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For this reason her plagues will come on a single day:
death, mourning, and famine,
and she will be burned in fire,
    because the Lord God, who judges her, is powerful.

Some Mourn Babylon’s Destruction

“The kings of the earth who committed adultery and lived in luxury with her will weep and mourn for her when they see the smoke from her burning. 10 They will stand far away because of terror at her torment and say:

Woe, woe, the great city,
Babylon, the strong city!
    For your judgment came in a single hour.

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