Translation
saying, ‘Alas! Alas
Go to footnote numberfor the great city, which was clothed
in fine linen, purple and scarlet, and was adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls,
Paraphrase
saying, ‘We grieve. We mourn for the great center of power and prestige, which was always surrounded by expensive things and
loved to show off
her extravagance,
Footnotes
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Here “Woe” is used as an expression of grief, rather than a denunciation or a warning of something to come.