Rev 18
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And after these things, I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power:
and the earth was enlightened with his glory.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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For her sins have reached unto heaven, and the Lord hath remembered her iniquities.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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And the merchants of the earth shall weep, and mourn over her: for no man shall buy
their merchandise any more.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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The merchants of these things, who were made rich, shall stand afar off from her,
for fear of her torments, weeping and mourning.
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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.
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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.
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And cried, seeing the place of her burning, saying: What city is like to this great
city?
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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.
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Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath judged
your judgment on her.
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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.
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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;
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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.
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And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all that were slain
upon the earth.