17. In one hour such great riches came to nothing!’“All sea captains and seafaring men, sailors and all who trade by sea, stood far off,
18. and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What city is like this great city?’
19. They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying: ‘Alas, alas, that great city,in which all who had ships in the seagrew rich from her wealth!In one hour she has been laid waste!’
20. “Rejoice over her, O heavenand saints and apostles and prophets,for God has avenged you against her.”
21. Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying: “With such violenceshall that great city Babylon be thrown down,and shall be found no more.
22. The sound of harpists and musicians, flute players and trumpeters,shall not be heard in you any more.No craftsman of any craftshall be found in you any more,and the sound of a millstoneshall not be heard in you any more.
23. The light of a lampshall shine in you no more,and the voice of bridegroom and of brideshall be heard in you no more.For your merchants were the great men of the earth,and all nations were deceived by your sorcery.
24. In her was found the blood of prophets and of saintsand of all who were slain on the earth.”