34 Yet their redeemer is strong;the Lord of heavenly forces is his name.He will surely defend their causeand give them rest in the land.But he will unsettlethe people of Babylon.
35 A sword against Babylon and its people,declares the Lord, along with its officials and sages.
36 A sword against its divinersso that they become fools.A sword against its warriorsso that they are terrified.
37 A sword against its horsesand chariots,and the mercenaries in its midstso that they lose courage.A sword against its treasuresso that they are looted.
38 A sword against the water suppliesso that they dry up.It is truly the land of idols,idols about which they have gone utterly mad!
39 Therefore, Babylonwill become a ghost town,a place for desert animals,hyenas, and ravenous birds.No one will live there again;no one will make it their home.
40 Just as God destroyed Sodomand Gomorrah and their neighbors,declares the Lord, so no one will live in Babylonor settle there again.