32. Those arrogant people will stumble and fall,and there will be no one to help them get up.I will light a fire in their citiesthat will burn up everything around them.”
33. This is what the Lord of Armies says:All the people of Israel and Judah are oppressed.All their enemies have captured them.They refuse to let them go.
34. Their defender is strong.His name is the Lord of Armies.He will certainly take up their causein order to bring rest to the land of Israeland unrest to the people who live in Babylon.
35. “A sword will kill the Babylonians and everyone who lives in Babylon,”declares the Lord.“A sword will kill their officials and their wise men.
36. A sword will kill the false prophets.They will become fools.A sword will kill their soldiers and defeat them.
37. A sword will kill their horses, their chariots,and all the foreigners within their ranks.They will become women.A sword will destroy their treasures, and they will be looted.