21 Prepare to kill his children,because their father is guilty.They will never again take control of the earth;they will never again fill the world with their cities.
22 The Lord All-Powerful says this:“I will fight against those people;I will destroy Babylon and its people,its children and their descendants,” says the Lord.
23 “I will make Babylon fit only for owlsand for swamps.I will sweep Babylon as with a broom of destruction,”says the Lord All-Powerful.
24 The Lord All-Powerful has made this promise:“These things will happen exactly as I planned them;they 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 placed a heavy load on my people,but that weight will be removed.
26 “This is what I plan to do for all the earth.And this is the hand that I have raised over all nations.”
27 When the Lord All-Powerful makes a plan,no one can stop it.When the Lord raises his hand to punish people,no one can stop it.