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21 Then (A)a mighty angel (B)took 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 will be found no more;
22 and (D)the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,
    will be heard in you no more,
and a craftsman of any craft
    will be found in you no more,
and (E)the sound of the mill
    will be heard in you no more,
23 and the light of a lamp
    will shine in you no more,
and (F)the voice of bridegroom and bride
    will be heard in you no more,
for (G)your merchants were the great ones of the earth,
    and all nations were deceived (H)by your sorcery.

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The Finality of Babylon’s Doom

21 Then a mighty angel(A) picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea,(B) and said:

“With such violence
    the great city(C) of Babylon will be thrown down,
    never to be found again.
22 The music of harpists and musicians, pipers and trumpeters,
    will never be heard in you again.(D)
No worker of any trade
    will ever be found in you again.
The sound of a millstone
    will never be heard in you again.(E)
23 The light of a lamp
    will never shine in you again.
The voice of bridegroom and bride
    will never be heard in you again.(F)
Your merchants were the world’s important people.(G)
    By your magic spell(H) all the nations were led astray.

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