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10 They will stand a long way from the city because they are afraid. They do not want to suffer in the same way. They will say,

‘Terrible trouble has come to you, Babylon!
Great city! Powerful city! It is very bad for you!
In one single hour God has destroyed you!’

11 The traders of this world will also be very sad. They will weep because nobody will buy their things any more. 12 They sold many expensive things like these:

Things made from gold and silver.

Valuable stones and pearls.

Good linen and other kinds of expensive cloth that is red or purple.

Things made from wood that has a nice smell.

Many different things that are made from ivory.

Many kinds of things that people had made from expensive wood, from different metals and from stone.

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