16. ‘Oh, the horror! The great city that wore fine linen, purple, and scarlet, who glittered with gold, jewels, and pearls—
17. in just one hour such great wealth was destroyed.’ "Every sea captain, every seafarer, sailors, and all who make their living on the sea stood a long way off.
18. They cried out as they saw the smoke from her burning and said, ‘What city was ever like the great city?’
19. They threw dust on their heads, and they cried out, weeping and mourning. They said, ‘Oh, the horror! The great city, where all who have ships at sea became so rich by her prosperity—in just one hour she was destroyed.
20. Rejoice over her, heaven—you saints, apostles, and prophets—because God has condemned her as she condemned you.’"
21. Then a powerful angel picked up a stone that was like a huge millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, "With such violent force the great city of Babylon will be thrown down, and it won’t be found anymore.
22. The sound of harpists and musicians, of pipers and trumpeters, will never be heard among you again. No craftsman of any kind will ever be found among you again. The sound of the hand mill will never be heard among you again.
23. The light of a lamp will never shine among you again. The sound of a bridegroom and bride will never be heard among you again because your merchants ran the world, because all the nations were deceived by the spell you cast, and because
24. the blood of prophets, of saints, and of all who have been slaughtered on the earth was found among you."