11 Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers!The Lord has put it into the mindof the kings of the Medesbecause His plan is aimed at Babylonto destroy her,for it is the Lord’s vengeance,vengeance for His temple.
12 Raise up a signal flag against the walls of Babylon;fortify the watch post;set the watchmen in place;prepare the ambush.For the Lord has both planned and accomplishedwhat He has threatenedagainst those who live in Babylon.
13 You who reside by many waters, rich in treasures,your end has come,your life thread is cut.
14 The Lord of Hosts has sworn by Himself:I will fill you up with men as with locusts,and they will sing the victory song over you.
15 He made the earth by His power,established the world by His wisdom, and spread out the heavens by His understanding.
16 When He thunders, the waters in the heavens are in turmoil, and He causes the cloudsto rise from the ends of the earth.He makes lightning for the rainand brings the wind from His storehouses.
17 Everyone is stupid and ignorant.Every goldsmith is put to shame by his carved image, for his cast images are a lie; there is no breath in them.