13. They also sell cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, and olive oil; fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages. They sell the bodies and souls of men.
14. They will say,“Babylon, the good things you wanted are gone from you.All your rich and fancy things have disappeared.You will never have them again.”
15. The businessmen will be afraid of her suffering and stand far away from her. These are the men who became rich from selling those things to her. The men will cry and be sad.
16. They will say:“Terrible! How terrible for the great city!She was dressed in fine linen, purple and red cloth.She was shining with gold, jewels, and pearls!
17. All these riches have been destroyed in one hour!”Every sea captain, all those who travel on ships, the sailors, and all the people who earn money from the sea stood far away from Babylon.
18. They saw the smoke from her burning. They said loudly, “There was never a city like this great city!”
19. They threw dust on their heads and cried to show how sad they were. They said:“Terrible! How terrible for the great city!All the people who had ships on the seabecame rich because of her wealth!But she has been destroyed in one hour!
20. Be happy because of this, heaven!Be happy, God’s holy people and apostles and prophets!God has punished her because of what she did to you.”
21. Then a powerful angel picked up a stone like a large stone for grinding grain. The angel threw the stone into the sea and said:“That is how the great city of Babylon will be thrown down.The city will never be found again.
22. The music of people playing harps and other instruments, flutes and trumpets,will never be heard in you again.No workman doing any jobwill ever be found in you again.The sound of grinding grainwill never be heard in you again.
23. The light of a lampwill never shine in you again.The voices of a bridegroom and bridewill never be heard in you again.Your businessmen were the world’s great men.All the nations were tricked by your magic.