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Mourning merchants stand among unsold ancient cargo beside an empty open enclosure and broken shackles.
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Revelation 18:11-14

Merchants cargo and human souls

The fall of Babylon · Revelation 18

Story guide: Merchants mourn because Babylon's vast cargo trade—including its exploitation of human lives—has ended.

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11And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo anymore,

12cargo of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls and fine linen and purple cloth and silk and scarlet cloth, and every kind of citron wood and every kind of ivory vessel and every kind of vessel made from very precious wood and bronze and iron and marble,

13and cinnamon and spice and incense and perfume and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and horses and chariots and servants, that is, human souls.

14And the fruit of your soul’s desire has gone away from you, and all the rich and splendid things have perished from you, and they will never be found again.

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