"And the merchantsof the earthweepand mournoverher, becauseno onebuystheir cargoesany more--
For her profitis betterthanthe profitof silverAnd her gainbetter thanfine gold.
And Babylon,the beautyof kingdoms,the gloryof the Chaldeans'pride,Will be as when GodoverthrewSodomand Gomorrah.
"Sohave those becometo you with whomyou have labored,Who have traffickedwith you from your youth;Eachhas wanderedin his own way;Thereis noneto saveyou.
"The eldersof Gebaland her wisemenwere with you repairingyour seams;Allthe shipsof the seaand their sailorswere with you in order to dealin your merchandise.
"Wail,O inhabitantsof the Mortar,For allthe peopleof Canaanwill be silenced;Allwho weighout silverwill be cutoff.
Neithertheir silvernortheir goldWill be ableto deliverthem On the dayof the LORD'Swrath;And allthe earthwill be devouredIn the fireof His jealousy,For He will makea completeend,Indeeda terrifyingone, Of allthe inhabitantsof the earth.
"But they paid no attentionand went their way,oneto his ownfarm,anotherto his business,
and to thosewho were sellingthe dovesHe said,"Takethese thingsaway;stopmakingMy Father'shousea placeof business."
and in [their] greedthey will exploityou with false words;their judgmentfrom long agois not idle,and their destructionis not asleep.
"The merchantsof these things,who became richfrom her, will standat a distancebecauseof the fearof her torment,weepingand mourning,
"Rejoiceoverher, O heaven,and you saintsand apostlesand prophets,becauseGodhas pronouncedjudgmentfor you againsther."
and the lightof a lampwill not shinein you anylonger;and the voiceof the bridegroomand bridewill not be heardin you any longer;for your merchantswere the great menof the earth,becauseallthe nationswere deceivedby your sorcery.
"For allthe nationshave drunkof the wineof the passionof her immorality,and the kingsof the earthhave committed [acts of] immoralitywith her, and the merchantsof the earthhave become richby the wealthof her sensuality."
"And the kingsof the earth,who committed [acts of] immoralityand lived sensuouslywith her, will weepand lamentoverher whenthey seethe smokeof her burning,
