42. The sea will rise over Babylon;its roaring waves will cover her.
43. Her towns will be desolate,a dry and desert land,a land where no one lives,through which no one travels.
44. I will punish Bel in Babylonand make him spew out what he has swallowed.The nations will no longer stream to him.And the wall of Babylon will fall.
45. ‘Come out of her, my people!Run for your lives!Run from the fierce anger of the Lord.
46. Do not lose heart or be afraidwhen rumours are heard in the land;one rumour comes this year, another the next,rumours of violence in the landand of ruler against ruler.