1 “Come down, virgin daughter of Babylon, and sit in the dust.For your days of sitting on a throne have ended.O daughter of Babylonia, never again will you bethe lovely princess, tender and delicate.
2 Take heavy millstones and grind flour.Remove your veil, and strip off your robe.Expose yourself to public view.
3 You will be naked and burdened with shame.I will take vengeance against you without pity.”
4 Our Redeemer, whose name is the lord of Heaven’s Armies,is the Holy One of Israel.
5 “O beautiful Babylon, sit now in darkness and silence.Never again will you be known as the queen of kingdoms.
6 For I was angry with my chosen peopleand punished them by letting them fall into your hands.But you, Babylon, showed them no mercy.You oppressed even the elderly.
7 You said, ‘I will reign forever as queen of the world!’You did not reflect on your actionsor think about their consequences.