thee, and thou shalt no more find them.

(15)The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, shall stand
afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,
(16)saying: Alas, alas, the great city, that was clothed in fine
linen, and purple, and scarlet, and gilded with gold, and precious
stone, and pearls; (17)because in one hour so great riches are made
desolate.

And every pilot, and every one that sails to any place, and seamen,
and as many as do business at sea, stood afar off, (18)and cried out
when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying: Who is like to the
great city! (19)And they cast dust upon their heads, and cried out,
weeping and mourning, saying: Alas, alas, the great city, whereby all
that have the ships in the sea became rich by reason of her
costliness; because in one hour she is made desolate.

(20)Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, ye apostles, and ye
prophets; because God judged your cause upon her.

(21)And a strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and
cast it into the sea, saying: Thus with violence shall Babylon the
great city be cast down, and shall be found no more. (22)And the voice
of harpers, and of musicians, and of pipers, and of trumpeters, shall
be heard in thee no more; and no craftsman, of whatever craft, shall
be found any more in thee, and the sound of a millstone shall be heard
in thee no more; (23)and the light of a lamp shall shine in thee no
more; and the voice of bridegroom and of bride shall be heard in thee
no more; because thy merchants were the great men of the earth;
because by thy sorcery all the nations were led astray.

(24)And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints and of
all that have been slain upon the earth.

XIX.

AFTER these things, I heard as it were a loud voice of a great
multitude in heaven, of those saying: Alleluia; the salvation, and the
glory, and the power, are our God's; (2)because true and righteous are
his judgments; because he judged the great harlot, who corrupted the
earth with her fornication, and avenged the blood of his servants at
her hand. (3)And a second time they said: Alleluia. And her smoke goes
up forever and ever.

(4)And the twenty-four elders, and the four animals, fell down and
worshiped God, who sits on the throne, saying: Amen; Alleluia.

(5)And a voice came out from the throne, saying: Praise our God, all
ye his servants, and ye who fear him, the small and the gre