7. Give her as much torment and griefas the glory and luxury she gave herself.In her heart she boasts,“I sit enthroned as queen.I am not a widow;I will never mourn.”
8. Therefore in one day her plagues will overtake her:death, mourning and famine.She will be consumed by fire,for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.
9. ‘When the kings of the earth who committed adultery with her and shared her luxury see the smoke of her burning, they will weep and mourn over her.
10. Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off and cry:‘ “Woe! Woe to you, great city,you mighty city of Babylon!In one hour your doom has come!”
11. ‘The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes any more –
12. cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble;
13. cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves.
14. ‘They will say, “The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your luxury and splendour have vanished, never to be recovered.”