1 Thus says the Lord:“Behold, I will raise up against Babylon,Against those who dwell in Leb Kamai,A destroying wind.
2 And I will send winnowers to Babylon,Who shall winnow her and empty her land.For in the day of doomThey shall be against her all around.
3 Against her let the archer bend his bow,And lift himself up against her in his armor.Do not spare her young men;Utterly destroy all her army.
4 Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans,And those thrust through in her streets.
5 For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah,By his God, the Lord of hosts,Though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.”
6 Flee from the midst of Babylon,And every one save his life!Do not be cut off in her iniquity,For this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance;He shall recompense her.