33 The Lord who rules over all says,“The people of Israel are oppressed.So too are the people of Judah.All those who took them captive are holding them prisoners.They refuse to set them free.
34 But the one who will rescue them is strong.He is known as the Lord who rules over all.He will strongly champion their cause.As a result he will bring peace and rest to the earth,but trouble and turmoil to the people who inhabit Babylonia.
35 “Destructive forces will come against the Babylonians,” says the Lord.“They will come against the people who inhabit Babylonia,against her leaders and her men of wisdom.
36 Destructive forces will come against her false prophets;they will be shown to be fools!Destructive forces will come against her soldiers;they will be filled with terror!
37 Destructive forces will come against her horses and her chariots.Destructive forces will come against all the foreign troops within her;they will be as frightened as women!Destructive forces will come against her treasures;they will be taken away as plunder!
38 A drought will come upon her land;her rivers and canals will be dried up.All of this will happen because her land is filled with idols.Her people act like madmen because of those idols they fear.
39 Therefore desert creatures and jackals will live there.Ostriches will dwell in it too.But no people will ever live there again.No one will dwell there for all time to come.