Revelation 18:15-17

a There was nothing the merchants could do but stand fearfully in the distance and mourn their own loss of a great customer. Like the prodigal who had many friends while the money lasted (Luke 15:13-16), the harlot finds no one to help her when sin's rewards come crashing down upon her. Agian, we note her end came in a sudden and very brief period of time. Verses 17b-18 Shipmasters (pilots or captains), passengers, seamen and all others who make their living from the sea (ship builders, fishermen, divers, exporters and importers) also bewailed their loss as they watched her burn.