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17 But in one single hour God has destroyed all those valuable things.’

All the sailors and the people who travel on ships will also be sad. They include every ship's captain, and everyone who works on ships on the sea. They will stand a long way from the city. 18 They will see the smoke from the fire that burns the city. Then they will shout, ‘There is no other city like this great city!’ 19 They will throw dirt from the ground on their heads because they are so sad. They will weep and they will shout,

    ‘Bad trouble has come to you, Babylon!
    Great city! It is very bad for you!
    Everyone who had ships on the sea became rich because of you.
    You used your money to buy their expensive things.
    But in one single hour God has destroyed that city.’

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