Est 1:3-7, Psa 73:6, Dan 4:30, Rev 18:11-17 | ESV | STEP | in the third year of his reign he gave a feast for all his officials and servants . The army of Persia and Media and the nobles and governors of the provinces were before him,

Esther 1:3-7

3 in the third year of his reign ^ahe gave a feast for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media and the nobles and governors of the provinces were before him, 4 while he showed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor and pomp of his greatness for many days, 180 days. 5 And when these days were completed, the king gave for all the people present in Susa the citadel, both great and small, a feast lasting for seven days in the court of ^bthe garden of the king’s palace. 6 There were white cotton curtains and violet hangings fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rods ^{▼▼Or rings} and marble pillars, and also ^dcouches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and precious stones. 7 Drinks were served in golden vessels, vessels of different kinds, and the royal wine was lavished according to the bounty of the king.

Psalms 73:6

6 Therefore pride is ^etheir necklace;
violence covers them as ^fa garment.

Daniel 4:30

30 and the king answered and said, ^g“Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by ^hmy mighty power as a royal residence and for ⁱthe glory of my majesty?”

Revelation of John 18:11-17

11 And ^jthe merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore, 12 cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, 13 cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls. ^{▼▼Or and slaves, and human lives}

14 “The fruit for which your soul longed
has gone from you,
and all your delicacies and your splendors
are lost to you,
never to be found again!”
15 ^lThe merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, ^mwill stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,

16 “Alas, alas, for the great city
ⁿthat was clothed in fine linen,
in purple and scarlet,
adorned with gold,
with jewels, and with pearls!
17 For ^oin a single hour all this wealth ^phas been laid waste.”
And ^qall shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off