Two contrasting explains on one side kings destroy the harlot on the other they weep for her it's quite confusing.
(Revelations 17:16)And the ten horns that you saw and the wild beast, these will hate the prostitute and will make her devastated and naked, and they will eat up her flesh and completely burn her with fire
(Revelations 18:9)And the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality with her and lived with her in shameless luxury will weep and beat themselves in grief over her when... moreTwo contrasting explains on one side kings destroy the harlot on the other they weep for her it's quite confusing.
(Revelations 17:16)And the ten horns that you saw and the wild beast, these will hate the prostitute and will make her devastated and naked, and they will eat up her flesh and completely burn her with fire
(Revelations 18:9)And the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality with her and lived with her in shameless luxury will weep and beat themselves in grief over her when they see the smoke from her burning.
John
Because they are two separate entities under a bigger scale authority - one is political and the other is financial/material. The first entity will hate her over power and authority but the second one will weep because of their big material losses because of her demise.