¹ And it was, in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first^◦ day of the month, that the word of Jehovah was unto^▵ me, saying,

² Son of man, say unto^▵ Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to^▵ his multitude^◦; to^▵ whom art thou likened in thy greatness?

³ Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon with beautiful boughs, and shadowing woods, and of a tall stature; and his top·​·branch was between the intertwined·​·branches.

⁴ The waters made· him ·great, the abyss lifted· him ·up^◦ with^◦ her rivers going^◦ all around his plants, and sent·​·out her waterways to^▵ all the trees of the field.

⁵ Therefore his stature was·​·loftier than all the trees of the field, and his limbs were multiplied, and his branches became·​·long from many waters, when he sent· them ·out.

⁶ All the fowls of the heavens nested in his limbs, and under his branches did all the animals of the field give·​·birth, and in his shadow dwelt all the many nations.

⁷ And he was·​·beautiful in his greatness, in the length of his offshoots; for his root was by many waters.

⁸ The cedars did not obscure him in the garden of God; the firs were not likened to^▵ his limbs, and the plane·​·trees were not as his branches; not any tree in the garden of God was·​·likened to^▵ him in his beauty.

⁹ I have made him beautiful with the multitude of his offshoots; and all the trees of Eden that were in the garden of God were·​·envious of him.

¹⁰ Therefore thus says the Lord Jehovih^*, Because thou hast made· thyself ·tall in stature, and he has put^◦ his top·​·branch in^▵ between the intertwined·​·branches, and his heart is exalted in his loftiness;

¹¹ And I have given him into the hand of the powerful^▵ one of the nations; dealing he shall deal with him; I have driven· him ·out according·​·to^▵ his wickedness.

¹² And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut· him ·off, and have abandoned him; to^▵ the mountains and in all the ravines his offshoots are fallen, and his branches are broken in all the channels of the land; and all the people of the land are gone·​·down from his shadow, and have abandoned him.

¹³ Upon his fall shall all the fowls of the heavens abide^◦, and all the animals of the field shall be in^▵ his branches:

¹⁴ in·​·order·​·that not any of the trees of the waters be·​·lofty in their stature, neither put^◦ their top·​·branch in^▵ between the intertwined·​·branches, neither their powerful ones stand in their loftiness, all that drink water; for they are all given to death, to^▵ the lower^◦ earth, in the midst of the sons of man, to^▵ those who go·​·down to the pit.

¹⁵ Thus says the Lord Jehovih; In the day of his going·​·down toward hell I caused a mourning; I covered the abyss over him, and I withheld its rivers, and the many waters were held·​·back: and I caused Lebanon to blacken over him, and all the trees of the field over him were fatigued.

¹⁶ I made the nations to quake at the voice of his fall, when I made him go·​·down to^▫ hell with^◦ those who go·​·down to the pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the lower^◦ earth.

¹⁷ They^◦ also went·​·down unto^▫ hell with^◦ him unto^▵ them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt in his shadow in the midst of the nations.

¹⁸ to^▵ whom in·​·this·​·manner art thou likened in glory and in greatness among^◦ the trees of Eden? But thou shalt be brought·​·down with^◦ the trees of Eden to^▵ the lower^◦ earth; thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with^◦ them that be slain by the sword. This^◦ is Pharaoh and all his crowd, says^◦ the Lord Jehovih.

¹ After these things, I saw another angel coming down out of the sky, having great authority. The earth was illuminated with his glory.

² He cried with a mighty voice, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and she has become a habitation of demons, a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird!

³ For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality, the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from the abundance of her luxury."

⁴ I heard another voice from heaven, saying, "Come out of her, my people, that you have no participation in her sins, and that you don't receive of her plagues,

⁵ for her sins have reached to the sky, and God has remembered her iniquities.

⁶ Return to her just as she returned, and repay her double as she did, and according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.

⁷ However much she glorified herself, and grew wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning. For she says in her heart, 'I sit a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see mourning.'

⁸ Therefore in one day her plagues will come: death, mourning, and famine; and she will be utterly burned with fire; for the Lord God who has judged her is strong.

⁹ The kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her, will weep and wail over her, when they look at the smoke of her burning,

¹⁰ standing far away for the fear of her torment, saying, 'Woe, Woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For your judgment has come in one hour.'

¹¹ The merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise any more;

¹² merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, scarlet, all expensive wood, every vessel of ivory, every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;

¹³ and cinnamon, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, sheep, horses, chariots, and people's bodies and souls.

¹⁴ The fruits which your soul lusted after have been lost to you, and all things that were dainty and sumptuous have perished from you, and you will find them no more at all.

¹⁵ The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far away for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;

¹⁶ saying, 'Woe, Woe, the great city, she who was dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls!

¹⁷ For in an hour such great riches are made desolate.' Every shipmaster, and everyone who sails anywhere, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood far away,

¹⁸ and cried out as they looked at the smoke of her burning, saying, 'What is like the great city?'

¹⁹ They cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, 'Woe, Woe, the great city, in which all who had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her great wealth!' For in one hour is she made desolate.

²⁰ "Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets; for God has judged your judgment on her."

²¹ A mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, "Thus with violence will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down, and will be found no more at all.

²² The voice of harpists, minstrels, flute players, and trumpeters will be heard no more at all in you. No craftsman, of whatever craft, will be found any more at all in you. The sound of a mill will be heard no more at all in you.

²³ The light of a lamp will shine no more at all in you. The voice of the bridegroom and of the bride will be heard no more at all in you; for your merchants were the princes of the earth; for with your sorcery all the nations were deceived.

²⁴ In her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on the earth."