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9 The kings of the earth who have joined in her idolatry and luxury will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke from her burning.
10 They will stand a long way off for fear of her torture and say, 'Alas! Alas for the great city, for Babylon the mighty city, for in a single hour your judgment has overtaken you!'
11 The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one will buy their cargoes any more—
12 cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet, all kinds of citron wood, all kinds of objects of ivory and costly wood, bronze, iron, and marble,
13 and cinnamon, spices, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, carriages, slaves—and human lives!
14 The fruit of your soul's desire is gone, your luxury and splendor have perished, and people will never find them again.
15 The dealers in these things, who had grown rich from their trade with her, for fear of her torture will stand a long way off, weeping and mourning,
16 and say, 'Alas! Alas for the great city that was dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and glittered with gold, precious stones, and pearls,
17 for in a single hour this vast wealth has been destroyed!' All navigators and all who travel by sea, sailors and sea-faring men, stood a long way off
18 and cried out when they saw the smoke from her burning, 'What city was like the great city?'
19 They threw dust on their heads and wept and mourned, crying out, 'Alas! Alas for the great city, where all who had ships on the sea grew rich through her extravagance! For in a single hour she has been destroyed!'