And he saidto me, "The waterswhichyou sawwherethe harlotsits,are peoplesand multitudesand nationsand tongues.
The cordsof deathencompassedme, And the torrentsof ungodlinessterrifiedme.
Who stillsthe roaringof the seas,The roaringof their waves,And the tumultof the peoples.
Thussaysthe LORD:"Behold,watersare going to risefrom the northAnd becomean overflowingtorrent,And overflowthe landand allits fullness,The cityand those who livein it; And the menwill cryout, And everyinhabitantof the landwill wail.
O you who dwellby manywaters,Abundantin treasures,Your endhas come,The measureof your end.
"The seahas comeup overBabylon;She has been engulfedwith its tumultuouswaves.
For the LORDis going to destroyBabylon,And He will make[her] loudnoisevanishfrom her. And their waveswill roarlike manywaters;The tumultof their voicessoundsforth.
The watersmade it grow,the deepmadeit high.With its riversit continually extendedallaroundits plantingplace,And sentout its channelsto allthe treesof the field.
And they saidto me, "You mustprophesyagainconcerningmanypeoplesand nationsand tonguesand kings."
Those from the peoplesand tribesand tonguesand nations[will] lookat their deadbodiesfor threeand a halfdays,and will not permittheir dead bodiesto be laidin a tomb.
Thenoneof the sevenangelswho hadthe sevenbowlscameand spokewith me, saying,"Come here,I will showyou the judgmentof the greatharlotwho sitson manywaters,
And they sanga newsong,saying,"Worthyare You to takethe bookand to breakits seals;for You were slain,and purchasedfor Godwith Your blood[men] from everytribeand tongueand peopleand nation.
