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And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever; and there is no rest, by day or by night, to those that worship the beast of prey and its image.

And I heard a voice from heaven, saying: Write, Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord, henceforth: yes, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their toils; for their deeds do accompany them.

And the wine-press was trodden, up to the horses' bridles, for a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

And one of the four Animals gave to those seven angels seven cups of gold, full of the wrath of God who liveth for ever and ever.

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets; and thou hast given them blood to drink, for they deserve it.

And the sixth poured his cup upon the great river Euphrates; and its waters dried up, so that a way might be prepared for the kings from the rising of the sun.

(for they are the spirits of demons, who work prodigies;) and they go forth to all the kings of all the habitable world, to gather them to the battle of the great day of God Almighty.

And a great hail, as it were of a talent weight, fell from heaven upon men: and the men blasphemed God, on account of the plague of hail; for the plague of it was very great.

Here is intelligence, for him who hath wisdom. Those seven heads are the seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

And there are seven kings: of whom five have fallen, one exists, and the other hath not yet come; and when he cometh he must continue for a short time.

And the beast of prey, which was and is not, is the eighth, and is from the seven, and is for perdition.

And the ten horns which thou sawest, are ten kings. These persons have not yet received royalty; but they receive authority, as if kings, with the beasts of prey, for one hour.

For God hath put into their hearts, to do his pleasure, and to execute one purpose, and to give their kingdom to the beast of prey, until these words of God shall be fulfilled.

For all the nations have drunken of the wine of her wrath; and the kings of the earth have practised whoredom with her; and the merchants of the earth have been enriched by the abundance of her luxuries.

For her sins have reached up to heaven; and God hath remembered her iniquities.

therefore, in one day, shall these her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

standing afar off, from fear of her torment, [fn] saying, Alas, alas ! that great city Babylon, that powerful city; for in one hour is thy judgment come!

And they who were enriched from her, will stand afar off, for fear of her torment; and will weep and mourn,

And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping, and mourning, and saying: Alas, alas that great city, in which all that have ships in the sea became rich, by her preciousness; for in one hour she hath become desolate.

And the light of a candle, shall not be seen in thee; and the voice of a bridegroom and bride, shall no more be heard in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth, because all nations were seduced by thy sorceries.