RE-18:1  And after these things I saw another angel come down

from heaven,

having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.

RE-18:2  And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying,

Babylon the great

is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils,

and the hold of

every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

RE-18:3  For 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 are waxed rich through the

abundance of her

delicacies.

RE-18:4  And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out

of her, my

people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye

receive not of her

plagues.

RE-18:5  For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath

remembered her

iniquities.

RE-18:6  Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto

her double

according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to

her double.

RE-18:7  How much she hath glorified herself, and lived

deliciously, so much

torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a

queen, and am

no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

RE-18:8  Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and

mourning, and

famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong

[is] the Lord God

who judgeth her.

RE-18:9  And the kings of the earth, who have committed

fornication and lived

deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when

they shall see

the smoke of her burning,

RE-18:10  Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying,

Alas, alas

that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is

thy judgment

come.

RE-18:11  And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn

over her; for no

man buyeth their merchandise any more:

RE-18:12  The 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 vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most

precious wood,

and of brass, and iron, and marble,

RE-18:13  And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, 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.

RE-18:14  And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed

from thee, and

all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee,

and thou shalt

find them no more at all.

RE-18:15  The merchants of these things, which were made rich by

her, shall

stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

RE-18:16  And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was

clothed in fine

linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and

precious stones, and

pearls!

RE-18:17  For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And

every

shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as

many as trade by

sea, stood afar off,

RE-18:18  And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning,

saying, What [city

is] like unto this great city!

RE-18:19  And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping

and wailing,

saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all

that had ships

in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she

made desolate.

RE-18:20  Rejoice over her, [thou] heaven, and [ye] holy

apostles and prophets;

for God hath avenged you on her.

RE-18:21  And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great

millstone, and cast

[it] into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great

city Babylon be

thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

RE-18:22  And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers,

 and

trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no

craftsman, of

whatsoever craft [he be], shall be found any more in thee; and

the sound of a

millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;

RE-18:23  And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all

in thee; and the

voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more

at all in thee:

for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy

sorceries were

all nations deceived.

RE-18:24  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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