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16 »They will say: 'Woe, woe to the great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
17 »'In one hour these great riches came to nothing.' Every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood far off,
18 »and cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying: 'What city is like this great city!'
19 »They threw dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying: 'Woe, woe to the great city. All that had ships in the sea became rich by her wealth. In one hour she was made desolate.'
20 »Rejoice over her, you heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God pronounced judgment for you against her.«
21 A mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and hurled it into the sea. He said: »With violence the great city Babylon will be thrown down, and it will not be found any longer.
22 »The sound of harp players, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, will not be heard anymore in you. No craftsman will be found in you. The sound of a millstone will not be heard in you anymore.
23 »There will no longer be the light of a candle in you. The voice of the bridegroom and of the bride will be heard no more at all in you. Your merchants were the great men of the earth; for by your spiritistic practice all nations were deceived.
24 »The blood of prophets, and of holy ones, and of all who were slain upon the earth was found in her.«