Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “With this violence Babylon, the great city, will be thrown down, and will never be found again.
In context
19They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and mourning: “Woe! Woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea grew rich from her wealth! In a single hour she has been laid waste!” 20“Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets! For God has pronounced judgment on her for what she did to you.” 21Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “With this violence Babylon, the great city, will be thrown down, and will never be found again. 22The sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never be heard in you again. No craftsman of any trade will ever be found in you again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again. 23The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voice of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, for all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.
