The Bible in Its Traditions

Revelation 18:14–20

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14  The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the sumptuous things and the gaudy things have perished from you, and you shall by no means find them no more.

14  And the fruits which thy soul lusted after are gone from thee, and all things that were dainty and sumptuous are perished from thee, and [men] shall find them no more at all.

14  And the fruits of the desires of your soul have gone away from you. And all things fat and splendid have perished from you. And they shall never find these things again.

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15  The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, shall stand at afar on account of the fear of her torment, both weeping and sorrowing,

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16  and saying, 'Alas, alas, that great city, she who was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and having been gilded with gold and precious stones and pearls!

16  saying, Woe, woe, the great city, she that was arrayed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearl!

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17  Because in one hour such great wealth was laid waste.' And every captain, and all those sailing along the coast, and sailors, and as many as work on the sea, stood from afar

17  And every shipmaster, and all the travelers in ships, and sailors, and all those who labor at sea stood afar off,

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18  and were crying out, seeing the smoke of her burning, saying, 'Who is like this great city?'

18  and cried out as they looked upon the smoke of her burning, saying, What [city] is like the great city?

18  And they cried out, seeing the place of her conflagration, saying: ‘What city resembles this great city?’

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19  "And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and sorrowing, and saying, 'Alas, alas, that great city, by which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! Because in one hour she was laid waste.'

19  And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, wherein all that had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

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20  "Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced judgment for you against her!"

20  Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets; for God hath judged your judgment on her.

20  Exult over her, O heaven, O holy Apostles and Prophets. For God has judged your judgment upon her.’ ”