Jeremiah 51:48-56

48Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will sing for joy over Babylon. For destroyers from the north will attack it,” says the Lord.

49“Babylon must fall because of the Israelites she has killed, just as the earth’s mortally wounded fell because of Babylon.

50You who have escaped the sword, go, do not delay. Remember the Lord in a faraway land. Think about Jerusalem.

51‘We are ashamed because we have been insulted. Our faces show our disgrace. For foreigners have invaded the holy rooms in the Lord’s temple.’

52Yes, but the time will certainly come,” says the Lord, “when I will punish her idols. Throughout her land the mortally wounded will groan.

53Even if Babylon climbs high into the sky and fortifies her elevated stronghold, I will send destroyers against her,” says the Lord.

54Cries of anguish will come from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.

55For the Lord is ready to destroy Babylon, and put an end to her loud noise. Their waves will roar like turbulent waters. They will make a deafening noise.

56For a destroyer is attacking Babylon. Her warriors will be captured; their bows will be broken. For the Lord is a God who punishes; he pays back in full.