American Standard Version
"and cried out as they looked upon the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like the great city? "
— Revelation 18:18, American Standard Version
“And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!”
“and cried out as they looked at the smoke of her burning, saying, 'What is like the great city?'”
“and began to shout when they saw the smoke from the fire that burned her up,“Who is like the great city?””
“And cried, seeing the place of her burning, saying: What city is like to this great city?”
“And crying out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What town is like the great town?”
“And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!”
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;
saying, Woe, woe, the great city, she that was arrayed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearl!
for in one hour so great riches is made desolate. And every shipmaster, and every one that saileth any whither, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood afar off,
and cried out as they looked upon the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like the great city?
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, wherein all that had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets; for God hath judged your judgment on her.
And a strong angel took up a stone as it were a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with a mighty fall shall Babylon, the great city, be cast down, and shall be found no more at all.