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Ancient merchants mourn beside unsold luxury goods as the distant city burns.
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Revelation 18:15-16

Merchants mourn lost wealth

The fall of Babylon · Revelation 18

Story guide: Merchants enriched by Babylon mourn the loss of its fine clothing, gold, jewels and pearls.

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15The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand far off because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

16saying, “Woe, woe, the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls,”

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