3 Babylon's evil and immoral winehas made all nations drunk.Every king on earthhas slept with her,and every merchant on earthis rich because ofher evil desires.”
4 Then I heard another voicefrom heaven shout,“My people, you must escapefrom Babylon.Don't take part in her sinsand share her punishment.
5 Her sins are piledas high as heaven.God has remembered the evilshe has done.
6 Treat her as shehas treated others.Make her pay doublefor what she has done.Make her drink twice as muchof what she mixedfor others.
7 That woman honoured herselfwith a life of luxury.Reward her nowwith suffering and pain.“Deep in her heartBabylon said,‘I am the queen!Never will I be a widowor know what it meansto be sad.’
8 And so, in a single dayshe will suffer the painof sorrow, hunger, and death.Fire will destroyher dead body,because her judgeis the powerful Lord God.”
9 Every king on earth who slept with her and shared in her luxury will mourn. They will weep, when they see the smoke from that fire.