1. This is what the Lord says:“I will soon cause a destroying wind to blowagainst Babylon and the Babylonian people.
2. I will send foreign people to destroy Babylonlike a wind that blows chaff away.They will destroy the land.Armies will surround the citywhen the day of disaster comes upon her.
3. Don’t let the Babylonian soldiers prepare their bows to shoot.Don’t even let them put on their armor.Don’t feel sorry for the young men of Babylon,but completely destroy her army.
4. They will be killed in the land of the Babyloniansand will die in her streets.
5. The Lord God All-Powerfuldid not leave Israel and Judah,even though they were completely guiltyin the presence of the Holy One of Israel.