35. The Lord says,“Death to Babylonia!Death to its people,to its rulers, to its men of wisdom.
36. Death to its lying prophets —what fools they are!Death to its soldiers —how terrified they are!
37. Destroy its horses and chariots!Death to its hired soldiers —how weak they are!Destroy its treasures;plunder and loot.
38. Bring a drought on its landand dry up its rivers.Babylonia is a land of terrifying idols,that have made fools of the people.
39. “And so Babylon will be haunted by demons and evil spirits, and by unclean birds. Never again will people live there, not for all time to come.
40. The same thing will happen to Babylon as happened to Sodom and Gomorrah, when I destroyed them and the nearby towns. No one will ever live there again. I, the Lord, have spoken.
41. “People are coming from a country in the north,a mighty nation far away;many kings are preparing for war.