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* And after these things , I saw another angel come down from heaven , having great power : and the earth was enlightened with his glory . * And he cried out with a strong voice , saying : Babylon the great is fallen , is fallen ; and is become the habitation of devils , and the hold of every unclean spirit , and the hold of every unclean and hateful bird : * Because all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication ; and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her ; and the merchants of the earth have been made rich by the power of her delicacies . * And I heard another voice from heaven , saying : Go out from her , my people ; that you be not partakers of her sins , and that you receive not of her plagues . * For her sins have reached unto heaven , and the Lord hath remembered her iniquities . * Render to her as she also hath rendered to you ; and double unto her double according to her works : in the cup wherein she hath mingled , mingle ye double unto her . * As much as she hath glorified herself , and lived in delicacies , so much torment and sorrow give ye to her ; because she saith in her heart : I sit a queen , and am no widow ; and sorrow I shall not see . * Therefore shall her plagues come in one day , death , and mourning , and famine , and she shall be burnt with the fire ; because God is strong , who shall judge her . * And the kings of the earth , who have committed fornication , and lived in delicacies with her , shall weep , and bewail themselves over her , when they shall see the smoke of her burning : * Standing afar off for fear of her torments , saying : Alas ! alas ! that great city Babylon , that mighty city : for in one hour is thy judgment come . * And the merchants of the earth shall weep , and mourn over her : for no man shall buy their merchandise any more . * Merchandise of gold and silver , and precious stones ; and of pearls , and fine linen , and purple , and silk , and scarlet , and all thyine wood , and all manner of vessels of ivory , and all manner of vessels of precious stone , and of brass , and of iron , and of marble , * And cinnamon , and odours , and ointment , and frankincense , and wine , and oil , and fine flour , and wheat , and beasts , and sheep , and horses , and chariots , and slaves , and souls of men . * And the fruits of the desire of thy soul are departed from thee , and all fat and goodly things are perished from thee , and they shall find them no more at all . * The merchants of these things , who were made rich , shall stand afar off from her , for fear of her torments , weeping and mourning . * And saying : Alas ! alas ! that great city , which was clothed with fine linen , and purple , and scarlet , and was gilt with gold , and precious stones , and pearls . * For in one hour are so great riches come to nought ; and every shipmaster , and all that sail into the lake , and mariners , and as many as work in the sea , stood afar off . * And cried , seeing the place of her burning , saying : What city is like to this great city ? * And they cast dust upon their heads , and cried , weeping and mourning , saying : Alas ! alas ! that great city , wherein all were made rich , that had ships at sea , by reason of her prices : for in one hour she is made desolate . * Rejoice over her , thou heaven , and ye holy apostles and prophets ; for God hath judged your judgment on her . * And a mighty angel took up a stone , as it were a great millstone , and cast it into the sea , saying : With such violence as this shall Babylon , that great city , be thrown down , and shall be found no more at all . * And the voice of harpers , and of musicians , and of them that play on the pipe , and on the trumpet , shall no more be heard at all in thee ; and no craftsman of any art whatsoever shall be found any more at all in thee ; and the sound of the mill shall be heard no more at all in thee ; * And the light of the lamp shall shine no more at all in thee ; and the voice of the bridegroom and the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee : for thy merchants were the great men of the earth , for all nations have been deceived by thy enchantments . * And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints , and of all that were slain upon the earth .

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