1. I, the Lord, am sendinga wind to destroythe people of Babyloniaand Babylon, its capital.
2. Foreign soldiers will comefrom every direction,and when the disaster is over,Babylonia will be emptyand worthless.
3. I will tell these soldiers,“Attack quickly,before the Babylonianscan string their bowsor put on their armour.Kill their best soldiersand destroy their army!”
4. Their troops will fall woundedin the streets of Babylon.
5. Everyone in Israel and Judahis guilty.But I, the Lord All-Powerful,their holy God,have not abandoned them.