Revelation 18 : King James Version

18 1And after these things I saw another angel come
down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened
with his glory. 2And he cried mightily with a strong
voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become
the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a
cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 3For 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 are waxed rich through the abundance of her
delicacies. 4And I heard another voice from heaven,
saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her
sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5For her
sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her
iniquities. 6Reward her even as she rewarded you, and
double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she
hath filled fill to her double. 7How much she hath
glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow
give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no
widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8Therefore shall her
plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she
shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who
judgeth her. 9And the kings of the earth, who have
committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail
her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her
burning, 10Standing afar off for the fear of her torment,
saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in
one hour is thy judgment come. 11And the merchants of the
earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their
merchandise any more: 12The 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
vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and
of brass, and iron, and marble, 13And cinnamon, and
odours, and ointments, 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. 14And the fruits that thy
soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were
dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them
no more at all. 15The merchants of these things, which
were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her
torment, weeping and wailing, 16And saying, Alas, alas
that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and
scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
17For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every
shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many
as trade by sea, stood afar off, 18And cried when they
saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this
great city! 19And they cast dust on their heads, and
cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city,
wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of
her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. 20Rejoice
over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God
hath avenged you on her. 21And a mighty angel took up a
stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus
with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and
shall be found no more at all. 22And the voice of
harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be
heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft
he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone
shall be heard no more at all in thee; 23And the light of
a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the
bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee:
for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy
sorceries were all nations deceived. 24And in her was
found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were
slain upon the earth.