6 Lost sheep were my people,their shepherds misled them,leading them astray on the mountains;From mountain to hill they wandered,forgetting their fold.
7 Whoever happened upon them devoured them;their enemies said, “We are not guilty,Because they sinned against the Lord,the abode of justice, the hope of their ancestors.”
8 Flee from the midst of Babylon,leave the land of the Chaldeans,be like rams at the head of the flock.
9 See, I am stirring up against Babylona band of great nations from the land of the north;They are arrayed against her,from there she shall be taken.Their arrows are like the arrows of a skilled warriorwho never returns empty-handed.
10 Chaldea shall become plunder;all its plunderers shall be enriched—oracle of the Lord.
11 Yes, rejoice and exult,you that plunder my heritage;Frisk like calves on the grass,neigh like stallions!
12 Your mother will indeed be put to shame,she that bore you shall be abashed;See, the last of the nations,a wilderness, a dry wasteland.