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14 The merchants will say [C implied by the context],

“Babylon, the ·good things [L fruit] you ·wanted [desired; longed for] are gone from you.
All your ·rich [expensive; luxurious] and ·fancy [glamorous; L shining] things have disappeared.
    You will never ·have [find] them again.”

15 The merchants [L of these things] who became rich ·from selling to her [L from her] will be afraid of her ·suffering [torment; torture] and will stand far away. They will ·cry [weep] and ·be sad [mourn] 16 and say:

“·Terrible! How terrible [L Woe, woe; 8:13] for the great city!
    She was dressed in fine linen, purple and ·red [scarlet] cloth,
    and she was ·shining [glittering; adorned] with gold, precious jewels, and pearls [17:4]!

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