2. He cried out in a mighty voice:“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great.She has become a haunt for demons.She is a cage for every unclean spirit,a cage for every unclean bird,[a cage for every unclean] and disgusting [beast].
3. For all the nations have drunkthe wine of her licentious passion.The kings of the earth had intercourse with her,and the merchants of the earth grew rich from her drive for luxury.”
4. Then I heard another voice from heaven say:“Depart from her, my people,so as not to take part in her sinsand receive a share in her plagues,
5. for her sins are piled up to the sky,and God remembers her crimes.
6. Pay her back as she has paid others.Pay her back double for her deeds.Into her cup pour double what she poured.
7. To the measure of her boasting and wantonnessrepay her in torment and grief;for she said to herself,‘I sit enthroned as queen;I am no widow,and I will never know grief.’
8. Therefore, her plagues will come in one day,pestilence, grief, and famine;she will be consumed by fire.For mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”
9. The kings of the earth who had intercourse with her in their wantonness will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke of her pyre.
10. They will keep their distance for fear of the torment inflicted on her, and they will say:“Alas, alas, great city,Babylon, mighty city.In one hour your judgment has come.”
11. The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn for her, because there will be no more markets for their cargo:
12. their cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; fine linen, purple silk, and scarlet cloth; fragrant wood of every kind, all articles of ivory and all articles of the most expensive wood, bronze, iron, and marble;
13. cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human beings.
14. “The fruit you cravedhas left you.All your luxury and splendor are gone,never again will one find them.”