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14 “The fruit that you crafted has abandoned you.
    All your dainties and your splendor are lost,[a]
        and no one will ever find them again.”

15 Frightened by the severity of her punishment, businesses that had become rich because of her will stand at a distance, crying and mourning:

16 “How terrible, how terrible it is for the great city
    that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet
        and was adorned with gold, gems, and pearls,

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 18:14 Lit. lost to you

14 “They will say, ‘The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered.’ 15 The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her(A) will stand far off,(B) terrified at her torment. They will weep and mourn(C) 16 and cry out:

“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,(D)
    dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet,
    and glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls!(E)

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