23 Babylonia was a hammerpounding every country,but now it lies broken.What a shock to the nationsof the world!
24 Babylonia challenged me,the Lord God All-Powerful,but that nation doesn't knowit is caught in a trapthat I set.
25 I've brought out my weapons,and with them I will put a curseon Babylonia.
26 Come from far away,you enemies of Babylon!Pile up the grainfrom its storehouses,and destroy it completely,along with everything else.
27 Kill the soldiers of Babylonia,because the time has comefor them to be punished.
28 The Babylonian armydestroyed my temple,but soon I will take revenge.Then refugees from Babylonwill tell about it in Zion.
29 Attack Babylon, enemy archers;set up camp around the city,and don't let anyone escape.It challenged me, the holy God,so do to itwhat it did to other cities.