26. They will never remove a cornerstoneor a foundation stone from you.You will be a wasteland forever,declares the Lord.
27. Set up a flag in the land;sound the alarm among the nations!Prepare them for war against her;summon kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.Appoint a commander against her;call up the troops,like swarms of locusts!
28. Prepare the nations for war against her,the kings of Media,its governors, all its officials,and all the countries they rule.
29. The earth quakes and tremblesbecause the Lord’s plansagainst Babylon are fulfilled:to reduce Babylon to a wasteland,with no one left in it.