8. For this reason her plagues will come in one day —death and grief and famine. She will be burned up with fire, because the Lord God who judges her is mighty.
9. The kings of the earth who have committed sexual immorality and lived luxuriously with her will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke of her burning.
10. They will stand far off in fear of her torment, saying:Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the mighty city!For in a single hour your judgment has come.
11. The merchants of the earth will also weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their merchandise any longer —
12. merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; fine fabrics of linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; all kinds of fragrant wood products; objects of ivory; objects of expensive wood, brass, iron, and marble;
13. cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; wine, olive oil, fine wheat flour, and grain; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and slaves and human lives.
14. The fruit you craved has left you.All your splendid and glamorous things are gone;they will never find them again.