6. My people were lost sheep;their shepherds led them astray;they deserted them on the mountains,where they wandered off among the hills,forgetting their resting place.
7. All who found them devoured them;and their attackers said,"It’s not our fault,because they have sinned against the Lord, the true pasture,the hope of their ancestors—the Lord."
8. Now wander far from Babylon.Get out of that country.Like rams of the flock,lead the way home.
9. I’m stirring up against Babylona coalition of mighty nations.It will mobilize in the north,and from there she will be captured.Their arrows are like those of an expert archerwho does not return empty-handed.
10. Babylon will be defeated;its attackers will carry off all that they want,declares the Lord.
11. Sure, you gloat and rejoice,you plunderers of my possession.Sure, you dance around like a calfand neigh like a stallion.
12. But Mother Babylon will be humiliated;the one who bore you will be disgraced.She will become the least of the nations:a wilderness, a desert, and parched land.