40 I will bring them down like lambs to slaughter,like rams and goats.
41 How she has been seized, taken captive,the glory of the whole world!What a horror Babylon has become among the nations:
42 against Babylon the sea rises,she is overwhelmed by roaring waves!
43 Her cities have become wasteland,a parched and arid landWhere no one lives,no one passes through.
44 I will punish Bel in Babylon,and make him vomit up what he swallowed;nations shall no longer stream to him.Even the wall of Babylon falls!
45 Leave her, my people; each of you save your own lifefrom the burning wrath of the Lord.
46 Do not be discouraged when rumors spread through the land; this year one rumor comes, next year another: “Violence in the land!” or “Ruler against ruler!”