22. A noise of war in the land, and a great destruction.
23. How is the hammer of the whole earth broken, and destroyed! how is Babylon turned into a desert among the nations!
24. I have caused thee to fall into a snare, and thou art taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware of it: thou art found and caught, because thou hast provoked the Lord.
25. The Lord hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his wrath: for the Lord the God of hosts hath a work to be done in the land of the Chaldeans.
26. Come ye against her from the uttermost borders: open that they may go forth that shall tread her down: take the stones out of the way, and make heaps, and destroy her: and let nothing of her be left.
27. Destroy all her valiant men, let them go down to the slaughter: woe to them, for their day is come, the time of their visitation.