10. The Lord has brought our righteousness to light; come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the Lord our God.
11. Make bright the arrows; gather the shields; the Lord has awakened the spirit of the kings of the Medes; for his thought is against Babylon to destroy her; for it is vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple.
12. Set up the banner upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes; for the Lord has deliberated and shall put into effect that which he spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon.
13. O thou that dwellest among many waters, rich in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy covetousness.
14. The Lord of the hosts has sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men as with locusts; and they shall sing the song of the winepress against thee.
15. He is the one who makes the earth by his power; he upholds the world by his wisdom and extends the heavens by his intelligence;
16. he who gives with his voice a multitude of waters from heaven, then he causes the clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightnings with the rain and brings forth the wind out of his treasures.