YAHWEH, Commander of Angel Armies, says:
“My people, Israel and Judah, are oppressed,
You hold them fast and will not let them go.
But their Redeemer is powerful!
My name is YAHWEH, Commander of Angel Armies.
I will take up their cause and rescue them.
I will give the nation rest
but make the people of Babylon tremble.
“I, YAHWEH, have decreed war against the Chaldeans,
against the people of Babylon,
and against her mighty rulers and advisers.
I have decreed war against her false prophets.
May they lose their wits!
I have decreed war against her warriors;
let them panic.
War against her horses, her chariots,
and the foreign troops among them!
Their mighty warriors will become frightened like ordinary citizens.
May the war result in all their treasure being plundered!
May a drought dry up all their rivers!
For it is a country full of idols,
and their terrors make them delirious.
Demons and dark spirits dwell in Babylon,
and ostriches make their home there.
For all generations, no one will live there again.
As Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns
were destroyed and left uninhabited,
not one person will ever settle in Babylon again,
for I, YAHWEH, have spoken.
“Look! They’re coming! Warriors approach from the north.
From the remote parts of the earth,
great nations and mighty kings are preparing for war.
Armed with bows and scimitars,
they are merciless and without compassion.
The sound of their armies riding their horses
is like the roaring sea.
The cavalry is in battle formation
and ready to attack you, Fair Babylon.
The king of Babylon heard the news, and his strength melted away.
Anguish seized him, like the pain of a woman in labor.
“Behold, like a lion suddenly comes out of the jungle of the Jordan to a rich pastureland, I will suddenly make the people of Babylon run away, and I will appoint a leader that I choose. For who can be compared to me? Who is able to challenge me? Name the ruler who can stand up to me. So now, listen to the plans that I have against you, Babylon. Listen to what I have in store for the land of the Chaldeans. Like little lambs, your children will be dragged away before your own eyes, and everyone will be horrified! The earth will shudder at the sound of Babylon’s downfall as their cry echoes to the nations.”
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