50 You who have escaped the sword,leave and do not linger!Remember the Lord in a distant land,and call to mind Jerusalem.’
51 ‘We are disgraced,for we have been insultedand shame covers our faces,because foreigners have enteredthe holy places of the Lord’s house.’
52 ‘But days are coming,’ declares the Lord,‘when I will punish her idols,and throughout her landthe wounded will groan.
53 Even if Babylon ascends to the heavensand fortifies her lofty stronghold,I will send destroyers against her,’declares the Lord.
54 ‘The sound of a cry comes from Babylon,the sound of great destructionfrom the land of the Babylonians.
55 The Lord will destroy Babylon;he will silence her noisy din.Waves of enemies will rage like great waters;the roar of their voices will resound.
56 A destroyer will come against Babylon;her warriors will be captured,and their bows will be broken.For the Lord is a God of retribution;he will repay in full.