42. The sea has rolled over Babylon and covered it with roaring waves.
43. The towns have become a horrifying sight and are like a waterless desert, where no one lives or even travels.
44. I will punish Bel, the god of Babylonia, and make him give up his stolen goods; the nations will not worship him any more.“Babylon's walls have fallen.
45. People of Israel, run away from there! Run for your life from my fierce anger.
46. Do not lose courage or be afraid because of the rumours you hear. Every year a different rumour spreads — rumours of violence in the land and of one king fighting another.