36. Therefore this is what the Lord says:‘See, I will defend your causeand avenge you;I will dry up her seaand make her springs dry.
37. Babylon will be a heap of ruins,a haunt of jackals,an object of horror and scorn,a place where no one lives.
38. Her people all roar like young lions,they growl like lion cubs.
39. But while they are aroused,I will set out a feast for themand make them drunk,so that they shout with laughter –then sleep for ever and not awake,’declares the Lord.