Common English Bible

Jeremiah 51:34-43 Common English Bible (CEB)

34. Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzarhas eaten us alive;he’s drained us of strength;he’s left us for dead.He’s gobbled us uplike a great sea monster;he’s filled his belly with our treasures;and he’s spit us out.

35. May Babylon be violatedas our bodies were,say the inhabitants of Zion.May our blood be on the Babylonians,say those from Jerusalem.

36. Therefore, the Lord proclaims:I’m going to defend your cause;I’ll turn the tables on your attacker.I’ll dry up her sea;I’ll shut up her springs.

37. Babylon will become a heap of ruins,a den of wild dogs, a wastelandwith no one left in it.

38. Like lions they will roar together;they will growl like lions’ cubs.

39. They are ready to devour,so I’ll prepare the feastand mix the drinks!But after their noisy drunkenness,they will fall fast asleep.They will sleep forever,never to get up,declares the Lord.

40. I’ll lead them offlike lambs for slaughter,like rams and goats.

41. How Sheshach has been defeated,the pride of the whole earthtaken captive!How Babylon has become a wastelandamong the nations!

42. The sea has risen over Babylon;its pounding waves overwhelm her.

43. Her towns are devastated;her land is scorched and barren,a place where no one livesor dares to pass through.