19 Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms,the proud beauty of the Chaldeans,will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God destroyed them.
20 It will never be inhabited again,and no one will live in it for generations.Arabs won’t pitch their tents there.Shepherds won’t let their flocks rest there.
21 Desert animals will lie down there.Their homes will be full of owls.Ostriches will live there,and wild goats will skip about.
22 Hyenas will howl in Babylon’s strongholds,and jackals will howl in its luxurious palaces.Its time has almost come.Its days will not be extended.