35. The Lord says,“Let a sword kill the people living in Babylonand her officers and wise men!
36. Let a sword kill her false prophets,and they will become fools.Let a sword kill her warriors,and they will be full of terror.
37. Let a sword kill her horses and chariotsand all the soldiers hired from other countries!Then they will be like frightened women.Let a sword attack her treasures,so they will be taken away.
38. Let a sword attack her watersso they will be dried up.She is a land of idols,and the people go crazy with fear over them.
39. “Desert animals and hyenas will live there,and owls will live there,but no people will ever live there again.She will never be filled with people again.
40. God completely destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrahand the towns around them,” says the Lord.“In the same way no people will live in Babylon,and no human being will stay there.
41. “Look! An army is coming from the north.A powerful nation and many kingsare coming together from all around the world.