Revelation 18:22-23

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The sound of harpists, musicians,
flutists, and trumpeters
will never be heard in you again;^(A)
no craftsman of any trade
will ever be found in you again;
the sound of a mill
will never be heard in you again;

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the light of a lamp
will never shine in you again;
and the voice of a groom and bride
will never be heard in you again.^(B)
All this will happen
because your merchants
were the nobility of the earth,
because all the nations were deceived
by your sorcery,^(a)

Footnotes:

a. Revelation 18:23: Ancient sorcery or witchcraft often used spells and drugs. Here the term may be non-literal, that is, Babylon drugged the nations with her beauty and power.

Cross references:

A. Revelation 18:22: Isaiah 24:8

B. Revelation 18:23: Jeremiah 25:10