to her; because she saith in her
heart: I sit a queen, and am no widow; and sorrow I shall not see.
8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death,
and mourning, and famine, and she shall be burnt with the fire; because God is
strong, who shall judge her.
9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed
fornication, and lived in delicacies with her, shall weep, and bewail
themselves over her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning:
10 Standing afar off for fear of her torments, saying:
Alas! alas! that great city Babylon, that mighty city: for in one hour is thy
judgment come.
11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep, and mourn
over her: for no man shall buy their merchandise any more.
12 Merchandise of gold and silver, and precious stones;
and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all
thyine wood, and all manner of vessels of ivory, and all manner of vessels of
precious stone, and of brass, and of iron, and of marble,
13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointment, and
frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and
sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
14 And the fruits of the desire of thy soul are
departed from thee, and all fat and goodly things are perished from thee, and
they shall find them no more at all.
15 The merchants of these things, who were made rich,
shall stand afar off from her, for fear of her torments, weeping and mourning.
16 And saying: Alas! alas! that great city, which was
clothed with fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and was gilt with gold, and
precious stones, and pearls.
17 For in one hour are so great riches come to nought;
and every shipmaster, and all that sail into the lake, and mariners, and as
many as work in the sea, stood afar off.
18 And cried, seeing the place of her burning, saying:
What city is like to this great city?
19 And they cast dust upon their heads, and cried,
weeping and mourning, saying: Alas! alas! that great city, wherein all were
made rich, that had ships at sea, by reason of her prices: for in one hour she
is made desolate.
20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles
and prophets; for God hath judged your judgment on her.
21 And a mighty angel took up a stone, as it were a
great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying: With such violence as this
shall Babylon, that great city, be thrown down, and shall be found no more at
all.
22 And the voice of harpers, and of musicians, and of
them that play on the pipe, and on the trumpet, shall no more be heard at all
in thee; and no craftsman of any art whatsoever shall be found any more at all
in thee; and the sound of the mill shall be heard no more at all in thee;
23 And the light of the lamp shall shine no more at all
in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and the bride shall be heard no more
at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth, for all
nations have been deceived by thy enchantments.
24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and of
saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
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