11. This whole land will be left in ruins and will be a shocking sight, and the neighbouring nations will serve the king of Babylonia for seventy years.
12. After that I will punish Babylonia and its king for their sin. I will destroy that country and leave it in ruins for ever.
13. I will punish Babylonia with all the disasters that I threatened to bring on the nations when I spoke through Jeremiah — all the disasters recorded in this book.
14. I will pay the Babylonians back for what they have done, and many nations and great kings will make slaves of them.’ ”
15. The Lord, the God of Israel, said to me, “Here is a wine cup filled with my anger. Take it to all the nations to whom I send you, and make them drink from it.
16. When they drink from it, they will stagger and go out of their minds because of the war I am sending against them.”