21. “Attack the land of Merathaim and those who live in Pekod. Pursue, kill and completely destroy them,” declares the Lord. “Do everything I have commanded you.
22. The noise of battle is in the land, the noise of great destruction!
23. How broken and shattered is the hammer of the whole earth! How desolate is Babylon among the nations!
24. I set a trap for you, Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it; you were found and captured because you opposed the Lord.