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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.’
20 Yes, you who live in heaven, be happy!
    Be happy because God has punished Babylon!
    God's people and his apostles and his prophets, be happy!
    God has punished the city because of what she did to you.

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