22 The Lord of heaven’s armies says this:“I will fight against those people.I will destroy Babylon and its people.I will destroy its people and their descendants,” says the Lord.
23 “I will make Babylon fit only for owls.It will become a swamp.I will sweep Babylon as with a broom of destruction,”says the Lord of heaven’s armies.
24 The Lord of heaven’s armies has made this promise:“These things will happen exactly as I planned them.These things will happen exactly as I set them up.
25 I will destroy the king of Assyria in my country.I will trample him on my mountains.He put a heavy load on my people.But that weight will be removed.
26 “This is what I plan to do against all the earth.I will raise my hand to strike down all nations.”
27 When the Lord of heaven’s armies makes a plan,no one can stop it.When the Lord raises his hand to punish people,no one can stop him.
28 This message was given the year King Ahaz died: