Jeremiah 51:48-56

48Then 1heaven and earth and all that is in them Will shout for joy over Babylon, For 2the destroyers will come to her from the north,” Declares the Lord.

493Indeed Babylon is to fall for the slain of Israel, As also for Babylon 4the slain of all the earth have fallen.50You 5who have escaped the sword, Depart! Do not stay! 6Remember the Lord from afar, And let Jerusalem 7come to your mind.518We are ashamed because we have heard reproach; Disgrace has covered our faces, For 9aliens have entered The holy places of the Lord’s house.

52“Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “When I will punish her 10idols, And the mortally wounded will groan throughout her land.53Though Babylon should 11ascend to the heavens, And though she should fortify 12her lofty stronghold, From 13Me destroyers will come to her,” declares the Lord.

54The 14sound of an outcry from Babylon, And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!55For the Lord is going to destroy Babylon, And He will make her loud 15noise vanish from her. And their 16waves will roar like many waters; The tumult of their voices 17sounds forth.56For the 18destroyer is coming against her, against Babylon, And her mighty men will be captured, Their 19bows are shattered; For the Lord is a God of 20recompense, He will fully repay.