³⁰ The king began speaking and was saying, ‘Is this not Babylon the ^(A)great, which I myself have built as a royal ^[a]residence by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?’

¹¹ “And the ^(A)merchants of the earth ^(B)weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo any more— ¹² cargo of ^(C)gold, silver, precious ^[a]stones, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; every kind of citron wood, every article of ivory, and every article made from very valuable wood, ^[b]bronze, iron, and marble; ¹³ cinnamon, ^[c]spice, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, and cargo of horses, carriages, ^[d]slaves, and ^(D)human lives. ¹⁴ The fruit ^[e]you long for has left you, and all things that were luxurious and splendid have passed away from you and people will no longer find them. ¹⁵ The ^(E)merchants of ^(F)these things, who became rich from her, will ^(G)stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, ¹⁶ saying, ‘^(H)Woe, woe, ^(I)the great city, she who ^(J)was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and ^[f]adorned with gold, precious ^[g]stones, and pearls;

¹⁹ And they threw ^(A)dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘^(B)Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea ^(C)became rich from her prosperity, for in ^(D)one hour she has been laid ^(E)waste!’

²¹ Then ^[a]a ^(A)strong angel ^(B)picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon, ^(C)the great city, be thrown down with violence, and ^(D)will never be found again.