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And he criedmightilywith a strongvoice,saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils,and the hold of everyfoulspirit,and a cage of everyuncleanandhatefulbird.
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Forallnations have drunkof the wine of the wrath of herfornication,and the kings of the earth have committed fornicationwithher,and the merchants of the earth are waxed richthrough the abundance of herdelicacies.
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How much she hath glorifiedherself,and lived deliciously, so muchtormentandsorrowgiveher:for she saithinherheart, I sit a queen,andamnowidow,and shall seenosorrow.
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And the kings of the earth,who have committed fornicationand lived deliciouslywithher, shall bewailher,andlamentforher,when they shall see the smoke of herburning,
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The merchandise of gold,andsilver,andpreciousstones,and of pearls,and fine linen,andpurple,andsilk,andscarlet,andallthyinewood,and all mannervessels of ivory,and all mannervesselsof most preciouswood,and of brass,andiron,andmarble,
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Andcinnamon,andodours,andointments,andfrankincense,andwine,andoil,and fine flour,andwheat,andbeasts,andsheep,andhorses,andchariots,andslaves,andsouls of men.
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And the fruits that thysoul lusted after are departedfromthee,and all thingswhich were daintyandgoodly are departedfromthee,and thou shalt findthem no more at all.
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And they castdustontheirheads,andcried, weepingandwailing, saying, Alas,alas, that greatcity,whereinwere made richall that hadshipsin the sea by reason ofhercostliness!for in onehour is she made desolate.
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Andamightyangel took up a stonelike a greatmillstone,andcast it into the sea,saying, Thus with violenceshall that greatcityBabylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
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And the voice of harpers,andmusicians,and of pipers,andtrumpeters, shall be heard no more at allinthee;andno*craftsman, of whatsoevercraft he be, shall be found any moreinthee;and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at allinthee;
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And the light of a candle shall shine no more at allinthee;and the voice of the bridegroomand of the bride shall be heard no more at allinthee:forthymerchantswere the great men of the earth;forbythysorcerieswereallnationsdeceived.