1 The Lord says, “City of Babylon,go down and sit in the dirt.People of Babylon, sit on the ground.You are no longer the ruler.You will no longer be calledtender or beautiful.
2 You must use large stones to grind grain into flour.Remove your veil and your nice skirts.Uncover your legs and cross the rivers.
3 Men will see your nakedness.They will see your shame.I will punish you.I will punish every one of you.”
4 Our Savior is named the Lord of heaven’s armies.He is the Holy One of Israel.
5 “Babylon, sit in darkness and say nothing.You will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.
6 I was angry with my people.So I rejected those people who belonged to me.I gave them to you,but you showed them no mercy.You even made the old peoplework very hard.
7 You said, ‘I will live forever.I will always be the queen.’You did not think about these things.You did not think about what would happen.