“And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee: and the voice of the bridegrome and of the bride shalbe heard no more at all in thee: for thy Merchants were the great men of the earth: for by thy sorceries were all nations deceiued.”
1611 King James Version (KJV)
18:23 For thy merchants were the great men of the earth - A circumstance which was in itself indifferent, and yet led them into pride, luxury, and numberless other sins.
Re 18:23 For by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. This accounts for the fact that all nations poured their treasures into her lap.