49 Babylonia caused the death of people all over the world, and now Babylonia will fall because it caused the death of so many Israelites. I, the Lord, have spoken.”
50 The Lord says to his people in Babylonia: “You have escaped death! Now go! Don't wait! Though you are far from home, think about me, your Lord, and remember Jerusalem.
51 You say, ‘We've been disgraced and made ashamed; we feel completely helpless because foreigners have taken over the holy places in the Temple.’
52 So then, I say that the time is coming when I will deal with Babylon's idols, and the wounded will groan throughout the country.
53 Even if Babylon could climb to the sky and build a strong fortress there, I would still send people to destroy it. I, the Lord, have spoken.”
54 The Lord says,“Listen to the sound of crying in Babylon,of mourning for the destruction in the land.
55 I am destroying Babylonand putting it to silence.The armies rush in like roaring wavesand attack with noisy shouts.