(M100) 1 After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven,
having great authority; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And
he cried with a mighty voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great,
and is become a habitation of demons, and a hold(231) of every unclean
spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird. 3 For by the
wine(232) of(233) the wrath of her fornication all the nations are fallen;
and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and the
merchants of the earth waxed rich by the power of her wantonness(234).
(M101) 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come forth, my
people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her sins, and that ye
receive not of her plagues: 5 for her sins have reached(235) even unto
heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. 6 Render unto her even as
she rendered, and double _unto her_ the double according to her works: in
the cup which she mingled, mingle unto her double. 7 How much soever she
glorified herself, and waxed wanton(236), so much give her of torment and
mourning: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and
shall in no wise see mourning. 8 Therefore in one day shall her plagues
come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned
with fire; for strong is the Lord(237) God who judged her.
(M102) 9 And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and lived
wantonly(238) with her, shall weep and wail over her, when they look upon
the smoke of her burning, 10 standing afar off for the fear of her
torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for
in one hour is thy judgment come.
(M103) 11 And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no
man buyeth their merchandise(239) any more; 12 merchandise of gold, and
silver, and precious stone, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and
silk, and scarlet; and all thyine wood, and every vessel of ivory, and
every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and
marble; 13 and cinnamon, and spice(240), and incense, and ointment, and
frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle,
and sheep; and _merchandise_ of horses and chariots and slaves(241); and
souls(242) of men. 14 And the fruits which thy soul lusted after are gone
from thee, and all things that were dainty and sumptuous are perished from
thee, and _men_ shall find them no more at all. 15 The merchants of these
things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of
her torment, weeping and mourning; 16 saying, Woe, woe, the great city,
she that was arrayed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and decked(243)
with gold and precious stone and pearl! 17 for in one hour so great riches
is made desolate.
(M104) And every shipmaster, and every one that saileth any whither, and
mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea(244), stood afar off, 18
and cried out as they looked upon the smoke of her burning, saying, What
_city_ is like the great city? 19 And they cast dust on their heads, and
cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, wherein all
that had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her
costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
(M105) 20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles,
and ye prophets; for God hath judged your judgment on her.
(M106) 21 And a(245) strong angel took up a stone as it were a great
millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with a mighty fall shall
Babylon, the great city, be cast down, and shall be found no more at all.
22 And the voice of harpers and minstrels and flute‐players and trumpeters
shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever
craft(246), shall be found any more at all in thee; and the voice of a
mill shall be heard no more at all in thee; 23 and the light of a lamp
shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of
the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were
the princes of the earth; for with thy sorcery were all the nations
deceived. 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and
of all that have been slain upon the earth.
(B) The Triumph of the Redeemed