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10 they will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say,

“Alas! alas! thou great city,
thou mighty city, Babylon!
In one hour has thy judgment come.”

11 [a]And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo any more, 12 cargo of gold, silver, jewels and pearls, fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet, all kinds of scented wood, all articles of ivory, all articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble,

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Footnotes

  1. 18.11-20 The description abruptly assumes the language of Ezekiel’s prophecy of the destruction of Tyre, another city notorious for its sins (Ezek 27.1–28.19).

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