16. Their babies will be smashed to pieces right in front of their eyes. Their houses will be robbed. Their wives will be raped.
17. The Lord will stir up the Medes to attack the Babylonians. They aren't interested in getting silver. They don't delight in gold.
18. Instead, they will use their bows and arrows to strike the young men down. They won't even show any mercy to babies. They won't take pity on children.
19. The city of Babylon is the jewel of kingdoms. It is the glory and pride of the Babylonians. But God will destroy it just as he did Sodom and Gomorrah.