16 saying:Woe, woe, the great city,dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet,adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls,
17 for in a single hour such fabulous wealth was destroyed!And every shipmaster, seafarer, the sailors, and all who do business by sea, stood far off
18 as they watched the smoke from her burning and kept crying out: “Who is like the great city? ”
19 They threw dust on their heads and kept crying out, weeping, and mourning: Woe, woe, the great city, where all those who have ships on the seabecame rich from her wealth,for in a single hour she was destroyed.
20 Rejoice over her, heaven,and you saints, apostles, and prophets, because God has executed your judgment on her!
21 Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying:In this way, Babylon the great citywill be thrown down violently and never be found again.
22 The sound of harpists, musicians,flutists, and trumpeterswill never be heard in you again; no craftsman of any tradewill ever be found in you again;the sound of a millwill never be heard in you again;