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.”
15. The merchants who deal in these goods, who grew rich from her, will keep their distance for fear of the torment inflicted on her. Weeping and mourning,
16. they cry out:“Alas, alas, great city,wearing fine linen, purple and scarlet,adorned [in] gold, precious stones, and pearls.
17. In one hour this great wealth has been ruined.” Every captain of a ship, every traveler at sea, sailors, and seafaring merchants stood at a distance